Tag: Hessians
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Guard Grenadier Philippe Ballut at Lützen and Bautzen, 1813 …
In the evening, with the 2nd Grenadier Regiment occupying the ground on a plateau, the soldiers sighted the town of Lützen, with its round bell tower and a tall belfry tower dominating the large tile roofed buildings. The French cavalry had already entered the town to capture a few stragglers. It was known that Blücher…
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General Lasalle’s 1809 correspondence (IV) …
First attack on Engerau (Petržalka) All of Lasalle’s letters, written in great haste, often in the middle of the night, occasionally in the course of a reconnaissance at the first available lodging, have a striking sense of spontaneity and absolute sincerity. He describes in a few words the region he occupies or crosses: in reading…