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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

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.

before the Citie of Munster the Swedish Generall Duke of Luneborg without delay summoneth the Citie to be surrendred unto him but they giving an deniall answer the Swedish did continue the siege A party of some 1000. strong sallyed out of the Citie to fetch provision in it in their returne were met by some Hassians and Swedens in the Army who put 800 of them to the sword and and tooke from them all the provision An. 1634. George Duke of Lunenborg Chiefe Commander of Fridlands Army before Stral-Sundt 1626 Came to the king of Sweden and maide Generall in Lower Saxony with 5000. men Swedish Forces 1. May 1631 besieged and tooke many places obtained 2 glorious Victoria against the Jmperialists the 28. Juny 1633 at Oldendorp the other before Hildesheim 5. of July 1634. 123 Upon the third of May. Anno. 1634. Generall Fieldmarshall Arnheim of the Saxons Army obtained a memorable battle and brave successefull victory against the Imperialists at Lignitz where the onset and first shocke of the Battell was very hot and fury continuing with great obstinacy and bloody opposition the space of five houres the Saxons Canons being three times lost to the Imperialists and three times with much occision recovered againe from them by the Saxons the Imperiall Curassiers and the Crabats did shew much valour and resolution for the most part of the Battell till in the end the victory inclined to the Saxons side The Imperialists fleeing towards Lignitz were pursued and cut in peeces by the Saxons with an exceeding great slaughter above 4000. Imperialists were slaine upon the place amongst whom were Colonell Bigots two Generall Majors the Lieftenant Colonell of Winsen Regiment foure other Officers and Commanders and 1400. taken prisoners Colonell Trost was dangerously wounded and so was Coloredo the Generall himselfe and Colonell Winse Colonell Goslitz was taken prisoner most of the Captaines of the Foot Forces were slaine Of the Saxons party slaine about 400. whereof 2. Ritmasters 5. Cornets and foure Ancients and 200. hurt 36. Ensignes nine peeces of Ordnance 27. Cornets won in the field and two others more in pursuing of the Enemy 124 The 6. of May. A. 1634. The Imperiall Commander Goltz comming with 5000. men to besiege Oppelen began to assault it in 5. severall places at once But the Saxon Garrison under Command of Colonell Sneider did their best to keep the Imperialists out That 140. of them lay dead in the ditch neere the breach three or foure one over another and neere the other workes lay scattered here and there a great many carcases in so much that above 400. were found dead upon the place and more then were slaine were hurt and wounded The Commander Goltz was slaine the Lieftenant Colonell Sieghose was shot in the shoulder foure Captaines with some Lieftenants and Ancients lost their lives leaving their Ordnance alone upon the Batteries and ranne away 125 The fift of Aprill Anno 1634. The Army of the Catholique League after some resistance having taken the Towne of Hoxter by assault the Imperialists made their victory exceeding bloody sparing neither armed or unarmed man woman or child putting all to the Sword and what the Sword could not spoile they caused the fire to consume and the dead corpes they cast into the river Weser yea did most inhumanely and butcherly murther and hew in peeces without respect either of age sex or condition the Hessish Generall Lieftenant Melander hearing of the cruelty of the Imperialists sending 1200. Horsemen before his Army against them put above 500. to the Sword and tooke 4. Companies of them prisoners 126 Iune the seventh Anno 1634. Betwixt Landshut and Pfaffenhoven in Bavaria Gustavus Horn having the pursuit of the Bavarian Generall Iohn de Werth cut in peeces 900. of the Bavarians and Iohn de Werth himselfe hardly escaped 127 Iune the 14. Anno. 1634. Generall Field Marshall Horn did reprise and take by assault the Towne Aicha put the most of the Townesmen and Souldiers to the sword hanged the perfidious Commander who contrary to the agreement and his promise had repossest himselfe of the place from which hee had so lately been ejected before one of the gates and burned the Towne to the ground 128 Iuly the 12. Anno 1634. Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weimar and Gustavus Horn taking Landshut in Bavaria by assault fired the Castle and Suburbs pillaged the Citie and put as many as they found in Armes to the Sword Hither was Altringer the Bavarian Field Marshall sent with some troups to succour it a man knowne to the world for a prudent and valiant Souldier but he in a battell being slaine with a shot through the head his Army was routed 129 Upon the 26. and 27. of August Anno 1634. the great sore and bloody Battell was fought before Norlingen in which the King of Hungary together with the Bavarians and Spanish Army under Cardinall Jnfant of Spaine prevailed against the two Swedish Generalls Duke Bernhard of Saxon Weimar and Gustavus Horn so that the Swedish Army being overlayed and oppressed with multitude of the Imperialists Spanish and Bavarian Forces was forced to give ground and so were beaten and disordered that many of the old and best Infant●ria were slaine and divers of the best Commanders killed hurt or taken prisoners amongst others the valiant Gustavus Horn who himselfe together with the Fieldmarshall Cratz the Generall Major Rostein the Generall Major Schafelitzki Colonell Hume Lieftenant Colonell Stuart and Forbes and other high and under Officers were taken prisoners The young Marquesse Friderick of Anspach the Lord Zerotin Colonell Sneidewind which commanded as Generall Major Colonell Wettberger Colonell Grun Colonell Lieftenant Willibart Sergeant Major King and seven Scots Captaines besides Lieftenants Ensignes and other Officers were slaine upon the place of Battell Generall Lieftenant Hoffkirchen and many of other Officers and Commanders were wounded and hurt what and how many of common Souldiers on both sides were slaine man had no certainty of it After this bloody Encounter was ended the Citie of Norlingen being yeilded to the King of Hungary 17 Ferdnand Cardinall Jnfant of Spaine Joyned with the Jmperiall Campe at Norlingen 22 Aug 1634. w th 12000 Jtalian Spainish forces in witch fight he gayned much glory is Gouerner of Brabant etc 130 The Imperiall Army came from thence besore the Imperiall Citie of Hailbrun and troubled the same with no Ordnance but only with Granadoes in such manner that at once there were set on fire and burnt to the ground above 140. houses A Swedish Lieftenant Colonell Senger of Smidbergers Regiment commanding in the Towne being slaine in a sally and the Towne taken in the end of August Anno 1634. 131 Whereas July the fift Anno 1634. The Imperialists under command of the Colonells Waldeck and Schelhammer who brought together above 400. Horse and Foot to Neustat did the second attempt to reliefe Hildesheim were by the Protestants Army under the Swedish Generall Commissary Anderson and Generall

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