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It was a stern day at Leipzig, but, mark my words, it will be sterner still when we meet Wallenstein; for, great captain as Tilly undoubtedly was, Wallenstein is far greater, and Europe will hold its breath when Gustavus and he, the two greatest captains of the age, meet in a pitched battle."

Henty, G. A. (George Alfred). The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus (p. 167). Kindle Edition.

...Tilly had determined upon a deed which would, he believed, frighten Germany into submission; he ordered that no quarter should be given...Neither age nor sex was spared, and 30,000 men, women, and children were ruthlessly massacred.

Henty, G. A. (George Alfred). The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus (p. 70). Kindle Edition.

All night long pandemonium reigned in the town. Shrieks and cries, oaths and sounds of conflict arose from all quarters, as citizens or their wives were slaughtered by drunken soldiers, or the latter quarrelled and fought among themselves for some article of plunder.

Henty, G. A. (George Alfred). The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus (pp. 41-42). Kindle Edition.

The slightest resistance to the exactions of the lawless foragers excited their fury, and indiscriminate slaughter took place. The march of an army could be followed by burned villages, demolished houses, crops destroyed, and general ruin, havoc, and desolation.

Henty, G. A. (George Alfred). The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus (p. 36). Kindle Edition.