The Prussian Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) Hello friends! I just recieved this wonderful army list!!!!!!!!! It´s an originally, hand-written one from december 1757 (seventeen-hundred and fiftyseven)!!!!! I only made one photo, because I don´t want to strain the binding. This page shows the staff officers of the hussards. Probably this one is written by a member of the prussian higher command and maybe Frederick the Great hold it in his hands to approve that list! I haven´t seen a list of that era before! When I first read inside, my blood ran cold and I needed a huge swallow of a very good Calvados! Edited April 26, 2013 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Very impressive, thanks for sharing this one with us. Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) Merci, Christophe! Another point is, those army rank lists are well-known since the era after Napoléon. Relicts from Frederick´ s era are unknown! Until a friend of mine bought 19 of them from a library of the german army. The books were forgotten in the cellar. Now they have been sold to a german museum. Luckily I had the chance to buy one of them for my collection! I am the luckiest man ever after the day of my devorce 19 years ago... Edited April 27, 2013 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Hi, was it 19 times the same manuscript? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 (edited) Hi Chris! No, these were 19 different lists from 1755-1790 (or 1788 -I don´t know exactly). My friend wrote that the lists originally belonged to a colonel, which father and grand-father were members of the general-staff (I don´t know the name). He also wrote, that they were written by the "Kriegs-Kolleg" for the closest circle of Frederick the Great. I attached two photos, before they were sold to this museum: http://www.armeemuseum-plassenburg.de/ Edited April 27, 2013 by The Prussian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freiwillige Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Outstanding piece of history! My congratulations, Andreas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prussian Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Thanks a lot Andrew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now