The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-29
The Battle OF Lutzcu.


The King sang, with his soldiers. Luz
TIERS grand hymn. Zine feste Burg isl
unser GOtt," and then his own battle song.
average NIGHT, du uauilcin kleinl" He
addressed, first to the Swedes, then to the
Germans, two OF the noblest orations before
battle that history records. In an en-
thusiasm of heroism he threw off his
cuirass and cried: "God is my armor !"
Wallenstein was suffering from govt
in the feet. Although his stirrups
were thickly padded with silk he
could not ride, and took his place
in litter. He called his officers together
and gave them his orders, which were to
fight chiefly on the defensive. Gustavus
gave out the war cry. Gott nit uns !"
Wallenstein gave to his troops as a battle
cry. "Jesus Maria" About II the mist
cleared little, and the fiery King himself
headed the attack upon the imporialiSt
lines and bitches. GuStavuS, riding alone
with his cousin, Duke Franz Won Lauen-
burg: the page, Leubeliing. and groom.
stumbled upon I'M imperial ambush. His
horse, maddcncd by n bulle,, threw its
rider and fled. The King received a bull
let IN the arm and another shot in the back.
This second shot was. rs the Swcdcs main
tain, fired by Lauenburg, who left the
King to his fate, rode away, and aitcrward
joined the Impcrialist side. German his
torians speak doubtfully on the point, and
the question OF Lauenburg's trcachery
may be considered an open one. The I'M
perlaliSl soldiers did not believe that the
King could be alone with so small an
escort. They, however, took GuStayus
TO be an officer OF rank until he
cried out, 81 am the King Of Sweden,
and seal with my blood the Protestant
religion and the liberties OF Germany.
Alas my poor Qucen!" The Imperialist
soldiers then killed and stripped him. and
the tide OF battle rolled on past the dead
body. The faithful page, who alone re-
manned with Gustayus, tried yainly to
mount the King upon his own horse. The
poor lad died five days afterward, in Naum-
burg, OF his wounds. SO fell Gustav
Adolf. Litzen was like victory Of Ira
falgar with Nelson lost. His own side
were startled which,
THE loose rein dangling from his head,
Housing and saddle bloody red"
the Kings horse rushed back into their
lines. They did not know that he was
dead they supposed him taken prisoner.
A kind Of sacred fury possessed the troops,
and the spirit OF GuStavus rendered them
inyincible. WallenStcn sustainedan over
whelmng defeat, and before night was In
full flight toward LeipSIc. IIerzog Bern
hard remained in the field As victor
OF Ldtzen. Wallenstein's own baggage
was pillaged by his own people. He
had been graZcd by bullet, but was not
hurt. lie was believed to bear a charmed
life. and the day OF Luton strengthened
the belief. The ImperiaiiSts lost many
officers OF note. The gallant Pappenheim,
the knighlicst OF WaIenstein's command
erS, and Colorado, were both killed. Pic
colomini had five horses shot under him.
lIolk. Tcrzky, IIarrach, and many Others
were severely wounded; but apart
from the greatness OF the victory,
the sadness OF Lutzcn was and re-
mains the soldiers death OF Gustav Adolf.
Walen,tein rewarded highly and pun
ishcd severely. He distributed Sj,2l0 Gull
den among officers who had behaved well;
but he executed us towards eleven officers
by the sword, he hanged others, some had
their swords broken by the hangman under
the gallowS, and the names OF many were
nailed i'm nfamy on the gibbet. a re
Deum. on the first news OF the battle, was
performed in Vienna; bat WallenStcin, at
least, knew certainly the magnitude Of the
defeat that he had suffered.