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A36825 The estate of the Empire, or, An abridgement of the laws and government of Germany cast into dialogues for the greater conveniency of a young prince that was instructed therein / by Lewis Du-May ... ; translated into French by D'Alexis Esq. ... ; now faithfully rendered into English. Dumay, Louis, d. 1681. 1664 (1664) Wing D2521; ESTC R7823 173,537 384

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disproportionable to the spirit fortune and valour of that excellent Prince The fifth Combat hapned April 4. 1639. near Kemnitz in Misnia where Bannier the Swedes General overcame the Imperialists and Saxons commanded by General Salis. The sixth was an action of the Archduke Leopold and Picolomini more bold then well advised when they set upon the Swedes French and Lunebourgers in their Trenches at Wolfenbottel and were beaten back with the loss of their Foot and the left wing of their Horse June 19. 1641. The seventh signalized Mareshal Guebriant in the Archbishoprick of Collen where having the conduct of the French Army he beat and took prisoner Baron Lamboy General of the Emperors Confederates January 17. 1642. P. After the taking of Lamboy Mareshal Guebriant was very seasonably backed by Frederick Henry of Nassau Prince of Orange G. That German Alexander did a special piece of service to his Allies at that time taking up his Quarters between Rhimberg and Orsoy to succour the Mareshal in case the Spaniards should draw towards him The eighth Combat hapned near Schweinitz in Silesia where Torstenson surprised Francis Albert Duke of Saxon-Lawembourg General of the Imperialists and Saxons who were so soundly beaten there that their General remained dead upon the place May 21. 1642. In the ninth there was but little blood shed but a total rout of the French Army which after the death of Mareshall Guebriant being commanded by Count Iosias de Rantzau was surprised by the Bavarian Forces under the conduct of Hatzfeld and Iohn de Werdt at Dutlinguen a little Town in the Dutchy of Wirtemberg and nothing was saved but a part of the Horse led by General Rose P. The death of the Count de Guebriant occasioned that defeat and the loss of his person was valued at no less a rate then that of all his Troops because of the good services he had and might still have performed G. That Mareshal was exceedingly beloved by the German Troops being a man of singular courage and conduct and so careful of them that in his time they were alwayes very well paid The tenth would have strucken the very trees with fear and admiration if they had had any sense for Lewis de Bourbon then Duke of Anguyen and now Prince of Conde made five assaults upon the Bavarian Army entrenched upon a mountain near Fribourg in Brisgou where he slew their General Gaspar de Mercy in the yeare 1644. forced the Enemies army to quit their Poste and afterwards went to take Philipsbourg and some other places though he had lost very much brave Nobility The Fleventh made Merkendal in Franconia to be talked of where Mareshal Turenne General of the French Forces was surprised by Francis de Mercy General of the Bavarians November 14. 1645. The loss nevertheless was not so great as some Writers would perswade us if that be true which I have been told upon the place The Twelfth was fought by the French and Hessian armies against the Bavarian wherein the loss was almost equal but Francis Baron de Mercy was slain there and the Duke of Anguyen Mareshal Turenne and Geis remained masters of the Field and had the spoil of the dead May. 5. 1646. P. It seemes there is a kind of fatality in things of this world here were two brethren both Generals of the Bavarians and both slain in fight by the Duke of Anguyen It is further remarkable that the French got few or no victories but they cost them very much blood G. Ordinarily the French would carry all by main force and think those victories but little honourable that are gotten by surprize Nevertheless the Generals that are sparing of their Souldiers lives ahve alwayes been and are still more esteemed then they that part with them at so cheap a rate The thirteenth Fight was a sudden unforeseen engagement wherein the Armies of Sweden and France commanded by the Mareshals Charles Gustavus Wrangel Henry de la Tour Prince of Turenne both equally resolute and prudent having accidentally fallen upon the Imperial and Bavarian Forces under the conduct of Melander otherwise called the Count of Holt zapfel and Gronsfeld forced them off their ground and pursued them about two Leagues with great effusion of blood which yet had been far greater if Vlrick Duke of Wirtemberg had not stopped that Torrent by a resolution worthy of his Courage withstanding all the Enemies Forces only with two squadrons of Foot two Bodies of Horse and so giving leisure to those of his Party to rally and recover a place of safety after the death of Melander General of the Imperialists which action in the opinion of both Parties preserved Austria and Bavaria The last Combat was fought Iune 4. 1648. near Grewembrouck in the Country of Iuliers where the Hessian Army under the conduct of General Geis had a great advantage over the Imperial commanded by Baron Lamboy P. I have heard it said by persons of credit who had principal command in that Engagement that Frederick Duke of Wirtemberg did wonders there G. I know if it had not been for that Prince the Hessians had been beaten for their Horse gave ground and they had not gotten the day but for that Duke who commanded the Foot and both by his example encouraged those that remained in the field and by his resolution called back those that were fled But that was not the only place where Duke Frederick of Wirtemberg made his courage to be taken notice of It was he himself that with his Regiment having the Van in the Fight at St. Antony pulled down the Palissades and made way for the Horse to pass when Mareshall Guebriant took Baron Lamboy prisoner So that it may be said without flattering him or wronging the other Officers it was he that got the victory in those two Combats P. I imagine that you speak not here of any but the most memorable actions it being almost impossible there should have been so few engagements of Armies and encounters of Parties in a War wherein all Europe was concerned and where strangers French Spaniards Swedes and Lorrainers were mingled with the Germans plaid their parts for many years together G. You have reason And I confess to write that war would make a great Volume which is not my intention Nevertheless I shall tell you that Iuly 31. 1633. Prince Christian Palatine of Birkenfeld having the sword of Iosias Count of Rantzau to assist him and some Swedish Troops under his command beat the Lorrainers near Pfaffenhoven in the Lower Alsatia March 2. 1634. the Rhingrave Otho Lewis General of some confederate Swedes defeated the Count of Salme at Wateweil in the upper Alsatia and October 7. 1638. Count Hatzfeld an Imperialist scattered the Troops which Charles Lewis Elector Palatine had joyned to some Swedes near Blotu in the County of Lippe P. So many Fights and Battels so many takings and desolations of Cities and so many Mortalities having afflicted and wasted Germany for many years