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Battle of Lutzen

noun

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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... 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

... 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

Words linked to "Battle of Lutzen" : Federal Republic of Germany, FRG, Germany, Deutschland, Thirty Years' War, pitched battle