Nov. 4. Frederick Crowned at Prague 39 CHAPTER III. IMPERIALIST VICTORIES IN BOHEMIA AND THE PALATINATE SECTION I.--_The Attack upon Frederick (November 1619-January 1621)._ 1619 Maximilian of Bavaria prepares for war 39 Vienna fruitlessly attacked by Bethlen Gabor 40 Frederick finds no support in the Union 41 1620 The North German Princes agree to neutrality at Mar. Mühlhausen 42 June 3. Spinola, the Spanish General, prepares to attack the Palatinate, and the Union, being frightened, signs the treaty of Ulm, by which it agrees to observe neutrality towards the League 42 June 23. Maximilian, with Tilly in command of his army, enters Austria and compels the Austrian Estates to submit, whilst Spinola reduces the Western Palatinate 42 Maximilian joins Bucquoi, and enters Bohemia 43 Sep. 28. Frederick, having failed to organize resistance, joins the Bohemian army 44 Nov. 8. Defeat of Frederick at the Battle of the White Hill, 1619 and submission of Bohemia to the Emperor 45 Jan. 22. Frederick put to the Ban of the Empire 46 SECTION II.--_The War in the Upper Palatinate (January-October 1621)._ 1621 Frederick does not abandon hope of regaining Bohemia 47 Jan. Ap. 12. The Treaty of Mentz dissolves the Union 47 Bad character of Mansfeld's Army 48 May Mansfeld takes the offensive 49 Aug. Recommencement of the War in the Lower Palatinate 50 Oct. Mansfeld unable to hold out in the Upper Palatinate 50 Oct. 10. Signs an engagement to disband his forces, but escapes with them to Alsace 50 SECTION III.--_Frederick's Allies (October 1621-May 1622)._ 1621 James I. of England proposes to take Mansfeld into his pay, but he cannot agree with the House of Commons, and is therefore in want of money 50 1622 He then tries to obtain a settlement of the German disputes with the aid of Spain 51 May A conference for the pacification of Germany held at Brussels 52 Frederick prepares for War, with the help of Mansfeld, the Margrave of Baden, and Christian of Brunswick, the latter being a Protestant Administrator of the Bishopric of Halberstadt 53 He ravages the diocese of Paderborn 55