lutzen(n = noun.act) battle of lutzen - a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein; Gustavus Adolphus was killed;
A battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632) at which the Swedes under King Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein, and in which Adolphus was killed. [WordNet 1.5]