Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents
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Sep 14, 2023
Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain
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LOT 715:
BLUCHER GEBHARD LEBERECHT VON: (1742-1819) Prussian Field Marshal who led his army against Napoleon at the Battle ...
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BLUCHER GEBHARD LEBERECHT VON: (1742-1819) Prussian Field Marshal who led his army against Napoleon at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. A.L.S., Blucher, one page, 4to, Breslau, April 1816, to his second son Friedrich Gebhardt Lebrecht, in German. The letter is untranslated although announces a trip to Carlsbad on 13th May and also makes references to his eldest son Franz, asking to be informed immediately as to what he likes and commenting 'If he first deals with the rank, then he gains a lot if he does something wrong at the beginning'. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall age toning, some staining (mainly to the corners as a result of previous mounting) and some neat splits to folds, a little crudely repaired to the verso. About G Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher had two sons, from his first marriage, that survived infancy: Franz Ferdinand Joachim (1778-1829) and Friedrich Gebhardt Lebrecht (1780-1834). Franz served as a Major General in the Prussian army and was wounded in battle in 1813 which left him mentally ill for the remainder of his life.
