Battle of Zurich, death of Swiss General VON HOTZE. Two autograph letters from Field Marshal PETRASCH to General SOULT regarding the death of Lieutenant General HOTZE, each with an autograph subscription from Battalion Chief DEVILLIERS, on the 4th and 5th of Vendémiaire, year 8. 18910-46
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Battle of Zurich, death of Swiss General VON HOTZE. Two autograph letters from Field Marshal PETRASCH to General SOULT concerning the death of Lieutenant General HOTZE, each with an autograph subscription from Battalion Chief DEVILLIERS, 4th and 5th Vendemiaire year 8. 18910-46
The two letters are accompanied by their Analytical Bulletins from the Archives of Marshal Duke of Dalmatia, documents No. 730 and 731, with Gregorian dates (corrected to September 26 and 27) and republican dates.
- 4 Vendemiaire year 8. Austrian General PETRASCH inquires about the fate of General Holtze whom he believes to have been killed near the French lines, asking to retrieve his body:
"General, In the uncertainty which I find myself in regarding the fate of General Holtze who must have been killed between five and six o'clock in the morning near Scheunis, I kindly ask you to inform me if he really remained on the battlefield or if the outcome of the battle made him a prisoner of war. Signed: PETRASCH Lieutenant General. From my headquarters this 25 September 1799."
Followed by an autograph note from DEVILLIERS "I replied that the body of General Holtze was dead and that his body was in the village of Scheunis guarded by us... The officer for the truce has left. Signed DEVILLIERS, Chief of the 2nd Battalion of the 25th 1/2 Leg Brigade"
- 5 Vendemiaire. Austrian General PETRASCH accepts the "honest offer" from General Soult and sends a commission to transport the body of Lieutenant General Holtze.
"General, According to the honest offer you have just made me, I am sending Major Laugudone as an envoy; he is authorized to transport the body of Lieutenant General Holtze from the place where you choose to deliver it to him... Signed: PETRASCH Lieutenant General. From my headquarters this 26 September 1799."
Followed by an autograph note from DEVILLIERS who, deeming it imprudent to bring the Austrian delegation, had the body of the Swiss general brought forward, notifying its arrival in enemy lines through a bugler. Signed DEVILLIERS, Chief of the 2nd Battalion of the 25th"
Analytical Bulletins in good condition. Dimensions 16 cm X 17.1 cm. Letters dimensions 38.6 cm x 24 cm. Condition average. Texts are legible, documents have creases, tears on edges (especially one of the letters at its lower part), damp stains, foxing.
BIOGRAPHIES:
- Claude Germain Louis DEVILLIERS, born on November 16, 1770 in Neuilly-sur-Seine and died on August 21, 1857 in Paris, was a French general of the First Empire [...]. Promoted to Lieutenant on 20 Messidor year II, Captain adjutant-major on 6 Pluviose year III, Kléber appointed him as battalion chief on the battlefield on 9 Thermidor year IV. He led five companies of the 2nd battalion during the 1799 campaign that took Italy from France and was wounded at the Monte-Faccio combat, where French insurgent soldiers, eager to recover their flags that General Saint-Cyr had taken from them, fought with great daring, breaking and routing the Austrians at the first shock. Leading the attack at the head of his battalion, he forced the enemy's entrenchments, threw himself in among the first, and was shot in the right leg.[...]
- Baron Johann Konrad Friedrich von HOTZE, originally Johann-Konrad Hotz (born on April 20, 1739 in Richterswil, died on September 25, 1799 in Schänis), was a Swiss-born Austrian general. He achieved victories at Wissembourg (1793), Mannheim, Essingen, and Neresheim (1796), but couldn't prevent French control over Switzerland. He notably distinguished himself at the outbreak of the Revolutionary Wars in the Army of Marshal Wurmser; his breakthrough at Wissembourg and the liberation of Manheim, and especially the defeats he inflicted on French armies in 1796, earned him the Military Order of Maria Theresa. He had joined Switzerland in 1798, defeated Massena near Winterthur, and was victorious in the first Battle of Zurich in June 1799.
- Franz, Freiherr von PETRASCH (1746 – January 17, 1820) was an Austrian general officer serving in the Austrian Empire during the French Revolutionary Wars. Franz Petrasch served throughout the Habsburg wars with France, particularly the Rhine campaign of 1796 and the Swiss campaigns of 1799.
The two letters are accompanied by their Analytical Bulletins from the Archives of Marshal Duke of Dalmatia, documents No. 730 and 731, with Gregorian dates (corrected to September 26 and 27) and republican dates.
- 4 Vendemiaire year 8. Austrian General PETRASCH inquires about the fate of General Holtze whom he believes to have been killed near the French lines, asking to retrieve his body:
"General, In the uncertainty which I find myself in regarding the fate of General Holtze who must have been killed between five and six o'clock in the morning near Scheunis, I kindly ask you to inform me if he really remained on the battlefield or if the outcome of the battle made him a prisoner of war. Signed: PETRASCH Lieutenant General. From my headquarters this 25 September 1799."
Followed by an autograph note from DEVILLIERS "I replied that the body of General Holtze was dead and that his body was in the village of Scheunis guarded by us... The officer for the truce has left. Signed DEVILLIERS, Chief of the 2nd Battalion of the 25th 1/2 Leg Brigade"
- 5 Vendemiaire. Austrian General PETRASCH accepts the "honest offer" from General Soult and sends a commission to transport the body of Lieutenant General Holtze.
"General, According to the honest offer you have just made me, I am sending Major Laugudone as an envoy; he is authorized to transport the body of Lieutenant General Holtze from the place where you choose to deliver it to him... Signed: PETRASCH Lieutenant General. From my headquarters this 26 September 1799."
Followed by an autograph note from DEVILLIERS who, deeming it imprudent to bring the Austrian delegation, had the body of the Swiss general brought forward, notifying its arrival in enemy lines through a bugler. Signed DEVILLIERS, Chief of the 2nd Battalion of the 25th"
Analytical Bulletins in good condition. Dimensions 16 cm X 17.1 cm. Letters dimensions 38.6 cm x 24 cm. Condition average. Texts are legible, documents have creases, tears on edges (especially one of the letters at its lower part), damp stains, foxing.
BIOGRAPHIES:
- Claude Germain Louis DEVILLIERS, born on November 16, 1770 in Neuilly-sur-Seine and died on August 21, 1857 in Paris, was a French general of the First Empire [...]. Promoted to Lieutenant on 20 Messidor year II, Captain adjutant-major on 6 Pluviose year III, Kléber appointed him as battalion chief on the battlefield on 9 Thermidor year IV. He led five companies of the 2nd battalion during the 1799 campaign that took Italy from France and was wounded at the Monte-Faccio combat, where French insurgent soldiers, eager to recover their flags that General Saint-Cyr had taken from them, fought with great daring, breaking and routing the Austrians at the first shock. Leading the attack at the head of his battalion, he forced the enemy's entrenchments, threw himself in among the first, and was shot in the right leg.[...]
- Baron Johann Konrad Friedrich von HOTZE, originally Johann-Konrad Hotz (born on April 20, 1739 in Richterswil, died on September 25, 1799 in Schänis), was a Swiss-born Austrian general. He achieved victories at Wissembourg (1793), Mannheim, Essingen, and Neresheim (1796), but couldn't prevent French control over Switzerland. He notably distinguished himself at the outbreak of the Revolutionary Wars in the Army of Marshal Wurmser; his breakthrough at Wissembourg and the liberation of Manheim, and especially the defeats he inflicted on French armies in 1796, earned him the Military Order of Maria Theresa. He had joined Switzerland in 1798, defeated Massena near Winterthur, and was victorious in the first Battle of Zurich in June 1799.
- Franz, Freiherr von PETRASCH (1746 – January 17, 1820) was an Austrian general officer serving in the Austrian Empire during the French Revolutionary Wars. Franz Petrasch served throughout the Habsburg wars with France, particularly the Rhine campaign of 1796 and the Swiss campaigns of 1799.
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).