appeares by his Answere vnto the Duke of Saxonyes Letters in August giving him intelligence how farre the King was alreadie advanced in Pomerland Which was how that himselfe was so well provided for him that he was confident to scatter any power of the enemy A despised enemy we haue by experience seene to haue made fowle worke and God mostly workes by such despised meanes that himselfe may therein be observed to be the Lord of Hosts Further then this wee will neither Comment nor Devine Before the Kings setting foote within the Empire he in Aprill sends forth his gracious Declaration of his intent to maintaine Stralesundt c. Which the Emperour might well take for a Herald at Armes to proclaime his comming and so prevent it and not complaine afterwards as he did that he stoale in vpon him His Majestie having thus declared himselfe for Stralesundt makes his first warre for the freeing of that A small Iland there is in the Baltick Sea within some halfe league off Stralesundt called Rugen A ragged square plot it is some seaven Dutch leagues over This Ile being a Principalitie of the Duke of Pomerlands was like other of his Lands rather infested now then guarded by the Imperialists That the King therefore might cleare that I le and his owne way both at once and leave no enemy to trouble his Landing or to come vpon his backe he giues order before his owne setting forth of Stockholme the chiefe Citie of Sweden to haue that Iland begunne withall The I le of Rugen taken About mid Aprill therefore did the people of Stralesundt assisted with some 18. shippes of Sweden which had wintered in the Pilau and other Ports thereby prepare to fall vpon that and Hiddenzee another little Ilet hard-by on the North-west both which being open places were by the end of May well cleared of the Imperialists One indifferent strong Sconce by Brandishagen vpon Rugen there is into which the Imperialists betooke themselues not so easie to be taken as the rest These of Stralesundt therefore now newly strengthned from Sweden vpon the 17 th of Iune following with 3000. foote and foure troupe of horse resolue to set vpon the Fort. Marching vp therefore from the old Ferry into the I le they in Battle array showe themselues before the Fort twelue great Shallops and two Gallyes well mand and furnisht with shot in the meane time besieging them by water The Fort perceiving this by a resolute Sally labour to hinder their Landing but the Swedish discharging eight peices of Ordnance from their Boats amongst them quickly make them to retyre Landing being thus gained and their batteries raised they readily dismount the enemies Canon and put him from his Ordnance The 18. day the Swedish Generall demaunds vp the Fort their answere was to defend it to the last drop of bloud The next morning there was from Brandishagen which lyes over against the Fort a boate of fresh water sent vnto their reliefe The Swedish Shallops giue fire apace vpon the Boate in rescue of it doth the Garrison sally out a great smoake arising from their shooting in the skirmish is by the winde carryed full into the Fort the Swedish apprehending the advantage fall pell mell vpon it getting among the sallyers into the Fort ere ever they were aware of it The Fort of Brandishagen taken Thus was it taken without the losse of one man The Swedish being Maisters of the peice put all to the sword whom the next day they found in Armes Two hundred prisoners they tooke six peices of Ordnance sixtie barrels of Bisket much Beere and provisions Whilest these things were there a doing his Majestie is in his owne Countrey busie about imbarking his men Some 12000. brought he out of Sweden with him for so many were seene march His Fleete was about some hundred and thirtie Shippes of all sorts With these having beene fiue weekes at Sea whereof a whole moneth in one place he came to an Anchor neare the Iland of Rugen which lyes a mile distant from one of the mouthes of the River Oder called Pennemundt The King of Sweden lands Immediately hereupon his Majestie gaue order for the Landing of the Foote or Infantery which was done in great Sloopes or flat bottomd Boates provided for that purpose whereof each one would well carry an hundred Souldiers with two Feild-peices His Majestie himselfe in person landed first at that Dorp or Village in the I le of Vsedome called Pennemundt being at that present waited vpon by two Swedish Earles that were brethren Grave Neeles and Grave Ioachim by name Next him were landed Colonel Lillie Colonel Cag and Colonel Hansson all Swedish with their Regiments Next to them Landed the Lord Reay Colonel together with Colonel Spence and Colonel Magdongall with their three Scottish Regiments Last of all landed the Lord Falkenberg Lord Marshall of his Majesties household together with Colonel Hall and Colonel Derickson with their three Regiments of High-Dutch-men All these eleven foresayd Regiments were landed and entrenched before day-light Vpon the second of Iuly after the Souldiers had a little reposed and refreshed themselues his Majestie commaunded the Canon baggage and victualls to be landed and because the Army had beene so long at Sea he thought it expedient to rest them there for two dayes in which space he landed his Cavalry or Horse also This I le of Vsedome where the King was new landed The I le of Vsedome taken is scituate not farre from Stralesundt and to the South-east of it towards Stetin betwixt the Baltick Sea on the North the mouth of the Oder which from the River Pene disemboguing into it is called Penemundt on the West the great fresh Lake called the Frischhaff on the South and the I le of Wollin on the East Vpon the fourth of Iuly twelue troupes of the Kings Horse together with three thousand Muskettiers went out vpon a partie the King himselfe commanding them They marched vpwards three miles into the I le of Vsedome where they saw diverse troopes of the enemies but all of them ranne away The 5 th and 6 th dayes were spent in hearing of Ambassadors from the Dukes of Mecklenburg Pomeren and the Towne of Stralesundt On the 7 th day his Majestie leaving Colonel Knip-howsen then Sergegeant Major Generall with two Regiments of foote to defend the workes at Penemundt with the rest of the Army passing over the water on the West side of the I le marches vp to the Towne of Wolgast Here had the enemy a strong Sconce on the water-side directly against the Castle vpon the I le of Vsedome which Sconce his Majestie thought fittest to be first assaulted As he marched towardes this Castle the Crabats falling out begun the Skirmish with the Kings Horse who being presently seconded by the foote constrained the Crabats to giue ground with great losse Those of them which were not killed in the fight making great hast vnto the River
the voyage The two next dayes they were all armed and wafted over the river from the I le of Vsedome vnto Wolgast side and there billetted in 5 Villages Here-abouts for a while they stay and that for the comming of 4 or 5000 Swedish which were to be sent vnto them These being at hand to meete them about September 20 vp the Oder from Stetin they goe being about some 41 Companies some peices of Ordnance they carry with them by water and some t is said are drawne over-land along by them Their way was towards Silesia where Gustavus Horne was now with an Armie They were afterwards engarrison'd in Custrine Franckford Landtsbergen His men put into Garrison and Crossen in whose places the old souldiers were drawne out into the field A report we here had of a defeate they should giue but this we leaue to be confirmed in our second part The newes of the English-mens comming being reported at the Emperours Court at Vienna did something startle and amaze some of the Courtiers but the Hubbub was ere long well allaied by a letter from a good Catholicke hand no doubt received out of England Catholike Intelligence The Contents were how that few or none could here in England bee gotten to come at the beating of the drummes or to serue against the Emperour wherevpon a most strict presse was faine to be set abroad vpon which few or none except rogues or jayle-birds were taken so that those Forces were not much to be feared You see how much this Army was beholden to their Countrey-man this Spaniolized Intelligencer Suppose his Majestie of Sweden employed all this while about the emptying of his great Camp at Werben The King dislodges his Arâ—â—ie into other Stations Some he keepes there still others are sent into Rattenaw and a third division into old Brandenburg This was about mid August About which time he hath 4000 new men come to reenforce him out of Sweden Some Ordnance and Engines of warre they brought with them and they tooke their way thorough Brandenburg-land towards Franckford And these I suppose were the men whose comming the English stayed for The King leaving Bauditzen with chiefe Commaund for the time in the Camp at Werben with some ten Regiments of horse and six of foote vpon the 29. of August himselfe in person departs from Rattenaw towards old Brandenburg carrying foure Regiments of Dutch and one of Finlanders along with him By this time was the Generall Tilly a very busie enemy in taking of Townes in Saxony and that Duke with an Army of 20000. men in the field about Torgau one of his chiefe Frontier Townes towards the Kings Army The Duke must now declare with the King or perish vnder Tilly and there had not onely many treaties passed with the Duke concerning the conjoyning of their Armes but as it seemes some assurances of late times little or nothing now remaining to be concluded but some circumstantiall particulars poynts of honour and proportions of payments to the Kings Army All these it was not hard to be fayrely accommodated and the Dukes pressing necessities his Majestie well perceived would suddenly enforce him to condescend Vpon these grounds The King moues towards the Duke of Saxony the King moues forward towards the Duke of Saxonyes Country So then the Kings Infantery or Foote being fayrely sent a little before the Cavalry the same 29. of August in number 73. Cornets of horse and 1000. Dragoniers marches from old Brandenburg taking vp their Quarter the same night some two leagues from that Citie and for that he would not hinder his march by taking of Townes or going thorough them A hard Quarter he that night pitcht in the feilds neere the Towne of Zegesern where the Army was but very poorely accoÌ„modated as being constreyned to content themselues with the hospitality of the warres and to lodge all night in the open ayre vnder the blew skies and to accept of as cold Commons vnto it and all by reason that the Kings carriages in which their baggage and necessaries were was not yet come vp vnto them The next day August 30. so soone as the Army appear'd in battell array his Majesty the King of Sweden rode vp and downe amongst them from Regiment to Regiment and from ranck to ranck giving them this gracious Encouragement The Kings Oration to his Souldiers Yee Lords and Gentlemen much grieved I am at this your hard lodging and entertainement But courage my hearts we are now as good as in the Dukedome of Saxony and there indeede our intention is to enter Assure your selues that things will mend there there shall you haue victualls sufficient and provision enough then also shall we fully pay you the arrier of whatsoever meanes is now due vnto you Let vs onely make this condition with you that you there behaue your selues more civilly and gentely then in some other places you haue done and in the Marquisate of Brandenburg especially where in deede it much grieved Vs to see things carryed so ill-favouredly Hearke at this present the Drummes beate a march and the Trumpet sounds to Arme the signals and summons of our moving forward To morrow our Army breakes vp from Werben and that also is to follow vs. Tilly notwithstanding his great Army stands already in so much awe of vs that he proceeds with more leisure and warinesse then he was heretofore wont to doe for they haue beene beaten to it It doth nothing daunt your valiant hearts I know that his Army is called Invincible seeing you haue found it not to be so On therefore my hearts a Gods name Wee daily pray vnto the LORD of Hoasts for you and we desire you to doe the same for Vs that he would be graciously pleased to goe along with vs to assist vs and to giue vs good successe in whatsoever just and religious enterprise we vndertake The Army thus encouraged and assured of their enterprise now rise and march So that taking their way by Beltzig they arriue at Coswig within two leagues of Wittenberg August 31. Hither now the same day came the Lord Arnheym Feild-Marshall to the Duke of Saxony and at this time his Ambassadour to the King Saxons vnion with the King The case is now altered with that Duke Tilly had taught him to request of the King what he had before eyther denyed him or would not time enough declare himselfe in aydes and joyning with him Arnheym humbly now declaring his Maisters estate requests his Majesties speedy assistance the Conditions and manner whereof being Sept. 1. on the Kings part consented vnto and sent vnto the Duke are the next day returned in writing and signed The Vnion had these foure Conditions now yeelded vnto by the Duke which he so much before stood vpon And the conditions of it 1. That his Majestie of Sweden might freely from henceforth passe and repasse through Saxony 2. That the Elector of Saxony should at
And about that time himselfe in person goes to Ribbenitz in Mecklenburg where his Campe is pitcht Sept. 28. of which more when we speake of Mecklenburg About the same time of September is the brave Lieutenant Generall Bauditzen sent to the siege of Colbergen and the noble Feild-Marshall Gustavus Horne commands the standing Army at Stetin Thus hath the King foure Armies at once and thus are they all imployed October 5th certaine Crabats making a braue before the trenches at Stetin driue away the Cattell thereby feeding In rescue of them out sally 1000. Swedens the Crabats faine a slight the Swedes too rashly pursuing The Swedes beaten by the Imperialists fall into an Ambush there beginnes a fierce skirmish in which the Swedes overlayd by numbers loose some 300. braue men two Captaines of horse and one Sergeant Major the rest being glad to get off with their liues The Swedes meditating revenge fall out a while after vpon the Imperialists Cattell by Grippenhagen and Gartz driving away some 300. from both places and come fayrely with them to their quarter Many the like feates of Armes were daily practised betwixt them And now leaving the other Armies to their businesse in other places Colbergen besieged we will turne to the siege of Colbergen not because it was first taken but first besieged and because it is a peice of Story by it selfe vpon which no other depends no other Towne being in those quarters This Towne is scituate on the Sea-coast further from Stralesundt and neerer vnto Prussia then the King had yet conquered So strong a place that Torquati and the rest had made choyce of it there to lay vp their pillage and what treasure they had gotten in the warres About the 4th of September was Colonel Kniphowsen sent by the King to try what he could doe vpon it His troupes being too weake Bauditzen is sent with 4000. men and 18. peices of Ordnance Vpon him the Crabats and other Imperialists set amaine a hote skirmish there is and much losse on both sides Bauditzen thereupon receiues two more Regiments from the King so that now he is 5. Regiments of foote and certaine horse strong before the Towne The Gentlemen of the Country are also drawne into the action The Garrison within is 11. Companies of foote but very weake ones The famous Onslaught of Colbergen Torquati Conti not ignorant of this hath a designe about the beginning of November for the relieving of the Towne and his owne treasure in it hoping eyther vtterly to defeate Bauditzen and Kniphowsen that now blockt it vp or at least to beate vp a Quarter and so to thrust some succours into it Gustavus Horne then in the Camp at Stetin having notice of it immediately calls a Councell of Warre The resolution is first to send Bauditzen and Kniphowsen word of it wishing them to stand vpon their guard a while assuring them by such a time to be with them This done they draw out halfe of every Regiment to goe along every Colonel to command his owne all being Commanded men such as had no Colours with them and for defence of the Camp leaving the other halfe with all the Lieutenant-Colonells and Sir Arthur Leslye to command all Word also is sent vnto the Swedish Garrisons of Griffenberg Golnaw just in the way to come and meete them So that with these and their fellowes before Colbergen they might make some 8000. foote 4000. horse The enemy was also some 9. or 10000. men and those vpon their march at least a day or two before Gustavus Horne had notice of it but they going the further way about through the Marck and so along behinde Schiffelbien as farre from the Swedish Garrisons as they could for feare of being discovered the Swedish were at Colbergen before them There found they their owne men in battell array and no newes of any Imperialists yet Consulting what to doe they there resolved to stay in sight of the Towne to amaze and affray the enemy all that day and then to take as many out of the Leaguer as might well be spared and so to march away by night to meete with the enemy Gustavus Horne commanded the Foote the Lord Reay led the valiant Scottish-men of his owne Nation and Bauditzen the horse About midnight comes a Countrey-Boore vnto them with assurance that the enemy had then taken vp their Quarter in two or three little Dorps that were hard before them els might they haue marcht by them and so the enemy might haue gone on and defeated those before Colbergen first and perchance those at Stetin afterwards Here the Colonells consult what to doe All but Kniphowsen resolue to surprize them as they now lay scattered and devided in these Villages but Kniphowsens advise was to stay till morning His reasons were first they knew not the strength and lodging of the enemy so that if by any error they should be defeated Colberg and Stetin and all were lost Againe it was a very good peice of service to haue prevented the enemy in his designe and if they could not beate him it were enough to turne him backe againe And these reasons prevailed so that the Army being hardmarcht sate there downe to refresh themselues Whilest here they were eyther the same Boore or some other goes and tells the Imperialists that the Swedish were hard by them so that by three a clocke in the morning they might perceiue the enemies Dorps all on a flame for they rising to be gone homewards had now set fire vpon their Quarters The Swedish perceiving this fall generally to blame Kniphowsen resolving instantly to pursue them Comming to the forsaken Dorps there knocke they downe some sixtie men that the enemy had left behinde and so follow on the rest At breake of day they had sight of the retyring enemy vpon a fayre Heath whereupon the Swedish horse making more speede by eight a clocke were vpon the neckes of them The enemy making Alt turnes faces about to them whereupon the Swedish horse forbeare to charge till their owne Foote should be come vp to them who now doubling their march were hard at hand with them Thus when the enemy makes a stand so doe the Swedish too and when the enemy marches the other lyes beating vpon their Reere The Crabats or Imperiall horse perceiving themselues likely to be overmatcht with numbers play the Pultrons and run away The Foote goe on in this fashion till they came to a Dorpe or Village called Faldinbruch there was a passage at a water-mill over whose bridge they were to goe and there one of the carriages of their Ordnance breaking fowlly stopt vp their passage Here being crowded and disordered the formost began also to flee And now fell there so sudden and so strange a mist that a man could hardly discerne two Pikes length before him The enemies Foote that could not get over the bridge betooke themselues into the marish by the Rivers
side standing there vpon their owne defence with matches Cockt and Muskets vpon their Rests The Swedish comming vp to them they demaund Quarter proffering to serue the King of Sweden vpon condition every Officer to be vnder the King the same they were vnder the Emperour otherwise they would dye like braue men and sell their liues as deare as they could Quarter and Conditions are both granted them so that there still a while they stood But to see the lucke of it just in the meane time returnes Bauditzen who having beene pursuing the enemies horse that fled and now so vtterly rowted them that scarce ten of them remained in a Company and lost them in the mist withall he seeing the enemy stand whole in a body together and not knowing of the agreement falls to charge them with his horse They perceiving this began to suspect trechery in it that the Swedish horse should fall vpon their Reere and the Foot vpon their Van so they should perish betwixt both To prevent which they putting themselues into two divisions turne backe to backe those next to Bauditzen all at once giving fayre fire vpon him That volley made a Fell of many a braue man Bauditzen charges againe charges home and thorough them vtterly breakes and defeats them The other Swedish body of horse hearing the fight and the mist not suffering them to discerne the matter imagined verily that the enemy had beene come backe againe yea messenger comes vpon messenger with the newes A strange cofusion mistake among the Swedish Our men are vtterly defeated And when as some of the horse that had the Van of the Swedens Foote came towards them they certainly beleeved them to be enemies and their owne men to be defeated and thereupon giue fire vpon them The other thinke the Devill to be in it and that their Foote had beene defeated and these to be enemies and therefore fly backe againe to their fellowes Others also comming vpon our Van they fall to charge them the other as fast letting fly at them againe Thus having no Colours with vs wee knew not friends from foes our enemies from our fellowes In this miserable error and mysticall meddly wee continue vntill 4. a clocke at night when by finding some of our owne to be slaine whom we well knew we began to find our mistake The Emperours whole forces both foote and horse were defeated their Canon all their baggage and foure Cornets taken from them All our owne horse except Bauditzens owne Regiment ran away as also the body of our Foote did which were led by the yong Grave of Thurne and Colonell Wallenstein onely the Van of the Swedish Foote stood firme Commanded by Baron Teuffell the Lord Reay and Sir Iohn Haibron So that both the Armies had run away in the mist except Bauditzen and his Regiment of horse and the Van of Foote aforesaid These stayed after the fight to bury their slaine fellowes This prettie kinde of battell hapned vpon the 11 th of November 1630. In which what with those that were slaine by the enemy and what they had killed themselues were 500. men lost The rest partly laughing at their owne mistake partly sorry for their fellowes and Comrades and partly glad to haue defeated the enemy they returne homewards againe Bauditzen and Kniphowsen vnto their siege and the other vnto their Leaguer Presently after this in the middle of the same November were there 182. houses burnt within the Citie the fault was layd vpon the negligence of a servant though others suspected it to be a villany of the besieged Sure it is that there were Letters intercepted by the Swedish which should haue perswaded the Garrison that seeing they could not be relieved the best way were to fire the Towne and by a resolute sally to breake through the enemy This is like vnto the Imperialists practises in other places who at Gartz and Grippenhagen about the same time made stay of all the Boats that came vp the Oder having a designe to fire Stargard with them by that meanes to haue delivered Colbergen The same they threatned vnto Stetin also which made those Townes stand vpon their guard the surer Towards the end of November the Swedes cut off the fresh water that serv'd the Citie In the beginning of December the besieged vpon an advantage sallying out surprize a Lieutenant with some thirtie of their enemies and the Swedish within a while after cut off a Convoy of 180 Wagons laden with Corne and other provisions which was going into the Citie an hundred of which they bring away the rest which they had not time nor meanes to doe they set fire on In February when the King was gone towards Mecklenburg the Garrison making abroad fetch in 500. head of Cattell one with another Thus past there encounters too and againe betwixt them till the end of February the 26. whereof they now finding their provisions to fayle within their hopes without send to parlie with the Swedish Generall who acquaints the King with it His Majestie condescends Colbergen yeelded vp to let them come out with Colours flying matches light full Armes bag and baggage and two peices of Ordnance They were in all 1500. men whereof 9. Companies of foote and two of horse all which were by the Swedish conueyed to Schiffelben whence they were to march vnto Landtsbergen Thus that strong Towne which had been three yeares in fortifying the Country-people for ten or twelue miles compasse having beene enforced to labour at it is now after fiue moneths siege vpon the second of March old stile taken in by the King who found in it 51. peices of Ordnance of a greater bore and 19. smaller Feild-peices 224. barrells of powder with proportionable Ammunition The day after the yeelding a shippe comming with men and victualls for their reliefe not knowing of it falls into the hands of the Swedens A report was also spread abroad in the Country that before their giving vp of the Towne they had digd mines and layd gun-powder and burning matches by it which after two or three dayes should take fire and blow vp the Towne which the Swedes in good time discovering sent after them in all hast to call them backe to an account for their base trechery But this we cannot affirme True it is that they were sent for backe and stayd at Friberg in the New-Marke but this was by reason of Tillyes crueltie at his taking of New Brandenburg at this very time where he put all to the sword The day before Colberg was taken A new league betwixt the Kings of France and Sweden was there a League concluded betwixt the Kings of France and Sweden in these termes 1. That it be for the defence of either of their Friends respectiuely for the securing of the Ocean and Baltick Seas and the freedome of Commerce in them as also for the restoring of the oppressed States and Princes of the Romane Empire and that
in carrying home spoiles of the warres though not of their Enemies Yet all fled not for the Lord Arnheym Field-Marshall to the Duke and an old Souldier together with Colonell Bindauff * Some write him Taub Doue and Vitzthimb with their 4 Regiments brauely yet stood vnto it Steinau a Colonell of Horse was with 4 Cornets taken prisoner by the Enemie who at length perceiving the Kings partie to prevaile brake through the Enemie and assisted his owne side The Imperialists now seeing the Saxons flying cry Victoria Victoria follow follow follow but the old Lad their Generall quickly countermaunded that saying Let them goe wee shall overtake them time enough but let vs beate the Swede too and then all Germany is our owne In this medlie Furstenberg with his old Regiment of Italian Horse having charged quite thorow the Saxons The Count of Furstenberg defeated was now comming vpon the Swedens backe which they perceiving with such resolution second his charge and follow their owne that they chase him almost an English mile from the place so vtterly cutting off dispersing the whole Regiment that they could not recover it all that battell Slaine and here perchance himselfe was slaine In this time the Duke of Holsteyn with his left wing having charged the King The Duke of Hossteyn defeated â—nd slaine was with such resolution and valour answered that after 5 or 6 charges bewixt them the Duke was mortally wounded and taken prisoner his whole Armie defeated and 3 peices of Ordnance taken By this time the King having notice of the Duke of Saxonies leaving the field and that Tilly was ready to charge his battaile presently drawes out 2000 commaunded Muskettiers of the braue Scottish Nation led by Colonell Havord they having some 2000 horse vpon their flancks to staue off the enemie a while The Scots of the Lord Reayes Regiments as t is said first breake Tillyes rancks The Scots ordering themselues in severall small battagliaes about 6 or 700 in a body presently now double their rankes making their files then but 3 deepe the discipline of the King of Sweden being never to march aboue 6 deepe this done the formost rancke falling on their knees the second stooping forward and the third rancke standing right vp and all giving fire together they powred so much lead at one instant in amongst the enemies horse that their ranckes were much broken with it This advantage the Swedish Horse lined with Muskettiers apprehending resolutely falling amongst them vpon their Croopes vtterly now disperse them The foote perceiving their horse vpon whose braverie they so much depended to be thus put to rowte stand sore amazed at that which they so little expected And now the King with his Foote falling in vpon their Van and with his Horse vpon their flancks Tilly vtterly defeated and taken prisoner after 4 houres hard fight vtterly defeated them In this hot service was the Generall Tilly himselfe much distressed and some say prisoner a while though vnknowne vnto the Kings Armie certaine it is that he was twice or thrice wounded with pistoll-shot Wounded which the Saxon writers say was done by their men most affirme that he was fetcht off by the valour of * Brother to him that Papâ—enheym had before taken prisoner about Magdenburgh Rodolp Maximilian Duke of Saxon-Lawenburg that day serving on the Emperors side who fought like a lyon with whom and two other horsemen Tilly came and conjoyned himselfe vnto the valiant Baron of Cronenberg This bold Baron and his Regiment serving in the right wing had 4 times in those 4 houres Tilly rescued charged the Kings Forces and hee at last when no more could be done brauely carried away his Generall in the midst of his owne now flying Troupes Thus notwithstanding that the left wings of both Armies had beene rowted and defeated yet the right wings vnder their old and experienced Cheiftaines stood stiffely brauely to it from 2 in the afternoone till 6 at night by which time the Imperialists were quite defeated and beaten out of the field The Chase being miserably slaine and trodden downe in the chace Had the King had but 3 houres more of day light scarcely had 1000 Enemies come off aliue but the darkenes which was safest for them to flie being not so for him to pursue the joyfull retreate is sounded and the chace given over for that night There were full 15000 of the Enemies slaine vpon the place of battell or in the chace the same night and the dayes following as one of our High-Dutch Relations assures us 14 peices of halfe The Dutch word is Kartunen whence ours The bootie and losses Curtoes or Demi-canons and 16 lesser peices of 8 or 10 pound ball taken Some of them having the Armes of the Emperour Duke of Bavaria and Wallensteyn others those of the Pals-graue the Elector of Brandenburg Duke of Brunswick c. The Enemies whole Leaguer neere vnto Leipsich was taken full standing and in it 3000 Wagons and all their baggage Tents and Pavilions together with a great number of Cattell oxen sheepe Asses poultry bread wine much costly stuffe with some gold and silver Before the Leaguer was there a great square sconce which the Defendants had forsaken And this was as compleate a victorie as possibly could bee gotten Not stolen by night which Alexander scorned but atcheived by fine force in the broad day-light betwixt 12 and 6 in the afternoone No advantage of place to assist the King t was vpon a faire levell and Campagnia No casuall advantage but was against him the wind the wood and higher ground all possessed by the Enemie No advantage in numbers or reputation of men Tillyes were the more the older Souldiers and their Armie was called Invincible Nay one disadvantage had the King as great as possibly could be a maine fleshing to the Enemy a weakning of halfe his own Armie and a discouragement to the rest by the early defeat of the Duke of Saxonie So that all the advantages lay on the Enemies side and the disadvantages vpon the Kings His Majesty lost not aboue 1200 men in the whole fight Cheife men slaine on the Kings side the Duke of Saxonie not full 2000. Of cheife CoÌ„maunders on the Kings side these slaine Baron Teuffell Collenbach Corwille Hall Adergast all Colonells with divers Captaines and Lieutenants On the Duke of Saxonies side these Coll * He is called Bâ—udâ—orp page 36. Bindtauff Starchedell Serjeant Major Holbeirsdorff and Lemminger both Lieutenants Colonells Hans George of Humrott Generall Adjutant On the Dukes Gerstorff Musculus Count Mansfield Lubers Lemminger Carlowitz Willenstein Rockonitz Henneger Lord Otto of Villaz all Captaines of Foote or Horse with Serjeant Major Drandorff whereof some died the same day and some the next Of Tillyes side slaine Of Tillyes side slaine these following Duke Adolp of Holsteyn the Generall the Count of Furstenberg Schomberg Generall of