Two
days later Hepburn was ordered to return with his force to Wurtzburg.
The king now broke up his camp near Wurtzburg, and leaving a garrison
in the castle of Marienburg and appointing Marshal Horn to hold
Franconia with 8000 men, he marched against Frankfort-on-the-Maine,
his troops capturing all the towns and castles on the way, levying
contributions, and collecting great booty. Frankfort opened its
gates without resistance, and for a short time the army had rest
in pleasant quarters.
The regiments were reorganized, in some cases two of those which
had suffered most being joined into one. Gustavus had lately been
strengthened by two more Scottish regiments under Sir Frederick
Hamilton and Alexander Master of Forbes, and an English regiment
under Captain Austin. He had now thirteen regiments of Scottish
infantry, and the other corps of the army were almost entirely
officered by Scotchmen. He had five regiments of English and Irish,
and had thus eighteen regiments of British infantry.
At Frankfort he was joined by the Marquis of Hamilton, who had done
splendid service with the troops under his command. He had driven
the Imperialists out of Silesia, and marching south, struck such
fear into them that Tilly was obliged to weaken his army to send
reinforcements to that quarter. By the order of Gustavus he left
Silesia and marched to Magdeburg.
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