force to the Imperialists, Turenne refused to weaken himself by
placing garrisons in these places, contenting himself with blowing
up the fortifications of some and carrying off the principal
inhabitants of others as hostages. The Imperialist army still
remained inactive, and Turenne was able therefore to turn his
attention to Bavaria. Crossing the Rhine at Donauwurth he besieged
Augsburg and Rain. The latter place was captured, but the former,
being reinforced by fifteen hundred men, held out stoutly, and it
was necessary to open trenches and proceed in regular form against
it. The Duke of Bavaria, greatly alarmed at this invasion
of his dominions, sent off message after message to the emperor,
complaining of the manner in which the Imperial army remained
inactive, leaving the allies to employ their whole force against
him. He threatened that unless the army advanced at once to his
assistance he would make terms with France. Imperative orders
were thereupon sent to the archduke to move against the French.
The allies fell back, as his force was greatly superior to theirs,
and the archduke took up a strong position, intending to force the
allies to retire into Franconia as soon as the country round them
was exhausted.

Turenne and Wrangel divined his purpose, and although it was now
the beginning of November and snow was on the ground, they marched
against him. On arriving near his camp they found that it was
strongly fortified, and could be attacked only by passing behind
great marshes and defiles. Changing their intentions, they left
two thousand horse in front of his camp, making believe that they
intended to attack him, then marched with all haste to the Lech
and advanced against Landsberg, which they took by assault. In
the city were the principal magazines of the Imperialist army, and