{"id":11460,"date":"2021-11-05T14:54:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T14:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/uncategorized\/szechenyi-ferenc-38\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:22:30","slug":"szechenyi-ferenc-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/csalad-en\/szechenyi-ferenc-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferenc Sz\u00e9ch\u00e9nyi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

G<\/u><\/em>eschri<\/em><\/u>eben<\/u><\/em> in Laun[a]<\/u><\/a>[1]<\/u><\/a> in der gr\u00f6\u00dften Eile den 18ten<\/sup> August in der Fr\u00fch 1813<\/em>[2]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guter, lieber Vater, vorgestern war der Waffenstillstand zu Ende,[b]<\/a> und nun beginnt der 2te<\/sup> kriegerische Tag schon. \u2014 bis jetzt ist noch gar nichts vorgefallen ~ auch glaube ich da\u00df Napoleon, nach B\u00f6hmen bey Peterswalde<\/em>2<\/sup> und Reitzenhahn<\/em>2<\/sup> schwerlich herein kommen wird, da diese zwey passagen sehr eng sind,[c]<\/a> und als g\u00e4nzlich unwegbare[3]<\/a> Defilees betrachtet werden k\u00f6nnen. Auch hat er mit seiner ganzen Arm\u00e9e Dresden verlassen,[d]<\/a> und sich in die Position vor Bautzen[e]<\/a> gestellt \u2013 ob er uns da nun abwarten, oder sich bis Breslau[f]<\/a> ziehen, oder ein Manoeuvre gegen den Kronprinzen von Sweden[g]<\/a> machen werde, das kann uns die Folge allein nur, die jetzt kein Mensch berechnen kan, lehren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unsere Arm\u00e9e ist stark, und in guten Stand \u2013 die Russen<\/em>2<\/sup> und Preussen<\/em>2<\/sup> sind bereits zwischen uns, unter die Commando\u2019s \u201eBarclai di toll\u00ff<\/em>,2<\/sup> Wittgenstein<\/em>,2<\/sup> Kleist<\/em>,2<\/sup>[h]<\/a> die aber alle wieder unten den Feldmarschall F\u00fcrsten Schwarzenberg stehen \u2013 der die Ostreichisch=Rusisch und Preusisch allirte Arm\u00e9e en chef commandiren wird \u2014<\/strong> Eine sch\u00f6ne aber schwere Rolle, die ihm, wenn er sie gl\u00fccklich spielt<\/em>,2<\/sup> zum gr\u00f6\u00dften Mann, seiner Zeit, erhebt. \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

das Hauptquartier war von Dauba<\/em>,2<\/sup>[i]<\/a> wo\u2019s einige Tage stand, nach Melnick[j]<\/a> verlegt \u2013 \u2013 heute Abend k\u00f6mmt\u2019s nach Schlan<\/em>2<\/sup>[k]<\/u><\/a> \u201e2 Posten von Prag auf der Stra\u00dfe nach Dresden. ~~ Der Geist, der in unserer Armee herscht und dessen muntere Schaaren beseelt, ist auserordentlich \u2013 So, da\u00df man alles Gute hoffen darf ~~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auch h\u00f6rt man von den Liebensw\u00fcrdigen Wellington<\/em>2<\/sup>[l]<\/a> allm\u00e4hlich, sch\u00f6ne Anecdotchens ~ er hat bereits alle Franzosen aus Spanien herausgejagt, und wie mir die Russen, die Officielle Nachrichten haben wollen, erz\u00e4hlen, sollen die Engl\u00e4nder einige Diversionen in Frankreich gemacht haben \u2013 Nun ist der Herr von Suchet<\/em>[4]<\/a>[m]<\/a> mit den, man kann wohl sagen, \u00dcberbleibsel<\/em>2<\/sup> der franz\u00f6ischen Arm\u00e9e zwischen denen P\u00ffren\u00e9en stecken geblieben \u2013 auf den Wellington nun Jagd macht, und der vieleicht gefangen wird \u2013 obwohl er sich sehr gut vertheitigt.[5]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Der Kronprinz von Sweden,[n]<\/a> ist noch immer in B\u00f6etzenburg<\/em>,4<\/sup>[o]<\/a> Wallmoden[p]<\/a> und Tettenborn[q]<\/a> stehen unter seinem Commando. Auch Mein Nesselrode, mit den ich nun wieder in flei\u00dfiger Corresdpondenz bin[r]<\/a> ist in seiner Suite \u2013 und zugleich Rittmeister bey der Rusisch-Teutschen Legion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Napoleon wird wohl, wie ich mir denke, mit seiner ganzen Macht, die wirklich \u00e4u\u00dferst considerable ist, auf den Kronprinzen, seinen gef\u00e4hrlichsten Gegner, fallen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So bald ich hier\u00fcber etwas Bestimmteres erfahre, werde ich Euer Gnaden, wo m\u00f6glich ich die Zeit stehlen kann, schon schreiben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nun mu\u00df ich endigen, da die Post, in diesen Augenblick wechgeht[6]<\/a> \u2014<\/strong> Noch bitte ich aber Euer Gnaden, da 4 von meinen Pferden krum geworden sind, die aber alle<\/em>4<\/sup> wieder gut werden, da sie sich nur<\/em>1<\/sup> die H\u00fcfe auf diesen infamen steinigten Boden verdarben \u2013 da\u00df wenn ich in hinsicht<\/em>4<\/sup> einer Bezahlung<\/em>4<\/sup> eine Anweisung<\/em>4<\/sup> auf Euer Gnaden machte, Euer Gnaden mir vergeben.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ich werde nichts unn\u00f6thiges mir anschaffen, es w\u00e4re aber m\u00f6glich, da\u00df wenn ich schnell ein Pferd brauchte, ich eins von meinen verhandeln m\u00fc\u00dfte, was ohne Aufbezahlen schwerlich gieng \u2014 und ich sehr wenig Geld habe, was ich, wenn\u2019s m\u00f6glich w\u00e4re gerne, auf jeden Fall<\/em>4<\/sup> bey mir behalten m\u00f6chte \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Euer Gnaden verzeihen mir, da\u00df ich ohne Umschweif und mit Zutraun hievon spreche. den[7]<\/a> es w\u00e4re wohl schlecht von mir, wenn ich in diesen Entscheidenden Augenblick \u2013<\/strong> nicht so handelte. Selbst der Feldmarschall, der mich sehr gn\u00e4dig behandelt, aber unkristlich herumsprengt, will eins von den seinigen mir \u00fcberlassen, im Fall, da\u00df ich kein anderes bek\u00e4me, oder da\u00df meine<\/em>,4<\/sup> die ich nach Prag geschickt habe, bis dahin nicht besser w\u00fcrden \u2014<\/strong> Was mich am meisten tr\u00f6\u00dft ist<\/em>,1<\/sup> da\u00df alle \u00fcbrigen in den n\u00e4mlichen Fall sind. den7<\/sup> von unsern reiten macht sich kein Mensch keine id\u00e9e \u2013<\/strong> Auf 3 Posten das hei\u00dft 10 Meilen \u2013 schicken Sie mich, ohne Gewissen, auf meine eigenen Pferden, ohne Futter \u2013 und hat man das Ungl\u00fcck ein Eisen zu verlieren so verdierbt sich auf diesen B\u00f6hmischen Felsen, das Pferd so den Huf, da\u00df man\u2019s gar nicht beschlagen kann. \u2014 Gerne will ich alle meine Rosse verlieren \u2013 und auch meine Beine \u2014 wenn\u2019s um das Wohl der Menschheit gilt[8]<\/a> \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nun bitte ich um den Segen, wie auch den meiner guten Lieben Mutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stepherl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1]<\/a> Inserted afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[2]<\/a> Sz\u00e9chenyi\u2019s underlining with wavy line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[3]<\/a> Instead of unw\u00e4gbare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[4]<\/a> Sz\u00e9chenyi\u2019s underlining with straight line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[5]<\/a> Instead of verteidigt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[6]<\/a> Instead of weggeht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[7]<\/a> Instead of denn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[8]<\/a> Instead of geht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[a]<\/a> A town on the Eger (a left tributary of the Elbe) in Bohemia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

[b]<\/a> The Allies agreed on a battle plan at Trachenberg on 12 July. Three armies were formed: a main army in Bohemia, one in Silesia and one in the north (in Brandenburg). The main army was commanded by Austrian Field Marshal Prince Karl Schwarzenberg (who also commanded the entire army), the Silesian army by Baron Gebhard Leberecht von Bl\u00fccher (1742\u20131819), Prussian cavalry general, and the northern army by the Swedish Crown Prince Charles John (Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, 1763\u20131844).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[c]<\/a> From Bohemia to Saxony, there were 7 routes the Ore Mountains – from north to south. The first route is the Teplitz route: Teplitz-Nollendorf-Peterswalde-Berggiessh\u00fcbel-Pima-Dresden. The second one is the old Teplitz route: Mariaschein-Theresienfeld-Ebersdorf-F\u00fcrstenwalde-Breitenau-G\u00f6ppersdorf-Seydlitz-Dona (from the junction at F\u00fcrsterwald: Glassh\u00fctte-Handsdorf-Maxendorf-Ploschwitz).\u00a0\u00a0The third route is: Teplitz-Zinwald-Altenberg-Dippoldiswalde-Drezda. \u00a0Route no. 4: Teplitz-Niklasberg-Hermannsdorf-Freuenstein-Tharandt and towards Freiberg. Route no. 5: Dux-Gr\u00fcnewald-Rechenberg-Nassau-Freiberg. Route no. 6: Br\u00fcx-Johnsdorf-B\u00f6hmisch-Einsiedel-Saida-Freiberg. Route no. 7, the route to Leipzig: Komotau-Reizenhain-Marienberg-Chemnitz-Leipzig. Of these, only the first and the last were suitable for any kind of armed troops, the others were of poor quality and difficult to use. These two are mentioned by Sz\u00e9chenyi. Peterswalde and Reizenhain are border villages, the first on route 1, the second on route 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[d]<\/a> Napoleon wanted to defeat Bl\u00fccher\u2019s army first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[e]<\/a> A town on the Spree in Saxony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[f]<\/a> Boroszl\u00f3, Silesian town on the Oder River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[g]<\/a> Charles John (Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, 1763\u20131844) heir to the Swedish throne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[h]<\/a> The Russian and Prussian armies attached to the main army in the Bohemia. The Russians were led by Count Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761\u20131818), general of infantry, and the right wing was commanded by Count Adolf Peter Wittgenstein (1769\u20131843), general of cavalry, and the left wing of the Prussian army by Count Friedrich Ferdinand Kleist (1762\u20131823), lieutenant general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[i]<\/a> A town in northern Bohemia, between Melnik and B\u00f6hmisch-Leipa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[j]<\/a> A town located north of Prague, at the confluence of the Vltava and Elbe rivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[k]<\/a> A town northwest of Prague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[l]<\/a> Arthur Wellington (n\u00e9e Wellesley), Duke of Wellington and Waterloo (1769\u20131852) was an English general and statesman. In 1813, as commander-in-chief of the Spanish troops, he won a brilliant victory over the French and became a field marshal, driving the army of French General Soult out of Spain and invading France at the end of that year. In 1815 he was an English delegate to the Congress of Vienna. After Napoleon\u2019s return from Elba, he took command of the English, Hanover, Dutch and Brunswick troops and, with the Prussian General Bl\u00fccher, he ended Napoleon\u2019s reign at Waterloo on 18 June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[m]<\/a> Prince Louis Gabriel Suchet, French marshal (1770\u20131826), was made a prince by Napoleon after the conquest of Valencia. He was confined to the northeast of Spain, but there he defended himself valiantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[n]<\/a> Charles John (Jean Baptiste Bernadotte, 1763\u20131844), heir to the Swedish throne, was made a marshal by Napoleon, with the title of prince for his valour. Elected heir to the Swedish throne in 1810, he took the name Charles John and then had a conflict with Napoleon. In 1813 he declared war on France and sided with the alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[o]<\/a> The town of Boitzenburg in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on the Elbe River, near the Boitze River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[p]<\/a> Count Ludwig Wallmoden-Gimborn (1769\u20131862) took part in the French wars, and in 1812 he briefly entered Russian service and became commander of the Russian-German Legion. In 1815 he was again in Austrian service and stationed in Italy. In 1838 he became a general of cavalry, in 1848 deputy to Radetzky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[q]<\/a> Baron Friedrich Karl von Tettenborn (1778\u20131845), Austrian soldier, attended the coronation of Maria Luisa in Paris with Prince Karl Schwarzenberg, accompanied her on her diplomatic trip to Russia and entered Russian service at that time. After a short time there, he became a colonel and general and later served in Baden and became ambassador to Vienna. Wallmoden was commander of the Russian-German Legion and Tettenborn of the Russian Cossack infantry and cavalry regiments, attached to the Swedish Crown Prince Charles John.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[r]<\/a> The letters are not known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recommended reference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Istv\u00e1n Sz\u00e9chenyi to Ferenc Sz\u00e9ch\u00e9nyi, Laun, 18 August 1813. Edited and annotated by Szilvia Czinege. Published in Correspondence of Istv\u00e1n Sz\u00e9chenyi. Digital edition. Edited by Szilvia Czinege and Zolt\u00e1n F\u00f3nagy. https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/ Abbreviation for further references: SzIL-Digit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The day before yesterday the ceasefire ended. Although the state of war has been back for two days, nothing has happened yet. He does not believe either that Napoleon can break through at Peterswalde or Reitzenhahn, for these passes are almost impassable. The French army left Dresden and took up position in front of Bautzen. Whether it will wait for the attack there, or march to Breslau, or manoeuvre against the Swedish crown prince, remains to be seen. After a few days, the headquarters were moved from Dauba to Meinlek, now Schlan. His friend Nesselrode, with whom he is again in lively correspondence, is also part of his entourage, also as captain of the Russo-German legion. He believes that Napoleon is throwing his entire army at the heir to the Swedish throne. He asks his father to pay for the shoeing of his four injured horses. In addition, he would like his father to advance the price of a horse to be purchased if necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3403,3370,3518,3402],"tags":[3426],"language":[3416],"addressee":[3411],"place_of_writing":[3533],"qualification":[3383],"place_of_keeping":[3534],"place_of_publication":[3535],"class_list":["post-11460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-szechenyi_ferenc-en","category-csalad-en","category-ifjusag-en","category-a-katonaevek-en","tag-military","language-german","addressee-ferenc-szechenyi","place_of_writing-laun-en","qualification-original","place_of_keeping-mnl-ol-p-623-a-i-9-no-43-6-en","place_of_publication-zichy-67-69-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11463,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11460\/revisions\/11463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11460"},{"taxonomy":"language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/language?post=11460"},{"taxonomy":"addressee","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/addressee?post=11460"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_writing","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_writing?post=11460"},{"taxonomy":"qualification","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/qualification?post=11460"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_keeping","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_keeping?post=11460"},{"taxonomy":"place_of_publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/place_of_publication?post=11460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}