Lützen

[ ly-tsuh n ]

/ ˈlü tsən /

noun

a town in E Germany, WSW of Leipzig: site of Gustavus Adolphus' victory over Wallenstein in 1632 and Napoleon's victory over the Russians in 1813.

Example sentences from the Web for lutzen

He beat them at Lutzen and Bautzen, and in Silesia, but in spite of his success he had to continue his retreat.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell
At the battles of Lutzen and Bautzen he showed prodigious strength, activity, and courage.

A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure |Timothy Gowing
Wallenstein meanly attempted to throw the blame of the disaster at Lutzen upon the alleged cowardice of his officers.

The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power |John S. C. Abbott
It was at Lutzen, a bloody fight, and no bad initiation for an unfledged soldier.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 |Various

In the Harleian Miscellanies there is an account of the battle of Lutzen which deserves to be read.

Essays, First Series |Ralph Waldo Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for lutzen

Lützen

/ (German ˈlytsən) /

noun

a town near Leipzig in E Germany, in Saxony; site of a battle (1632) in the Thirty Years' War in which the army of the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein was defeated by the Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus, who died in the battle

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