LUTZEN, ln'tsen. A small town in the Prus sian Province of Saxony, 10 miles southwest of Leipzig, with 3838 inhabitants in 1900. It is famous for two battles fought in its vicinity. The first battle of Liitzen was fought in the course of the Thirty Years' War, between Gus tavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, and Wallen stein. commander-in-chief of the Imperial forces, on November 16 (old style. November 6). 1632. At the end of September Gustavus Adolphus had been compelled to leave Nuremberg, having been starved out by Wallenstein. The latter marched northward to force the wavering Elector of Sax ony, John George, to join the Imperialist cause. Gustavus Adolphus hurried after him, united his forces with those of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Wei mar, and attacked Wallenstein. The Swedes numbered about 15.000 men; Wallenstein had approximately 25,000. The battle was contested with great stubbornness on both sides. Gustavus
Adolphus was killed early in the day. Night finally put an end to the battle, the Swedes re maining masters of the field. Each side is said to have lost about 10.000 in killed and wounded. Consult: Droysen, "Die Sehlaeht bei Liitzen," in Forschunyen zar deutschen Gesehichte (Gottin gen. 1862) : Dodge, Gustavus Jdo/phtts (Boston, 1895). (See GUSTAVUS I. ADOLPHUS; THIRTY YEARS' WAR; WALLENSTEIN.) The second battle of Liitzen took place on May 2. 1813, a little to the south of the site of the tirst battle, between the French under Napoleon and the Russo-Prussian army under General Wittgenstein. Napoleon was victorious, lint, as he had no cavalry with which to pursue, his victory brought him little benefit. Each side lost about 20.000 men. Consult Sloane, Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, vol. iv. (New York, 1896). See NAPOLEON I.