. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. eto attack Wallenstein. Three guns from the castleof Weissenfels gave the signal to the imperialiststhat the Swedish army was in sight. Wallensteininstantly drew his regiments together, and dispatchedmessengers to command the immediate return of Pap-penheim. On the 6th of November, Gustavus drew up hisforces in nearly the same order which the year be-fore had insured him the victory at Leipzic. Thew^hole army formed two lines, havin
. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. eto attack Wallenstein. Three guns from the castleof Weissenfels gave the signal to the imperialiststhat the Swedish army was in sight. Wallensteininstantly drew his regiments together, and dispatchedmessengers to command the immediate return of Pap-penheim. On the 6th of November, Gustavus drew up hisforces in nearly the same order which the year be-fore had insured him the victory at Leipzic. Thew^hole army formed two lines, having a canal on theirright and in their rear, the high road in front, andthe village of Llitzen on their left. The infantryunder count von Brake, occupied the centre, the ca-valry the wings, and the artillery the front of thewhole line. Duke Bernard of Saxe Weimar com-manded the left wing, and the king himself with hisSwedish cavalry took up his position on the order of battle of the second line was the sameas that of the first; and behind it was stationed acorps de reserve under the command of Henderson, aScotchman. 248 CAREER OF GUSTAVUS DUKE BERNARD OF SAXK WEI3IAR. On the evening before the battle Wallenstein deep-ened the trenches on each side of the high roadwhich divided the two armies, and placed a strongbody of musketeers behind the mounds formed by theearth thrown out of them. In the rear of these wasa battery of seven heavy guns ; and on an eminencebehind LUtzen, on which stood a windmill, wereplanted fourteen lighter pieces, which commanded agreat part of the field. The infantry, in five un-wieldy divisions, were stationed about three hundredpaces in the rear of the high road, their flanks h^^^ix CAREER OF GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS. 249 covered by cavalry. To conceal his weakness, Wal-lenstein ordered all the horse-boys and camp-servantsto mount and form on the left wing, where they wereto remain until the arrival of Pappenheim should sup-ply their places
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