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Battle of Lutzen   Listen
Battle of Lutzen

noun
1.
A battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein; Gustavus Adolphus was killed.  Synonym: Lutzen.






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"Battle of lutzen" Quotes from Famous Books



... first, under the consulate, when he returned from exile. He dissimulated them even more courageously under the Empire—for he played the part of a kind of chamberlain to Bonaparte, this dear marquis. But, chut! do not remind him of that proof of heroism; he has deplored it bitterly since the battle of Lutzen." ...
— The Honor of the Name • Emile Gaboriau

... of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, who was killed at the battle of Lutzen at the close of the previous year, had produced a great change in the affairs of Europe; and, fearing that the Austrian Cabinet might profit by that event, Richelieu represented to the Council the necessity of raising money at whatever ...
— The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 3 (of 3) • Julia Pardoe



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