March The Electors of Saxony hold a Protestant Assembly at Leipzig 133
Tilly attacks the Swedes, but is driven to retreat 134
Ap. 26. Treaty of Cherasco between France and the English 135
May 15. Convention between Gustavus and the Elector of Brandenburg 136
May 20. Magdeburg stormed, plundered, and burnt 136
The Emperor refuses to cancel the Edict of Restitution 137
SECTION I.--_Alliance between the Swedes and the Saxons (June-September 1631)._
June 21. Gustavus compels the Elector of Brandenburg to an alliance 138
Aug. Tilly summons the Elector of Saxony to submit 139
Sept. He attacks Saxony, upon which the Elector forms an alliance with Gustavus 139
SECTION II.--_Battle of Breitenfeld (September 1631)._
Sept. 17. Victory of Gustavus over Tilly at Breitenfeld 141
Wallenstein's intrigues with Gustavus 142
Wallenstein and Gustavus unlikely to agree 143
Political and military designs of Gustavus 144
He looks for a basis of operations on the Rhine 146
SECTION III.--_March of Gustavus into South Germany (October 1631-May 1632)._
1632 In spite of the objections of the French, he attacks Bavaria 149
Ap. 14. Tilly defeated and mortally wounded at the passage of the Lech 149
SECTION IV.--_Wallenstein's Restoration to command (September 1631-June 1632)._
Sept. Wallenstein breaks off all intercourse with Gustavus 151
Nov. Attempts to reconcile the Elector of Saxony with the Emperor 152
Dec. Is reinstated temporarily in the command of the Imperial Army 153
April Wallenstein permanently appointed Commander 155
May Offers peace to the Saxons, and drives them out of Bohemia 155
June Gustavus does not approve of the terms of peace offered by Wallenstein 156
SECTION V.--_Struggle between Gustavus and Wallenstein (June-October 1632)._
June Gustavus and Wallenstein opposed to one another at Nüremberg 157
Efforts of Gustavus to maintain discipline 159
Sept. 4. Fails to storm Wallenstein's lines 160
SECTION VI.--_The Battle of Lützen (October-November 1632)._
Oct. Gustavus follows Wallenstein into Saxony 161
Irreparable loss by the death of Gustavus to the Protestants 164
THE DEATH OF WALLENSTEIN AND THE TREATY OF PRAGUE.
SECTION I.--_French Influence in Germany (November 1632-April 1633)._
1633 Differences between Bernhard and Oxenstjerna 166