The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-10

of Holstein-G ottorp. the Swedish Queen.
Gustavus was declared King when barely
seventeen years OF age. Sweden was a
Catholic country until the period of 1926.
when the teachings OF Martin Luther began
TO spread like wildfre. In fact, the reform
or Protestant movement spread with n
rspidity that threatened the very existence
OF the Catholic Church. Pope Clement
VII. by his stubbornness. also advanced the
tenets OF the reform movement Not alone
in Sweden, but in Germany. France, En-
gland and other parts of Europe the Cath
Ole Church lost power, and from this period
dates Sweden as a Lutheran-Protestant
Church did not remain idle. A constant
battle for the recovery within the church
OF the lost territory was fought by all the
Church In Sweden during the reign of
Gustavus Vasa, and his sons and success
s sigisma mIhc s May' K 31han TX M f;at aea 6 of G sos.
tavus Adolphus. a constant intrigue was
carried on Every Catholic power on some
against Sweden, not to their advantage,
as subsequent events will show.
During the thirty years war. Gustavus
Adolpnus came TO the front as a statesman
and soldier. BY his craftsmanship he made
peace for Sweden and between the various
PTotestant countries. and united them to a
great parties. the Protestant and the Cath
Ole. Sweden's king, as ruler OF the great
s~elf-chosen leader of the Protestant powers,
Emperor. was the adviser. under Pope Ur-
banus VIII (Barberini). the head of the
Satnoics, Beginning with the battles OF
Stralsund. Breitenfeld, Magdeburg, Grief
fenhagen and Nurnberg. were a series OF
victories for the army of Gustavus Adolf
plus. The Swedish-Germa army of the
thirty years war consisted of 5000 Swedes
and Films, and 5000 Prussian troops, with
forty-four vessels of war and seventy-one
crossed, was considerably enlarged. Gus
tavus Adclphus has been compared with
every great soldier OF modern times, but
from the Donan to the Elbe at Nurnberg
to prevent lilly and his army from join
ing Wallenstein and forcing the battle
of Lutzen, he comes nearer to our Sherman
OF the civil war and his march to the sea
than to any other modern general
October. the Swedish Germ an army crossed
the -Thuringerwald, and Gustavus Adolphus
Joined forces with Due Bernard, of Wei
Wallenstein had made some terrible mis-
takes and was in a trap. Under the i'm
70 remain at NurnSers in no Winter a lnsrtase
he had permitted Pappenheim to withdraw
to the Rhine with 1000 men. Arnim with
only 10000 men were available. The swed-
fish King. aware of all this. decided to at
t tack hin him: and during IL the ssd i,E e hs Of f,,s N0 ros, 5
ton. The morning OF the 9Th OF November,
1872. broke. and the representative men of
Gustavus Adolphus, should now in open
battle measure each others strength Wal
lenstein. expecting every moment the re-
turn of Pappenheim, who had been sent for,
endeayored to delay the opening of the
battle; for the same reason the King want
ed to force the attack; Tne bat battle e con,
armies met, the imperial troops on Wal.
lenstein's order set fire to the city of
the right wing of the army, and with Nils
Brahe, the only Swedish general present,
made the first attack. The Kings plan, was
Leipsic. leaving him only a retreat towar
the north, where the principal strength of
At the beginning of the battle Pappen-
helm had arrived; both he and Nils Brahe
fell deadly. wounded; the imperial troops
cle." writes Diodate. the German writer
who has described the battle from an inn
perial point of view-a Swedish description
heavy fog settled on the battlefield and en-
veloped the fighting armies, the battle dis
solved itself serr,b to f,pS eoll1 man a nana,ao- manl
Out of this darkness broke as a lightning's
flash the battles historical incident-the
of the actual circumstances of the Kings
death; all that Is known Is that the King,
in company with Due Frans Albrecht of
ed in the arm. Separated from his attend
ants. he had been shot in the back and fell
from his horse. He would stil have been
near him.. but, separated from all and
fighting for his life, a trooper of the enemy
rode up. inquired who he was. and. .receiv-
ing the answer, king of Sweden" gave
him his death wound.
The news of the Kings death was only
known when his horse emerged riderless
from the tumult. The army, stunned for
the moment by the terrible calamity, raj.
lied and attacked the imperial troops with
a madness that only revenge could satisfy,
and the battle OF Lutzen Became, therefore,
one OF the bloodiest battles of the thirty
years war. Walenstein was forced to re-
treat. but made his way toward Leipsic and
saved the remnants of his army. The con-
querors were not in a position to follow
was that the great leader, the champion of
the Protestants. Gustavus Adolphus. was
no more. Through the whole Protestant
world 1t was felt as IL the sun had set,
leaving all in darkness.