[The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by John S. C. Abbott]@TWC D-Link bookThe Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power CHAPTER I 31/36
He was soon dismounted and slain.
Fourteen thousand of his troops perished on that disastrous day.
The body of Ottocar, mutilated with seventeen wounds, was carried to Vienna, and, after being exposed to the people, was buried with regal honors. Rhodolph, vastly enriched by the plunder of the camp, and having no enemy to encounter, took possession of Moravia, and triumphantly marched into Bohemia.
All was consternation there.
The queen Cunegunda, who had brought these disasters upon the kingdom, had no influence.
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