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Page 488
... Gustavus Adolphus was the most accomplished prince of his age , and will bear a comparison with the greatest men of either an- tient or modern times . To energy , a common quality in a rude age , he added the most exalted virtues of a ...
... Gustavus Adolphus was the most accomplished prince of his age , and will bear a comparison with the greatest men of either an- tient or modern times . To energy , a common quality in a rude age , he added the most exalted virtues of a ...
Page 491
... Gustavus alone , impatient to decide the comparative merit of himself and this new opponent , saw in this change a favour of fortune which prepared for him more splendid glory . The Imperial and Bavarian troops formed together an army ...
... Gustavus alone , impatient to decide the comparative merit of himself and this new opponent , saw in this change a favour of fortune which prepared for him more splendid glory . The Imperial and Bavarian troops formed together an army ...
Page 495
... Gustavus was informed that his infantry in the centre was retreating , and that his left wing , exposed to the artillery on the heights , also began to fall back . Having directed General Horn to pursue the retreating wing of the enemy ...
... Gustavus was informed that his infantry in the centre was retreating , and that his left wing , exposed to the artillery on the heights , also began to fall back . Having directed General Horn to pursue the retreating wing of the enemy ...
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