"Chemnitz" Quotes from Famous Books
... dominions of the Emperor. The victories of Bernard encouraged him, while the prosperity of the Austrian provinces excited his hopes of booty. After defeating the Imperial General Salis, at Elsterberg, totally routing the Saxon army at Chemnitz, and taking Pirna, he penetrated with irresistible impetuosity into Bohemia, crossed the Elbe, threatened Prague, took Brandeis and Leutmeritz, defeated General Hofkirchen with ten regiments, and spread terror and devastation through that defenceless kingdom. Booty ... — The Works of Frederich Schiller in English • Frederich Schiller
... have seen them doing it there—as they do it all over Germany. Had you gone to Chemnitz, you would have seen them ... — The Destroyer - A Tale of International Intrigue • Burton Egbert Stevenson |