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Sickingen had left Ebernberg to spend the winter in his castle in Landstuhl, his strongest castle, which had recently had extensive repairs, where he hopes to carry on the struggle.
The council of regency had on October 22, 1522, placed Sickengen under the ban, to which he replies, in the spring of 1523, by plundering Kaiserslautern during his retreat.
His detractors allege that he plundered the entire countryside, including the town of Kaiserslautern.
However, his supporters maintain that they only plundered the hated catholic churches and monasteries.
Hutten has fled to Switzerland, and with other emissaries has begun looking for support for a new military campaign for the following year.
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