At 2 am, Wallenstein sent an SOS to the general Gottfried Graf von Pappenheim of Cologne. "The enemy advances," he wrote -. Dear sir, leave everything else and go with your strength and artillery to help me. You can be here tomorrow morning. He (Gustaf) is still in Rippach step. " Pappenheim, luckily for Catholic, joins his cause and with his 8,000 men out of Cologne before daybreak. Towards the early hours of the morning, the Swedes were already in Lutzen and without rest, want to start the attack.
However, the fog is so thick that both sides should temper their spirits despite being only yards away. The Emperor Swedish general as good as impulsive man, gives the order to attack. The echoes the muskets in the plain, but the low visibility does not allow the actions to start second line of pikemen. The disaster in the evening unexpectedly bad weather scattered Swedish troops. Your Emperor, since as usual in the outposts, was put at the head of a cavalry regiment and goes to the focal point of conflict. The fog you lose a few minutes of his security corps and in the confusion, clashes with a party of horsemen enemies without knowing who was shooting out of hand. Mortally wounded in the head and body, Gustavo horse falls unconscious. When they do reach their troops, prisoners of the shock, see the dying king and immediately, withdraw from the battlefield. The death of his beloved emperor far from intimidating, the arrest of a blind rage.
However, the fog is so thick that both sides should temper their spirits despite being only yards away. The Emperor Swedish general as good as impulsive man, gives the order to attack. The echoes the muskets in the plain, but the low visibility does not allow the actions to start second line of pikemen. The disaster in the evening unexpectedly bad weather scattered Swedish troops. Your Emperor, since as usual in the outposts, was put at the head of a cavalry regiment and goes to the focal point of conflict. The fog you lose a few minutes of his security corps and in the confusion, clashes with a party of horsemen enemies without knowing who was shooting out of hand. Mortally wounded in the head and body, Gustavo horse falls unconscious. When they do reach their troops, prisoners of the shock, see the dying king and immediately, withdraw from the battlefield. The death of his beloved emperor far from intimidating, the arrest of a blind rage.
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