nry, brother to the Prussian king, who
commanded the army which wintered in Saxony. About the middle of
April, he marched in two columns towards Bohemia, forced the pass of
Peterswalde, destroyed the Austrian magazine at Assig, burned their
boats upon the Elbe, seized the forage and provisions which the enemy
had left at Lowositz and Leutmeritz, and demolished a new bridge which
they had built for their convenience. At the same time general Hulsen
attacked the pass of Passberg, guarded by general Reynard, who was
taken, with two thousand men, including fifty officers: then he advanced
to Sate, in hopes of securing the Austrian magazines; but these the
enemy consumed, that they might not fall into his hands, and retired
towards Prague with the utmost precipitation.

Prince Henry having happily achieved these adventures, and filled
all Bohemia with alarm and consternation, returned to Saxony, and
distributed his troops in quarters of refreshment in the neighbourhood
of Dresden. In a few days, however, they were again put in motion, and
marched to Obelgeburgen; from whence he continued his route through
Voightland, in order to attack the army of the empire in Franconia. He
accordingly entered this country by the way of Hoff, on the seventh
of May, and next day sent a detachment to attack general Macguire, who
commanded a body of imperialists at Asch, and sustained the charge with
great gallantry: but finding himself in danger of being overpowered by
numbers, he retired in the night towards Egra. The army of the empire,
commanded by the prince de Deux-Ponts, being unable to cope with the
Prussian general in the field, retired from Cullembach to Bamberg, and
from thence to Nuremberg, where, in all probability, they would not have
been suffered to remain unmolested, had not prince Homy been recalled to
Saxony. He had already taken Cronach and the castle of Rottenberg, and
even advanced as far as Bamberg, when he received advice that a body of
Austrians, under general Gemmingen, had penetrated into Saxony. This
diversion effectually saved the army of the empire, as prince Henry
immediately returned to the electorate, after having laid the bishopric
of Bamberg and the marquisate of Cullembach under contribution,
destroyed all the magazines provided for the imperial army, and sent
fifteen hundred prisoners to Leipsic. A party of imperialists, under
count Palfy, endeavoured to harass him in his retreat; but they were
defeated nea