A History of Germany, Founded on D. Mller's 'History of the German People'.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ...and before the end of the year he had brought together an army of 25,000 men, the offscourings of all Germany. Meanwhile Christian IV. entered the country of the river Weser. Tilly, with the soldiers of the League, marched through Hesse south of the Hartz, into the neighborhood of Grubenhagen and Gottingen; Wallenstein, with his newly formed imperial army, into that of Magdeburg. It was only now that the war began to show all its terrors. These armies carried the most frightful devastation with them. Yet the contest this year was indecisive. Christian IV., while riding around the walls of Hameln, fell heavily with his horse, and afterward retreated. The armies continued cruelly to lay waste the land. 20. But Christian IV. again entered the scene, in the spring of 1626, with new forces, and supplied with new subsidies by England and France. Joining him on his right, toward Westphalia, lay Christian of Brunswick; on his left, stretehing toward the middle waters of the Elbe, Ernest of Mansfeld. Against Ernest, Wallenstein marched, and defeated him at the bridge of Dessau, April 25, 1626. Mans-feld retreated to Brandenburg, carrying the war with him, obtained reinforcements, and turned to march through Silesia to Hungary, in order to join Bethlen Gabor, who still kept the field against Ferdinand II. Wallenstein followed him through Lausitz, Silesia, Moravia, and far into Hungary. But Bethlen Gabor was already treating for peace with Austria, and Mansfeld's army dispersed, while he sought to reach Venice by sea, in order to go thence to England. But he died on the journey. Untamed and defiant, as he had been through life, he was clad in full armor, and awaited death standing, supported by his friends. Christian of Brunswick preceded him in the...