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A01653	The invasions of Germanie with all the civill, and bloody warres therin, since the first beginning of them in anno 1618 and continued to this present yeare 1638 : wherein are described the severall battles, encounters, conflicts, and assaults, of cities, townes, and castles ... with a new and exact map of Germany ... : together with the progresse of every army, marked with severall markes or lines, with the pictures of the chiefe commanders on both sides / faithfully collected out of good and credible originalls by a Gentleman well deserving that hath suffered much in those warres.	Gentleman well deserving that hath suffered much in those warres.	1638 (1638)	STC 11791; ESTC S244	33,150	119

In the beginning of Ianuary Anno 1637. the Swedish Generall Major Stallhanse who having passed the river Sala cut off the bridge behinde him in three severall Skirmishes with the Imperiall Commander Hatzfeld who led the Avantguard of ten Regiments ruinated foure of them utterly not without much losse of his owne partie After this the Hassian troupes after a a sharp conflict with the Imperiall Count Budiani and his Crabats cut in peeces 300. of them himselfe was forced to flight and carried with them 26. p●risoners all or most of them of note and eminent Commanders in the Army In another place the Hassians falling upon foure Companies Caesarians which lay in a small Citie put them all to the Sword and returned home with 150. Horse and other good bootie and baggage of which they had spoyled the Imperialists 158 A bloody timefell out betwixt the Imperiall Generalls and Banniers Forces March the 23. Anno 1637. The Swedes advancing with six full Regiments burned the Citie and Castle of Stralen to the ground and surprised one of the Caesarian Quarters neere Wurtzen carried away 300. Wagons laden with baggage the Caesarians burning hereupon many faire townes to the ground that 44. severall fires within two Leagues compasse might at once been discovered to the eye Colonell Slang being sent by Bannier with 1500. Horse towards Leisnick and Eylenburg in his returne at Wurzen defeated two Imperiall Regiments carried away their baggage slewe 600. upon the place takes many prisoners amongst which were two Ritmasters five Lieftenants and many other Officers Generall Bannier in the absence of Colonell Slang purposely to bring a generall terrour upon the Armie of the Imperialists falling upon 2000. Imperiall Horse whom he defeated and routed utterly This victory incited him to proceed further and appearing in Battell arry before the Enemies Campe another sharpfightfell out where the Swedes encountered with three Imperiall Regiments charged them so furiously that abovt 300. of them were slaine and so many drowned in the river 159 The Bavarian Generall John de Werth with the stren●gt of his army which consisting 4300. Horses and as many Foot foure severall times did assault Duke Bernhard Saxon Weimar neere Ensisheim but was still repulsed with losse of above 1000. in severall conflicts 500. dead corpes being found dead up●n the place and all the Officers of one whole Regiment slaine and so Duke Bernhard with the losse o● 130. of his men got a happy victory After this Battell was ended Duke Bernhard with the Rhinegrave took by assault the Towne Ensisheim and slue as many as they found in Armes The Officers were made prisoners and the rest came to serve under Duke Bernhards Colours 160 June the 5. Anno 1637. The Imperiall Generall John de Werth with his owne forces and 24. Cornets of Crabats commanded by Jsolani going to relief Kentzingen was beaten and defeated by Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weimar who slue and routed 500. of his Foot and three squ●drons of his Cavallery with the losse of 100. of his owne 161 Iune the 6. Anno 1637. Generall Bannier lighting upon some certaine Companies of the Saxons Commander in the Towne of Meissen owne Foot Regiment enclosed them with his Army and put them all to the Sword not leaving one to carry newes of his fellowes misfortune This done by a stratageme he presently surprised the Towne who came also in with his Cavallery made himselfe Master of the Citie putting also to the Sword some few only excepted which saved themselues in the Castle with the Governour Meurer 162 June the 15. Anno 1637. The Imperiall Gommander Mercy in behalfe of Charles Duke of Lorrain with 13. Regiments of Horse and foure of Foot to hinder Duke Bernhard with his Army from passing the river Soane Duke Bernhard having notice of the Lorraines designe put his men into Battalia towards the River where after a great Encounter Duke Beruhard got the victory neere Sangre upon the borders of Lorraine All the three Germain Regiments of the Imperialists 50. persons excepted were slaine or brought into captivity 500. dead corpes of them being found upon the place and 900. taken prisoners 3000. Horses gained by this victory Prisoners of note were these the Count of Reux Colonell two Lieftenants Colonells ten Captaines of Horse 9. Lieftenants 14. Cornets 13 Quarter-Masters 37. Corporalls 13. Trumpets 426. common Souldiers and 400. Dragooners But 16. Ensignes gained by the victory were sent to the King of France This defeat was seconded by another Mercy having rallyed up his broken Army with 2000. Horse was againe defeated by the Rhinegrave who slew 400. of them upon the place put the rest to flight and pursued them to Veson Bernhard Duke of Saxon Wemar first Generall of a 1000 Horse Foot of the king of Sweden Army about the Bodensee Danuby in Bauaria 1632 Then was left with halfe of the Kings Army in Franconia by his great Valour manhood obtained victory in the Battel of Lutzen halfe the Swedish Army was cōmitted to him after the Kings of Sweden death is now Generall for the King of France and the confederate Princes in Lorrain Alsatia about the Rhine where in this present yeare the 3 of March 1638 got aglorious Victory against the Imperialist before the Towne of Rhinfelden 163 August the first Anno 1637. the Swedish Colonell Wrangell being advertised that in new Brandenburg lay ten companies of Imperiall Dragooners making in all about 700. Horse under the command of their Colonell Debroll and 300. other Horse commanded by Winsen drew out 800. of the most valiant in the Army at Anclam marched directly against them surprised and slue the major part of them tooke 300. prisoners with three Lieftenant Colonells two Ritmasters and three Captaines with two Cornets gained in the Battaile 164 August the second Anno 1637. Slang the Swedish Colonell was attended with the like good Fortune falling upon two Brandenburgish Regiments under the conduct of Colonell Dobitz ●eere Shiffelbein hee surprised them sodainly defeated them totally and put them all to the Sword except 200. whom he made Captives 165 About the midst of August Anno 1637. the Imperiall Generall Gallas falling upon the Castle of Vckermund where the young Lieftenant Colonell Wrangell lay tooke it by assault and put the Swedes to the Sword 166 The third of March new stile Anno 1638. Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weima got a glorious victory before Rheinfelden where he the Imperiall Army under Command Generall Iohn de Werth twice intirely defeated having slaine in the first ski●mish about the passe of Bicken 400. and 600. taken prisoners with 10. Cornets of the Enemy and in the second Combat betwixt the same Citie Rheinfelden and Lauffenberg 1200. more cut in peeces upon the place of Battel and 2500. were taken prisoners the most of them Officers and men of qualitie as Generall Iohn de Werth himselfe together with the Italian Duke of Savelly Generall Lieftenant Enckenford Generall Major Sperreuter besides 17. Colonells and Lieftenants Colonells 106. Rittmasters Captaines and Ancients with 110. Cornets and Ensignes On Duke Bernhards fide slaine not above 500. in the Battell but amongst them Lieftenent Generall Iohn Philip Rhinegrave and some other Officers 167 Upon the fourth of March Anno 1638. The Imperiall Generall Klitzingen with 200. Horse and Foot surprised and tooke in by assault the strong Towne and Fort Gartz in Pomeren wherein all that he found in Armes of the Swedish garrison were put to the Sword taking prisoner in it Generall Major Trumund two Lieftenant Colonells eleven Captaines with 12. Ensignes FINIS ERRATA NVmb 19. lin● 11. for no both read on both by numb 20. in the mar for 2627. r. 1623. numb 22. l. 1. fo● August r. August numb 22. l. 12. for Stick r. Slick afte● the numb 23. for numb 42. r. 24. numb 32. l. 6. for figh● r. flight numb 52. l. 5. for Baiudtzen r. Bauditz●● numb 53. for resistancie r. resistance after numb 54. r. 55. which is left out numb 72. l. 6. for 1631. ● 1632. numb 114. l. 3. for and r. unto numb 122. ● 9. dele and. numb 129. l. 31. for Nortingen r. No●linge● numb 143. l. 4. for was r. were by numb 144 an● 145. in the m. for 1634. r. 1635. Vlt. pag. for 1635. r. 1638. Here is also a more large Relation of th● Batttell lately fought for Rhinefelden betwixt Iohn de Werth and Duke Bernhar● Saxon Weimar and with more circumstances as is mentioned Numb 166. 21 John de werth a Bauarian Commander tooke in the Citie of Anspach and was rewarded with the honr. of the Marquisat there of by the K of Hungary Made an inuasion in Francomay e 10 Au 1634 afteryebattel of Norlingen being Joyned withy e Duke of Loraine tooke in many places in the vper Al●atia had a Fortunate attempt againsty e French in Picardi 1636 did goe with Picolom●nito Luxinberg returned with his Army into A●satia 1637 where hee had many Incounters withy e Rhine graue and Saxon Weimar who took● him 〈◊〉 Battel before Rhin●●ld 31 1638

Anno 1635. A sharp Gonflict fell out betwixt the Imperialists and the French together with Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weimar troupes before the Citie of Speyer in which the French and Swedish prevailed against the Imperialists that rhey retired towards the Fort of the same Citie 800. of them being partly slaine in the Battaile and in part taken prisoners by Duke Bernhard After this Duke Bernhard fell upon the gates of the Suburbs though it was guarded with 400. men 300. of these were put to the Sword and the rest saved by the mercy of the Conquerour On the Assailants side were slaine about sixtie men and about that number wounded They of qualitie were these a French Baron Commander of the Regiment of Normandy one Lieftenant one Ensigne and Captaine more of the French Army Of the Enemies were slaine 600. After this bloody Encounter the Imperiall Garrison in Speyer being no● brought to 500. Foot and 300. Horse 900 others being slaine in this short time of the siege and many taken prisoners yeelded upon discretion Meternick the late Commander and Hartemberg Commander of the military men and Gotz the Colonell who was dangerously wounded with 80. Officers became prisoners to the Swedish and French Generalls This Citie of Speyer was first taken by Mansfeld then retaken by Tilly lately recovered by the King of Sweden reposessed by John de Werth conquered againe by the French in this siege and afterwards taken in againe by Gallas 147 The 21. of March Anno 1635. The Earle of Eberstein Generall Major of the Hassian Army surprised and defeated 1200. Crabats and obtained a noble conquest neere Hirchsfeld in Hassia Jllo Lieftenant Colonell who was commander of these Crabats himselfe being shot through the head most of his Souldiers Officers were slaine and the rest which escaped with their lives made prisoners whom with their baggage and 500. goodly Horses the Count of Eberstein Governour of the same Citie brought into Cassell 148 The strong and goodly Citie of Vlm being already blockt up in the end of February Anno 1635. by the Imperiall Generall Gallas expected every day to be besieged In the beginning of March Anno 1635. six Companies of their Garrison sallying out of the Citie fell upon 300. Crabats which were lodged in a neighbour village slue them every man and tooke their Colonell alive and brought him into the Citie also in the end of Aprill a Swedish Colonell who had escaped out of prison from the Imperialists assisted with the maine body of the Garrison having in one Sally utterly rooted three whole Imperiall Regiments 149 The seventh of Iune Anno 1635. The Imperiall Generall Lieftenant Hatzfeld for Gallas being advanced into the lower Palatinat besieged the towne Keiserslautern battered it with his Canon made breaches in the wall assaulted it valiantly severall times and was in the end beaten off with the losse of 1500. men by the valiant Swedish Colonell Schombeck Commander in the same Towne But the Imperialists fell violently againe upon the Citie the 7. of June carried by their number and desperate manner and in the fury in revenge of their Enemies 3000. of whom were lost in this siege put not to the sword those only whom they found in armes but old men also women children and little Infants without any condition or distinction Only the Colonell Schombeck of all the Swedish Regiment shrewdly wounded became a prisoner to Hatzfeld and some Citizens saved themselves by much intreaty and promise of a large beneficence 150 July the 19. Anno 1635. Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weimar and the French Cardinall de Valette who were in all about 18000. Foot and 10000. Horse well disciplined fell upon the Reare of the Imperiall Generall Gallas and cut of some 1600. of his Foot and above 1000. Horsemen neere Lanstell 151 The Caesarian Field Marshall Goetz marching with his Army towards Hessenland summoned Zoest a small Citie upon the River Lippe which refusing to yeeld was by his Army besieged and allmost burnt to the ground by the Granadoes cast out of the Campe the 9. of September Anno 1635. 152 About the middle of October Anno 1636. A bloody and sore Battell was fought at Witstock in which the Swedish Generall Iohn Bannier got a glorious victory against the Elector of Saxonie and the Imperialists where was a hard and long doubtfull Combat Of the Imperiall chiefe Commanders were slaine the two Generall Majors Wilsdorp and Goltz and Marazini himselfe deadly wounded and five Colonells slaine whereof threee are particularised by name Wilzberger young Hatzfeld and Kunigell besides Rittmasters Captaines and divers Officers and by 7000. of common Souldiers slaine upon the place of Battell and many others more which fell by the Sword of the Swedes in the prosecution six whole Regiments as Coloredoes Wendensales Walsteins Goltz Eracts and Pappenheimes being totally ruined Prisoners were taken 1500. amongst which were 170. Officers and 146. women of quality wives to the Caesarian and Saxon Colonells and their Officers 143. Cornets and Ensignes 14. peeces of Ordnance and 8000. Wagons were left to the Conquerors On the Swedes side were slaine 1000. and upwards amongst were of account the two Colonells Berghawer and Conigham foure Lieftenants Colonells and sundry Ritmasters Captaines and under Officers Colonell Cracaw Linse and Gun were wounded 153 The Fourth of November Anno 1636. The Swedish Army under Generall Bannier fell upon 300. Saxons Horsemen the avantguard of seven Regiments under the Saxon Generall Major Dehne neere the Fort of Mansfelt whom the Swedish environed round about put the greater part to the Sword and tooke the rest both Officers and common Souldiers prisoners 154 About this time the Swedish Generall Bannier receiving intelligence of two Imperiall Regiments enquartered not farre from Helmstat routed them totally and cut in peeces the most part of them 155 November the 15. Anno 1636. The Count of Eberstein Generall Major to the Landgrave of Hessen hearing of the Imperialists march and how the Swedes pursuit after them made all the haste he could to stop their journey falling upon the Reere-guard commanded by Generall Goetz neere Rotenburg upon the river Fulda where being compassed in behinde and before by the Swedes and Hassians foure of his best Regiments were cut in peeces and also defeated three peeces of Canon 13. Ensignes 300. Horse being taken 800. Imperialists more were also not farre from this place from the Hassian Commander Gunterot slaine and taken 156 December the 16. Anno 1636. The Imperiall Commander Geleen being upon his march with foure Regiments towards Westphalia to unite his Army to Goetz and Hatzfeld the two Imperiall Generall Majors was encountred by the Swedish Generall Major Stalhanse about Ma●ningen who slew 700. of them upon the place tooke neere as many prisoners and amongst the rest the two Colonells Manteuffell and Ramsdorff gained three peeces of Ordnance and pursued the rest almost to Wurtzburg Generall Geleen and the Count of Furstenberg saved themselves with much difficultie 157

he cut in peeces and put the rest to flight the 4. of Novemb anno 1626. 29 The Towne of Northeim in the Dukedome of Brunswick for a long time being blockd up by the Imperialists The Imperiall Generall Sergeant Major Count of Furstenberg resolves to take it by a generall Assault whereupon the Imperialists fall furiously on at severall times but by the Danish Garrison and Citizens were againe as bravely repulsed with losse of 6. Captaines 8. Ancients and some 100. Common Souldiers 9. Captaines with divers Officers and 500. Souldiers were wounded and hurt The Garrison being out of all hopes of reliefe at last parlies and yeelds the 5. of Iune anno 1627. 30 Betwixt Bredenborg and Itzeho in Holstein the ●mperiall Commander Count of Slick fought a Battle against the Marquis of Durlach where the Marquis lost the Field The Imperialists tooke 42. Ensignes and 32. peeces of Ordnance from him with a slaughter of many 1000. men whereupon the ●mperialists surprised the Fort Bredenborg putting ●o the sword all that was found in Armes in Octob. Anno. 1627. 31 Count of Slick having notice that 12. Danish Companies under the conduct of Colonell Calen●ach 4. of Conrad Nell and 6. under Colonell Holck with 200. Horsemen of Colonell Bauditzen were ●nquartered about Froy-borg in Jutland hee with all ●is forces overtakes them 300. Muskettiers and Dragooners were cut in peeces 3000. of the Danish Horsemen sticking in Morish places were also taken prisoners by the Imperialiests the 17. of October Anno. 1627. 32 Duke of Fridland sending the Imperiall Colonell Pechman with 7000. Horse-men Dragoners to pursue the Danish and Weinmarish Army about Fridberg in Silesia where began a great fight betwixt thē ●ll the Danish Troopes were ruinated the rest put ●o fight 10. Companies of them were taken prisoners and afterwards constrained to turne unto the ●mperialists Colonell Pechman was slaine in the first encounter 33 The first of Iune anno 1630. Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden with some 12000. for so many brought he out of Sweden with him his Fleete was about some hundred and thirty Shippes of all sorts landed first at that Dorp or Village in the Isle of Vsedome called Pennemund The Kings Army consisting of eleven Regiments of Swedish Scottish and High-Dutchmen was entrenched before day-light The Enemies Confusion in this Isle which the King tooke at his comming and assaulting was so great that three hundred of them perished by the sword or in the water Gustavus Adolphus king of Sweden Came into Germany and landed first in the I le of Vsedom with an Army of 12000 men the. 1. of July Aº 1630. obtained many glorious victory Conquered in two yeares 4 Moneths two third parts of Germany was shot thorow y● Body slaine in y● Battel of Lutzen y● 6. No Aº 1632. 34 The King of Sweden sendeth that Colonell and his men who had layne in Garrison in Stetin which Towne was rendred to the King the 26. of July Anno. 1630. to the Towne of Stargard This Colonell came by night upon the Towne and having given advertisment unto these Burgers within they secretly opening a Port unto him give him present entrance He thus got in presently cutts in peeces the Corps du-guard which had the watch upon the Market-place This done he without stay goes towards another Port which he presently assaulted killing 350. Souldiers which he found within them 35 The King of Sweden passing beyond Stetin and towards Stralesund againe he set's him downe before Wolgast the Towne he by fine force tooke in In the heat of the assault the Garrison and chiefe Citizens retyre themselves into the Castle This the King asseiges Torquati Conti the Emperours Generall in those parts came with 3. Regiments towards the reliefe of it but was beaten and lost 12. Ensignes and 3. Cornets in the skirmish The Garrison consisting of 600. Souldiers thus defeated of her succours parlies In this siege the King lost 120. men This was done in the end of August Anno. 1630. 36 The Imperiall Garrison under the cammand of the cruell Colonell Gotze having plundered and forsaken the Towne Pasewalck and carried the chiefe men away take it againe from the Swedes which being 140. strong had entred the forsaken Towne September the 7. and after most valiant resistance beate kill and drive out the Swedish fall to tortu●ing of the Townes-men for their money ravish Women and Girles even in the open Streets and Church-yards yea Women in child-Bed kill and abuse the men fire the Houses and the People in them thrust Straw into Cellars where children are hidden and then set fire to it burne the Churches massacre the Ministers and at length burne downe the whole Towne Thus their rapes and ravages continue till the 11th or 12th of September Anno. 1630. 37 After which the same Imperialists goe to Vckermund a Towne hard by this they fall upon and take use as before keepe the gates shut and so burne the people in the Towne Anno. 1630. 38 October the 5th Anno. 1630. Certaine troopes of Crabats making a brave before the trenches at Stetin drive away the Cattell thereby feeding In rescue of them there ●ally out 1000. Swedens The Swedes overlayd by numbers loose some 300. brave men 2. Captaines of Horse and one Sergeant Major in the Skirmish the rest being glad to get out with their lives 39 A pretty kinde of Battell betweene the Swedes and Imperialists happened upon the 11th of Nouember Anno. 1630. In the mist before Colbergen In which what with those that were slaine by the Enemy and what they had killed themselves at their owne mistake were 500. men lost But the Emperours whole Forces both Foote and Horse were defeated their Cannon all their Baggage and 4. Cornets taken from them 40 December the 23. Anno. 1630. The King of Sweden with 12. Regiments of Foote and 85-Troopes of Horse in person drawes downe towards the Towne of Griffenhagen naturally a very strong place in Pom●ren in which lay an Imperiall Garrison of some 3000. Men and Don Capua a Spaniard their Governour A fayre and large breach being made 10. 15. or 20. Peeces of Canons continually going off together the Swedens twice attempt to enter and are twice most valiantly repulsed But 2500. Men for no more were now left being unable to hold out against 20000. The Towne is at the third assault taken The Governour received a shot in his thigh whereof in prison he afterwards dyed many chiefe Commanders and 100. Common Souldiers were also taken 200. were slaine some fled the rest flinging away their Armes craved quarter and had it 41 About the middest of September Anno. 1630. The Imperialists of Garze which Towne they leaving afterwards emptie unto the King of Sweden did loose more then 1000. Men in a bloody fight with the Kings Forces 42 At the selfe same time the Swedish Commander Bauditzen fell upon the Imperialists Garrison of Piritz a Towne betwixt Griffenhagen and Connixberg in which were some 1400.

and Karpffen light upon Colonell Corpus with his Regiment of Crabats whom falling upon unawares they put them to flight kill 300. and take 200 prisoners 114 February the third Anno 1634. Landgrave Iohn of Hessen and the Swedish Lieftenant Colonell Ramell and Colonell Sperreuter with 700. Horse fall out of Weissenburg upon the Imperialists with whom they began a hard skirmish 300. Dragooners and Muskettiers they cut in peeces and tooke 800. prisoners Amongst which were Colonell Snetter and Haslanger The rest of the Imperialists fled leaving foure Ensignes with foure Ancients one Rittmaster and one Lieftenant 115 The tenth of March An. 1634. the Swedish Colonell Plato sent from Duke Bernhard Saxon Weimar unto Mundelheim to surround the Crabats Regiment of Budiani in it tooke the Town by assault and put some 200. that lay in it to the Sword their Leiftenant Colonell hee tooke prisoner together with many Officers 116 About this time Rhinegrave Otto Ludowick Swedish Generall did obtaine a great victory against the Lorraynes and Imperialists under command of Count Salm and Marquesse of Bassompier Generall of the Lorrayne Forces who with 7000. strong set upon him that was little above 2000. betwixt the Town of Senan and the Dorpe of Ochsenfeld whereof the Lorraynes and Imperialists were slaine 2000. upon the place Colonell Philip was shot Count of Salm Governour at Zabern Marquisse of Bassompier with Colonell Mercy and 600. common Souldiers were taken prisoners The Duke of Lorrayne retired himselfe into Dan. 117 The 29 of May Anno 1634. 700. Imperialists Horsemen and other commanded Forces together with 700. of Foot under the leading of Colonell Wolckenstein came before the towne of Wangen thinking to surprise it unawares and in haste they assaulted it with great fury on the other side the Commander Colonell Kanosfky with his Swedish Garrison did as bravely and resolutely stand to their defences so that after some time of resistance the Imperialists retired The Swedes issuing out upon them pursued them till they came to Ravenspurg where Canofsky constrained them to fight and put above 500. of them to the Sword and brought 400. prisoners with him into Wangen 118 Whereas the losse of the Citie of Regenspurg so much discontented the Imperial Party that the Caesarian Army augmented with 2000. Hungarians the Bavarian Forces under the Generall Altringer marched thitherward to regaine it the 17. of May Anno 1634. But Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weimar sudden comming was so terrible to the Enemy that they presently retired towards the upper Palatinate The Swedes pursuing them and overtaking the Reare cut of 300 Crabats amongst which was their Commander Pleskowits slaine and tooke 400. prisoners On the Swedish side was Generall Major Courville shot through the body whereof he died immediately But the Bavarians joyning with the Imperiall Army under the King of Hungary both which together consisting of 30000. Foot and 15000. Horse applying themselves to the fiege intending to make an assault upon the Citie when they could make a sufficient breach by battery Hereupon May the 26. with an 100. peeces of Ordnance begin to batter it Presently after they made an assault but were repulsed with the losse of 500. men by the Swedish Garrison out of the Citie taking prisoner of the Imperiall Colonell Breuner divers other Officers yea the Swedes they surprise many Crabats in severall places which were put to the Sword with their commander Budiani that also in this first assault of the Imperialists 3000. lost their lives July the 10. was the last assault upon the Citie on all sides wherein 4000. Imperialists likewise miserably from the Swedish were cut in peeces But whereas the Garrison and Citizens had for a long time behaved themselves stoutly in defence of the Citie even to the admiration of the Imperialists who had before it by their owne relation 8000. slaine upon the place 6000. others who had runneaway made 15000. Canons shot upon the Town cast above 2000. Granadoes into it and 465 Sallies endured from within the Citie is at last surrendred upon honourable conditions Ferdinand the third king of Hungarie and Bohemia proclaimed king of the Romanes the 11. Dec 1636 at Ratisbone Which Citie he for along time besieged most fierceli assaulted and at last took e from the Swedens vpon honourable Conditions the 16 July 1634. Fought a bloody Battel with Duke Beruhard of Saxon Wemar Gustavus Horn Generalls of the Swedish Army before the Citie of Nordlingen and obtained the Victory against them the. 27. Aug 1634 119 May the 12. Anno 1634. Duke Georg of Luneborg Swedish Generall having received certaine intelligence that the Imperialists and Leaguish Forces consisting of some 3000. men had an intent to releefe the Towne of Hildesheim which he still besieged he sends 1330. Horses in all of his under Colonell King towards the Enemy where began not farre from the Towne Bevern a sharp conflict betwixt them at last the Swedish were victorious the opposite parties were put to a Suddaine flight with great losse and slaughter The Protestant Forces pursuing them so furiously that they were head long tumbled into the river of Weser the way of Bevern was strowed and scattered full of dead carcasses there were very few that escaped and the most of them were afterwards found and slaine Prisoners were taken some 300. amongst which was one Colonell Lievetenant one Colonell the Earle of Essenfeld and an Earle of Wangenburg 120 The Imperial Commander Bonninghusen was with Generall Geleen besieging the Towne of Coesfeld to which they gave two fierce assaults the 17. and 19. of May. Anno 1634. at which assaults they were bravely received and repulsed with great losse and whilest they lay at the siege the Swedish and Hessish Troupes came suddenly in the neck of them and after a furious encounter for the space of foure houres doubtfull the most part of their Foot Forces were dispersed and a great many of them slaine and pursuing the Horsemen betwixt Ham and Lunen 500. of them were slaine with the rest of the Horsemen Bonninghusen and Geleen retired to Lunen which the Swedish after the third assault had it also surrendred 4000. Souldiers which were therein are come over to the Swedes 121 About this time Generall Lieftenant Melander of the Hassian Army marching against the Army of the Catholique Leaguers in Westphalia overtooke their Foot forces and put 1500. of them to the Sword the rest under the command of Generall Bonninghusen and Geleen fled in a confused order into Hamme wherein he left a Garrison under his Colonell Lieftenant Veglen which Towne the Swedish went to assault there the Petards were imployed and took such effect that though the Souldiers defended themselves stoutly from the walls yet the Citie was taken the 27. of May. Anno 1634. to the great confusion and most totall ruine of the Leaguish Catholick Army and more than the fourth part of the fame Armie was put to the Sword 122 After this the Swedish Army being brought

Lieftenant Vsler defeated within one houre they fled in a disordered confusion and the rest of the Army within a short space was so utterly routed that of 2500. Horse scarce 250. returne to Neustat their Foot Forces being at the first 1500. were almost slaine upon the place About 1000. prisoners were taken amongst which were two Lieftenants Colonells two Majors seven Ritmasters three Captaines 11. Lieftenants 9. Cornets and 13. Standards The Citie of Hildesheim whereupon when they within saw themselves deprived of all succour Iuly the 17. was delivered to the Swedes 132 After the Battell at Lignitz the Saxons Armie under Lieftenant Generall Arnheim marched towards Olaw wherein the Imperiall Governour Rostick being advertised of the Saxons comming burnt the whole Towne to the ground and betooke himselfe into the Castle from thence the Saxons did goe to Oels wherein the Imperiall Governour Don Johan de Languiall yeilded to the mercy of the Saxons and was taken prisoner with his 300. Souldiers likewise in the pursuit of the Imperialists from Namslaw tooke more than 100. prisoners of them in the moneth of May Anno 1634. 133 Upon the 29. of Iune 1634. the Swedish Generall Bannier entered into a set Battell with 15000. Imperialists under the conduct of their Generall Coloredo and got a noble victory neere the Citie of Griffenberg in Silesia where the Imperialists lost some 4000. men slaine upon the place and many Officers of account were taken prisoners 30. Cornets 70. Ensignes and 38. peeces of Ordnance were gotten by the Swedes by this puissant Army 134 Iuly the fourth Anno 1634. The Saxons Army though not with strong opposition tooke Sittaw in Silesia by assault which issue of the assault was bloody on both sides the Saxon Colonell Lieftenant Wanger was slaine by a bullet of foure pound weight with 50. common Souldiers and the Master of the Horse to the Duke Saxon Lawenburg received a mortall wound whereof hee died few houres after On the Imperiall side within was slaine the chiefe Commander Lieftenant Colonell Fuchs two Captaines and 60. Souldiers the rest were taken prisoners with 12. Ensignes and two standards of the Enemy The Citie being plundered by the Souldiers in the furie 135 About this time the Saxon Commander Donner who was guarded with some 400. Horse lighted upon the young Maximilian of Wallenstein of the Imperiall Army who held his Randevouz neere Glatz in Silesia routed his troops carried away 300. prisoners and amongst them two Captaines 136 As the Saxon Colonell Daube tooke the Citie of Elnbogen upon the river Eger he by a stratageme though it was both well fortified and well manned and had but one way of comming to it quickly entered and put the Imperiall Garrison therein to the Sword July the 15. Anno 1634. 137 At this time the Saxon Generall Lieftenant Arnheim and the Swedish Generall Bannier being sate downe before the Citie of Prage with their Army they played upon the Citie with their Canons for the space of three dayes and were replayed unto from thence in the like kind with great losse on both sides 900. men of the Saxons and Swedes there being slaine of the Imperiall Garrison within consisting of 14000. men under the Command of Coloredo and Don Balthasar two expert and valiant Souldiers which neither omitted the fortification of the Citie against assaults nor shunned the danger of fight lost their lives some 600. after this the Swedes and Saxons marching off 138 The 25. of August Anno 1634. Generall Bannier comming with his Army before the Towne of Satz distant from Egra three German miles upon the Borders of Bohemia the Imperialists within standing out after his summons tooke it by force putting all to the sword in it 19 Iohn Bannier Generall of the Infantery Came into Germany with the king of Sweden 1630. employed afterwards from the king with a strong Army towards Tyrole Bavaria Lower Saxony and Sil●sia did admirable good service in the Battel o● Leipzig 1631. is yet still Generall Chiefe Commander of all the Swedish Army in Pomerland and upon those borders where he lately ye. 3. Oct 1636. obtained a memorable Victory against the Imp Saxons Forces at Wi●stock 139 The Swedish and Saxons Armies joyntly marching forward in Bohemia did obtaine a bloody victory on the Enemies side in taking by assault the Towne of Limpurg wherein did lie foure Companies of Imperiall Dragooners and three of Foot the Souldiers assisted with the Citizens and Boores and women threw burning pitch and scalding water upon the Protestants Army made what resistance they were able but their unadvised Action and desperate obstinacy provoked the invaders to anger which was not pacified but with the death of above 2000. persons in that Citie The principall Commander in the midst of the slaughter with 150. Souldiers retired into the Castle craved quarter but was likewise put to the Sword with all those that were with him After this cruell victory some Imperiall succouts were comming to releefe this place but those the Swedes encountered also slew a great many tooke the Waggons and carriages and forced the rest to a confused flight August the 6. Anno 1634. 140 August the 12. 1641. Generall Bannier advancing with his Army towards Brundeis where hee first got the bridge from the Imperialists and broke it downe then cut in peeces 300. Crabats which were hindered in their flight and lastly tooke the Citie 144 The fourth of January 1635. The Imperiall Commander Bamberger who had formerly commanded in Vdenheim for the elector of Tryer as the Swedes tooke it the yeare before using the benefit of the frost tooke it forcibly againe from the French and Germaine Souldiers that till then held it by an assault Six Companies the most of them in heat of bloud were put to the Sword therein the Governour himselfe was taken prisoner 18 Piccolomini a great Commander first of Walsteins Army after Pappenheim was mortally wounded in the bloody Battel of Lutzen Advanced with his owne and the Cauallery which Pappeheini had seconded the Jmperiall Army with extremitie of resolution was twice or thrice shot whereas his Regiment was that which first Charged when the King of Swē was slaine Walstein reunrded him as much as was better then 100000 pounds Sterlings 1632 Com̄anded afterwards the principàll part of the k of Hun● Army was sent to assist the Spanish Cardinall Aº 1637 145 January the 17. Anno 1634. Count Lodowick of Nassaw Dillenburg tooke the strong Fort Braunfels three English miles from the Citie of Mentz to the terrour of the Imperialists 1400. of whom being quartered thereabout by assault having mastered the out-workes fell upon the head watch whom he put to the Sword applied his petards to the gates one he fired the rest of the gates and so entred one Lieftenant two Captaines three Lieftenants one Cornet three Ancients and many under Officers and 156. common Souldiers were taken prisoners besides the losse of many who were slanie 146 February the 28.