Warhaffte und eigentliche Beschreibung, welcher gestalt...Herr Wilhelm, Hertzog zu Sachsen...Braunschw....Goettingen...Duderstadt...eingenommen hat

-soned, nor provided with sufficient provisions, His Princely Grace had his troops of horse and foot, along with the artillery and baggage wagons, brought together in all haste on the 8th of February. He presented himself with them in person near Göttingen in the open field. While several shots were fired from the city by the enemy, after His Princely Grace twice sent a trumpeter into the city to the governor to request a peaceful surrender, the shooting ceased. However, the surrender was flatly refused, and the commander took the resolution to defend himself. Therefore, toward nightfall, His Princely Grace had the troops, along with the artillery and baggage wagons, move back into their quarters and signaled them to remain there until further orders. On the following 9th and 10th, the city was blocked all around so that no one could come in or out. Also, during these two days, many shots were fired from the city from cannons and Doppelhacken heavy wall-guns or arquebuses, which, however, occurred without damage. Meanwhile, His Princely Grace, disregarding all danger, personally surveyed the situation of the fortress. Thereupon, after a well-considered resolution and the offering of devout prayer, in the name of the Almighty, the aforementioned city and fortress of Göttingen was attacked at eight different places during the night toward 4 o'clock in the morning. Because of the small size of the garrison, the enemy could not provide enough defense and precaution at every place. The storming was continuous, with heavy fire played from the Galgenberg Gallows Hill from the artillery pieces. Finally, through the merciful assistance and help of the All-Good God, it was triumphantly conquered at 6 o'clock in the morning on the 11th of February with little loss. In the furi heat of the assault, those enemy soldiers who were caught were cut down. The rest, including the commander, the aforementioned Captain Hans Georg