Lutzen was set on fire as a precaution.
On the 2nd of February 1829 the woodwork of the choir was set on fire by Jonathan Martin, a madman.
He refused the appear- pay of certain of the Turkish troops, and was immediance of ately assassinated A desperate conflict ensued between Mehemet the Albanians and Turks; and the palace was set on fire and plundered.
Three hundred guns covered the assault, and Dresden was set on fire in places by the cannonade, while the French columns marched unceasingly over the bridges and through the Altstadt.
Houses are set on fire in your presence and you stand by!
