Already, in Henry's camp, the _Te Deum_ was sounding in anticipation of the victory promised by the supposed rout of the Bavarians.

But the arrival of Rodolph changed the face of affairs.

The strife then began in earnest.

The enemy recoiled at first before the king's impetuous charge, but they were commanded by the ablest knights in the empire, and soon recovered from their momentary panic.

Foremost of all his gallant chiefs, Rodolph carried death and terror into the Bohemian ranks.