Tilly now deemed the victory certain, for nearly half of his opponents
were disposed of, and he outnumbered the remainder by two to one;
but while Furstenberg had gained so complete a victory over the
Saxons, Pappenheim, who had charged the Swedish centre, had met
with a very different reception.
In vain he tried to break through the Swedish spears. The wind was
blowing full in the faces of the pikemen, and the clouds of smoke
and dust which rolled down upon them rendered it impossible for
them to see the heavy columns of horse until they fell upon them
like an avalanche, yet with perfect steadiness they withstood the
attacks.
Seven times Pappenheim renewed his charge; seven times he fell back
broken and disordered.
As be drew off for the last time Gustavus, seeing the rout of the
Saxons, and knowing that he would have the whole of Tilly's force
upon him in a few minutes, determined to rid himself altogether of
Pappenheim, and launched the whole of his cavalry upon the retreating
squadrons with overwhelming effect. Thus at the end of half an
hour's fighting Tilly had disposed of the Saxons, and Gustavus had
driven Pappenheim's horse from the field.
Three of the Scottish regiments were sent from the centre to
strengthen Horn on the left flank, which was now exposed by the
flight of the Saxons. Scarcely had the Scottish musketeers taken
their position when Furstenberg's horse returned triumphant from
their pursuit of the Saxons, and at once fell upon Horn's pikemen.
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