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A02405 The great and famous battel of Lutzen fought betweene the renowned King of Sweden, and Walstein; vvherein were left dead vpon the place between 5 and 6000. of the Swedish party, and between 10 and 12000. of the Imperialists, where the King himselfe was vnfortunatly slain ... Here is also inserted an abridgment of the Kings life, and a relation of the King of Bohemia's death. Faithfully translated out of the French coppie. 1633 (1633) STC 12534; ESTC S103558 19,504 46

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diverse other parts of his body stitcht up hee reflected on himselfe and beleeved the Prophecy should bee accomplished by his hand But this needes no other confutation then the absence of Pappenheim and the time when the King received his hurt which was in the very beginning of the Assault before Pappenheim could make one of the adverse party I may add that the discretion of this worthy Count would not have sufferd him to runne into an errour so uncivill as to speake so undecently to a Prince of that eminency When the King had received this mortall wound which pierced him through and through he fell from his Horse and gave up the Ghost with nothing but my God in his mouth He that made this accursed shot was beaten downe with a storme of Harquebusados and sacrifised to the indignation of the Swedes But while the Groome of the Kings Chamber and diverse others lighted to raise the body the charge beganne againe more furiously then ever the Enemy having taken notice of this blow and concluding that all was now finisht and that hee should have Swedes good cheape This hindered the Kings servants from bearing of his body and summond every man to regaine the stirrupe and withstand the foe so that the King could not bee defended from receiving another pistoll shot in the head and being twice runne through with a sword The Imperiallists fearing him even after death and cowardly suspecting his speedy resurrection The poore Groome of his Chamber never forsooke him but breath'd his last upon his Masters carcasse after the receipt of an infinity of wounds But neither the Kings death nor the great oddes that the enemie had being strongly entrenched in divers places could let the Swedes madded with their inestimable losse from assaulting the Imperiallists with an unspeakable furie insomuch that they compelled the Battalion of Cuirassiers which made the left Wing to retire into their Trenches whom they dislodged about noone and gayned seven of their Cannon together with many Colours and Cornets Lieutenant Coronell Relinguen received commaund to advaunce and with three hundred Horse to charge foure Regiments of Crabbats commaunded by Isolani which made the right wing of the Enemy which hee performed with so much braverie and courage that hee twice pearc'd through them and brought backe three Standards leaving behinde one of his owne All his Officers were wounded and hee himselfe in the second onset had his arme shot through with a Pistoll bullet which forced him to retyre Isolani Generall of the Crabbats lost his life with a great number of his men Eighteene of his Companies charged some Germane Regiments that guarded the Baggage but they were stoutly opposed the Combate fierce the Assaults reiterated the earth dyed crimson and burdened with carkasses the Crabbats driven backe though not without some disorder of the Germane Horse recoyled amongst the Carts but this disadvantage the Enemy could not espie by reason of a thicke cloud which then arose and gaue the Germanes opportunitie to ranke themselues The Imperiall Commaunders Galas Merode and Holok longing to recover their Seat and Cannon lo●● tooke selected Bands fired the foure Corners of Lurzen to blinde the Swedes and keepe them from piercing that side to the succour of their friends This Essay was followed by successe the Trench force by the Imperiallists the seven pieces of Cannon lost regained and some Swedish Regiments disordered The Duke Bernard of Saxon Weymar seeing the confesion of his men and beeing advertiz'd by Kinphausen of the Kings death was extreamely incensed and protesting hee had not so base a wish as to surviue him hee ranne with his head couched on the enemy seconded by the Regiments of the Prince of Auhalt and Count Lowenslein Then the fight became obstinate on both sides the Charges redoubled the Carkases piled up the Pikes broken and the difference come to bee decided by dint of Sword The eye of man nor that greater of the World ever beheld a Ioust more furious The Imperialistes stroue to hold their advantage recover'd and the Swedes to dispossesse them of it The Duke Bernard did wonders that day Thrice like Lightning shot hee through the Forces of the Enemie nor could a wound received on the left Arme cause him to leaue the field before hee had constrained the Enemie to abandon the Cannon and his Post The winning of this opened him the way to the conquest of another For this valiant Prince pressed the Imperialist so hard that hee againe disrank'd them and compelled them to quit another Post guarded with thirteene Cannon His dexteritie in the drilling of his men in the opening and shutting of his rankes was such that they received little or no hurt from the Enemies Cannon The Duke undaunted pierc'd through the clouds of smoke displac'd the enemie and made himselfe Master likewise of this place and of the Cannon and droue the enemie to a confused Retreat The slaughter was great and the Swedes well blouded made good life of their advantage and the disorder of their foes passing over their bellies killing all that came in their way and stopping their eares against all motiues for quarter The Duke possessed of this place and Master of the Field betweene two and three in the afternoone thinking there was but one Post to force seared by a Windmill and guarded by three Imperiall Regiments endeavoured to remooue them sending in the meane time sundry Squadrons to chase the fugitiues But then the fight grew more cruell then ever For Pappenheim was returned from Hall and came upon the gallop with certaine fresh Regiments His Reputation and his concouragement gaue new spirits to the Runawayes and call'd them to the combate The Duke having notice of this quits this place new ranks and encourages his men and giues Pappenheim a meeting in the mid-way All the Charges past were nothing in respect of these latter Pappenheim imployed his utmost cunning and diligence and shewed himselfe in all places in the Head of his Troupes to embolden them On the other side the Duke Bernard fixt a resolution either to die or overcome and the Swedes and Finlanders enrag'd for the death of their King fought like Lions and desperately ranne upon the enemy The Artillery advanced and began to thunder and to enter divers Battalions and to make legges and Armes to flie from one place to another The smaller shot was also se violent that the Squadrons encountred in the palpable darknesse caused by the smoake without knowledge of their parties This furious shocke continned two houres with equall losse to both Victorie opening her armes to imbrace now one side then another Galas Merode and Holok were wounded to death and a Cannon shot cut off Pappenheim by the middle His death and the losse of divers other Commanders stagger'd the Imperialistes as much as that of the kings incensed the Swedes Then the enemy upon the receite of a newe salute from foure and twenty Cannon which pierc'd their thickest Troupes