Null Austria. Thaler 1621 Hall Km 264.5 Ttb.

CONSULTANT: Mr. Pierre-Luc SWIRSKY
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Austria. Thaler 1621 Hall Km 264.5 Ttb. CONSULTANT: Mr. Pierre-Luc SWIRSKY

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Austria. Thaler 1621 Hall Km 264.5 Ttb. CONSULTANT: Mr. Pierre-Luc SWIRSKY

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AUSTRIA CAMPAIGN - PRUDHOMME (Jean-Baptiste). Autograph letter signed to his "dear Whrich". Brünn [in Austrian Moravia, now Brno in the Czech Republic, 15 km from Austerlitz called today Slavkov-u-Brna], December 11, 1805. 3 pp. in-8. Jean-Baptiste Prudhomme, an engineer battalion commander and future colonel d'Empire, probably addressed this letter to Michel-François Uhrich, also an engineer battalion commander, who was chief of engineers at Phalsbourg under the Empire. " ... THE BULLETIN WILL HAVE INFORMED YOU OF THE BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ AND ITS HAPPY OUTCOME. THE RUSSIANS ARE MARCHING FOR THEIR COUNTRY. We regard peace here as certain, and conferences have been open since yesterday in the small town of Nicolspurg [Nikolsburg in Austrian Moravia, today Mikulov in the Czech Republic, between Brno and Vienna]. The German emperor is in Hollich [Hollitsch in the Kingdom of Hungary, then an Austrian possession, today Holíč in Slovakia], another small town a long way from the first, our emperor being himself very close to the place of negotiations; there is reason to believe that they will proceed apace. Besides, the whole country has been so devoured by armies that it is hardly possible to stay there for long. So, one way or another, we must leave at once, or risk starvation. I was unfortunate enough to arrive here only the day after the battle. I was delayed in my march because I was originally destined for General Marmont's corps, which was at Gratz. I WAS THEN RECALLED TO THE G[ENER]AL QUARTER TO FULFILL THE DUTIES OF SUBCHIEF OF THE GENIE'S STAFF-MAJOR, and this caused me to lose 5 to 6 days in useless, tiring counter-marching... I met Mr. Mutzinger here, who is doing very well, and he told me that his other comrades from Phalsbourg were also doing well... I HEAR THAT THE EMPEROR IS LEAVING FOR VIENNA AT ONCE, AND I AM ORDERED TO BE READY. The headquarters will no doubt take the same direction; I'm delighted because it means that negotiations are going well. The army is in great need of winter quarters. There's no doubt that they're tired, and it's starting to get very cold...".