Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-10

| father, over the army then at war WIFE
! Denmark. At his fathers death, wher
he was about Is years old, he found
himself with three wars on his hands
one Of which was In active operation
that against Denmark.
He concluded this with peace a.
some sacrifice that he might carry or
his war with Russia, which he brought
to an honorable close planting Gusta
vus pillar where ST. Petersburg no"
stands. He then prosecuted with vigoE
the war with Poland, where be also
won distinction and an honorable truce
for six years. All this time he kept his
eye on affairs 10 Germany, especially
svmpathizing with his Protestant breth'
rem and laying plans to become their
| deliyerer. He strengthened his own
kingdom as much as possible, and re-
ceiving the sanction Of his governing
body, he sailed with an army for Ger
many on the 14th Of June, 1880. DE
arrived Ave weeks later, just 100 years
after the adoption OF the Augsburg
confession at Uesdom. He had but
small army, $4,000 men, of which 5000
were cavalry. As soon as he stepped
on German soil he threw himself on his
knees and gave thanks to God for his
safe voyage and asked His blessing on
his enterprise. Part Of the troops
stood guard while others threw up u
| camp, for the whole country was ablaze
with signal fires. But the enemy,
though 1t was supposed to number 40,
600 men 10 MecElenburg, retired before
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Torquato Cont. Thus Gustavus made
himself master Of and fortified the
cities OF the Baltic and along the Oder
river. In this way he spent the first
fall and winter. lilly had laid siege TO
Magdeourg, which he took and burned,
and his army plundered with the most
terrible atrocities. Gustavus could not
20 to its assistance, because he had TO
fortify his rear and because the electors
of Brandenburg and Saxony would not
give their consent for him 70 pass
through their territory. He at last
formed q league with these and with
their army and his, each about $4,000
men, he confronted lilly at Breitenfeld,
near Leipsic. lilly had about the same
number Of men, and had the choice OF
position, and had been the victor OF
twenty-five battles.
The result of the battle was that,
though GustaVus' allies soon fed and
left the Swedes alone, that Tilly's army
was almost completely destroyed, so
that GustaVuS could move In any direc-
ton. He now struck for south Ger
many and captured the free cities and
fortress Of Erfurt, Wurzbnrg, Frankfort
and crossed the Rhine, and
drove back the Spaniares and
took Mayence, where be spent a
few months OF the winter. In the
spring he had to move again towards
central and eastern Germany where an
other army under lilly had been organ
lied. He met this on the Lech, behind
which 1t had intrenched itself. Though
the stream was swollen be crossed 1t
under the fire of his artillery and
routed the army of lilly and Maximil-
liam. lilly here received his death
wound. Gustavus now invated the ter
ritory OF MAMMALIAN. He was then
made aware Of an army that had been
raised by Wallenstein, the great general
OF Ferdinand and he moved north TO
meet him.
This was the only general who 1t was
thought was able TO cope with GustGvus.
After long skirmishes around Mirem-
berg they met finally at LutZen, near
Leipsic, and near where lilly and Gus
tavus had met. GustaVuS had but
about 10000 men, while Wallenstein
had, perhaps, from %, 900 to 0,000 and
received q reinforcement while the
battle was on Of 5000 more. The re-
suit OF this battle was that Wallenstein
was defeated, though Gustavus lost his
life In the conflict Wallenstsin had
the choice OF the field and had dug a
trench ia front OF his army. across
which Gustavus had to advance. Gus
tavus had led the charge against the
center OF Wallenstein's army, COM
manded by himself had driven IL back
and captured several pieces OF artillery,
and then had gone to the left TO lead
another charge, when the news was
brought to him that his center had
been driven back and the cannon re-
taken. He hurried TO the scene and led
another onslaught, but 10 his impetuos-
ity he got in advance OF his men, he
was surrounded and shot. His riderless
horse announced to the Swedes the fate
of their great leader, and nerved them
to desperation to gain, at least, his
body. They, In their fury, led by
Duke Bernhard broke the power Of
Wallenstein drove him from the field,
leaving over 5000 dead on the field and
as many wounded.
This battle cost the Protestant cause
dearly In the loss OF its great
leader, but IL, though 1t did not
end the war, which was carried on aft
erwards by the Generals Of Gustavus
and by the French on the one side and
the Emperor on the othe other, 10 new
ertheless broke the power OF the Empe-
ror in Germany and finally secured
what Gustavus sought-rellgious liber-
ty. In the treaty Of Westphalia, six
teen years Afterwards, equal religious
privileges were granted not only TO the
Lutherans but also TO the Calvinists,
while before only the Lutherans were
embraced In the treaty.
This, OF course. was not wholly re-
lIgious war, for many personal and SELF
ish schemes of the Emperor and the
Princes on both sides entered into It; but
IL was a religious war In the sense that
the Interior aim Of the Emperor was, as
almost all historians agree, the entire
suppression Of the Protestant religion,
while the principal aim Of GustaVus, on
the other hand, was TO secure TO them
their religious rights. He did not de-
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