The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-03-11
THE MAIDEN OF LUNEBURG.
From "Once a Week.

| pied a large portion Of The north of Ger
many. The spirit of the nation was
! ,onsed AGAINST The invaders, and deter
mined etf,r, sa- made TO drive them from
| ne country Allied with those German
mowers who dared to oppose Napoleon.
Russian troop. Tough, sid. BY side with
Inc .olliers Of the Fa,berIsnd against he
hated French.
srly in March, the Russian Colonel
TIE lanborn wa. sen; fram Berlin to e1po
tie French from Hamburg and TO protect
Luneck. lie fou1d the ene!nv retreating
towards lie west, and that, among other
,Iscs., they had evacuated the little town
Of Lunsburg Tetienbofn continued his
march Meantime the French General
Mnr.ud, Reinforced by St Cyr, turned
back to Lunabusg. The Allies sent Gen.
Won Dsrnherg to protect the tom. Willis
in thres hours' march to Lunabur9, he
learn. that Iorand had re- occupied the
place the preceding fy with force of
thrice bis strength.
Won Dornbsrg waited day for rein,
forcemeats, and advanced on the ID of
| April, at noon. 10 the attack. Believing
the ASSEMBLING column stronger lhsn 1t
rsally w2s, Nor.ad hastily re,,es.ad from
the town by oss ;s.ce-:se New Gsis-
q. .he AlIies entered il by another. The
opposing forces encountered in the streets,
and after q sanguinsry skirmish the French
wsrs driven out. After the i:ght. norsnd
learned the weakness Of the victols, end
determined to retrieve his error. Detac',-
ing portious of his force 10 penetrate the
town at other aessi.sbIs points, with gall
liant bat rash imps,ussity, the French CON-
m.nter in parson. attacked tho New Gate
at three IN tho afternoon The post WAS
defended by Rus.ian Aad Prussian guns,
with a few Cosssoks, while Prussian ia
gsss sad Fu.iIers ~e.s throzs OF. IN al
Ance.
Tie engagement ~ss hotiy sustained
and ,he Cate gslantiv held. Though The
| Psussiss loss was heavy, toe French mails
no ssnsihs imp,ession for upwards Of Al
hour Alter that time the FIRE OF the da
Tenders began to siscksn, then nearly
c.ssad. A rurtnur ran through the
ranks Their smnnifiun VS. faSi hecoru
ing exhausted and bv unaccoar,s5le over
sight no more cartridges were AZ hand
skilled .oIciiers lika The French soon per-
ceivsi that sonnet hing wa. wrong. and
| prepared 10 take advantage Of t!e fault
! Their fra grew hotter than ever. The
I sSirnli>aess hardly d-igGad to avail Them
selves Of the trees that lined The road,
| but picket OF the Pru>si.ns With inpuni-
ty. Tbs eve- Of he taen turned in mute
app-sl towards their officers who we're
gradually making mp their mind= 10 check
further advance bc DE-. p.ra'e charge Of
the h.,onet then sia~i, t" retreat
| But The G.rm.n mind gan-r.lv. take.
l"ug tine III making NJ. and before 'hA
worthy ptn~.isns had accomplished the
task. hvlp came 10 them from an unex-
p-r'ed qn>r'er A. the .equal will show.
! Wh-s the alerte was beaten in the town
! hefoTe Won Dornhsr0's advance the IN
! habitan.a t;a.'iv closed their shops ani
houses. and cook up safe positions Their
| hesrts heat with mingled fear and hope.
sh-v heard the ronr OF cannon and the
/ rattle of mu>ketry come nearer and near
! En- bullets struck into the wall. and
roofs. brick and 'ii-s began to fall. rockets
hurlsi past, uoops .hrongec into the
tovn
A ,r.de-msn in the msin thoroughf,ra
allowed .evar,l of his neighhors Ia take
refuge in the .,eitei c-ilar under HI.
.hOp Among these we're widow named
S'rgen and her dsughter Johann, The
a,trr i. described a, oirI 81 twenty two.
tall, strong aud active: Of fair com
J ! f
auhnrn hair that appeared seame! with
/ ,hrests ef gold Like mos; Of her conn
,rr-~0men. J hanna WAS an arden. pa
/ 'riot and 4 vehHncrtenemy Ia the French:
! hu'. unlike other. OF her sex. she was An
/ utter stranger 10 fesr She had Intended
! joining the Jagera, disguised n mems
cnthe', upon III. preyicus DAY. and had
gained her brothers consent; bu, the
wide~ had lost several sons il the war,
| and her heart failed her when the time
came
Had Johanna Stegen carried out her
intention, she would have done no more
| than other German women in tina, stirring
time.
History tells Of girl Of twenty -one
from Pot.d,Fn, ENeonora Prochaska, who
Joined the Lu'zow regiment Ct foot. in the
name of REM and fell bravelv fighting in
September 1928 in an engagement, on the
Gohrte. Dnro,hea Swso.ch entered The
We.t Prus.ian Land~ehr cavalry, ex-
| changed into the infantry after fall from
her horse. and served in i. ranks until
the close Of the war Charlotte Kruger
| fought in the kolherg regiment. and gain
cd promotion a. = non-cornrai.sionpd off
Ger. a lady, known subsequently As Frau
! Scheinemacn. served with iieIIuigs Hu.
sars throughout the War of Liberation
A native of S,rslsund, the wife of a ships
captain, made The campaign under the
name of Karl Peterson, became a ser
geant, was twice wounded and decorated
with the Iron Cross Of the first class.
Unable, a. she thought, to participate
/ actively in the defence Of Lunehurp 10
/ hanEas whole hear, went on. towards her
/ countrymen and their allies. Az soon A..
! the tumuls Of the conflc. 10 the street
! had in some degree subsidized, she left the
/ trembling women in the cellar, and pos,
ed herself Al , window in .he shop door to
observe the progress of the fight. Pres
emily came a squadron of Russian hu,Sars