The History of the Thirty Years' WarSchiller, Friedrich
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The History of the Thirty Years' War
Schiller, Friedrich
Europe -- History -- 1517-1648; Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
State of the Empire. -- Of Europe. -- Mansfeld. -- Christian, Duke of
Brunswick. -- Wallenstein raises an Imperial Army at his own expense.
-- The King of Denmark defeated. -- Death of Mansfeld. -- Edict
of Restitution in 1628. -- Diet at Ratisbon. -- Negociations. --
Wallenstein deprived of the Command. -- Gustavus Adolphus. -- Swedish
Army. -- Gustavus Adolphus takes his leave of the States at Stockholm.
-- Invasion by the Swedes. -- Their progress in Germany. -- Count Tilly
takes the Command of the Imperial Troops. -- Treaty with France. --
Congress at Leipzig. -- Siege and cruel fate of Magdeburg. -- Firmness
of the Landgrave of Cassel. -- Junction of the Saxons with the Swedes.
-- Battle of Leipzig. -- Consequences of that Victory.
Book III.
Situation of Gustavus Adolphus after the Battle of Leipzig. -- Progress
of Gustavus Adolphus. -- The French invade Lorraine. -- Frankfort taken.
-- Capitulation of Mentz. -- Tilly ordered by Maximilian to protect
Bavaria. -- Gustavus Adolphus passes the Lech. -- Defeat and Death of
Tilly. -- Gustavus takes Munich. -- The Saxon Army invades Bohemia,
and takes Prague. -- Distress of the Emperor. -- Secret Triumph of
Wallenstein. -- He offers to Join Gustavus Adolphus. -- Wallenstein
re-assumes the Command. -- Junction of Wallenstein with the Bavarians.
-- Gustavus Adolphus defends Nuremberg. -- Attacks Wallenstein's
Intrenchments. -- Enters Saxony. -- Goes to the succour of the Elector
of Saxony. -- Marches against Wallenstein. -- Battle of Lutzen. --
Death of Gustavus Adolphus. -- Situation of Germany after the Battle of
Lutzen.
Book IV.
Closer Alliance between France and Sweden. -- Oxenstiern takes the
Direction of Affairs. -- Death of the Elector Palatine. -- Revolt of the
Swedish Officers. -- Duke Bernhard takes Ratisbon. -- Wallenstein enters
Silesia. -- Forms Treasonable Designs. -- Forsaken by the Army. --
Retires to Egra. -- His associates put to death. -- Wallenstein's death.
-- His Character.
Book V.
Battle of Nordlingen. -- France enters into an Alliance against Austria.
-- Treaty of Prague. -- Saxony joins the Emperor. -- Battle of Wistock
gained by the Swedes. -- Battle of Rheinfeld gained by Bernhard, Duke of
Weimar. -- He takes Brisach. -- His death. -- Death of Ferdinand II.
-- Ferdinand III. succeeds him. -- Celebrated Retreat of Banner in
Pomerania. -- His Successes. -- Death. -- Torstensohn takes the Command.
-- Death of Richelieu and Louis XIII. -- Swedish Victory at Jankowitz.
-- French defeated at Freyburg. -- Battle of Nordlingen gained by
Turenne and Conde. -- Wrangel takes the Command of the Swedish Army. --
Melander made Commander of the Emperor's Army. -- The Elector of Bavaria
breaks the Armistice. -- He adopts the same Policy towards the Emperor
as France towards the Swedes. -- The Weimerian Cavalry go over to the
Swedes. -- Conquest of New Prague by Koenigsmark, and Termination of the
Thirty Years' War.
History of the Thirty Years' War in Germany.
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