In the meantime a sharp conflict had taken place between the Imperial
cavalry and the Swedish left wing. Wallenstein's cuirassiers, hidden
by the smoke, charged right through a column of Swedish infantry;
but this success was counterbalanced by the rout of Cronenberg's
Invincibles, a magnificent regiment of 1500 horsemen, by 200 Finland
troopers. The troops of Duke Bernhard of Weimar, among whom were
still the Scottish regiments of Hamilton and Douglas, marched
against the heights which commanded the Alte Veste, and drove back
the Imperialists with great loss. Five hundred musketeers of the
Green Brigade under Colonel Munro then pushed gallantly forward
and posted themselves far in advance, resisting all attempts of the
Imperialists to drive them back, until Lieutenant Colonel Sinclair,
who was now in command of Munro's own regiment, brought it forward
to his assistance. Until the next morning this body of one thousand
men maintained the ground they had won in spite of all the efforts
of the Imperialists to dislodge them.
Colonel Munro was severely wounded in the left side. Lieutenant
Colonel Maken, Capt. Innis, and Capt. Traill were killed, and an
immense number of other Scottish officers were killed and wounded.
The news was brought down to Gustavus of the advantage gained by
Duke Bernhard, but he was unable to take advantage of it by moving
his army round to that position, as he would have exposed himself
to a counter attack of the enemy while doing so.
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