Btw, I knew he didn't start any wars, but I didn't realize he had made a statement of principle against it. My take on his attitude toward Fritz's wars was always based on his insistence that young Fritz must have it drummed into his head that the best way for a prince to win honor and glory was by the sword. I guess good for him for not wanting that to be done as the aggressor?
If you were a soldier in FW's army, you might have been kidnapped for your body size or otherwise gang pressed, but you had a pretty good chance of survival, which, err, changed once his successor got on the throne.
Especially if you were kidnapped for reasons of body height! You were for painting and parading around, not for risking in battle. Fritz's death tolls: *grimace*
Also, meant to say, re dying in his uniform: teenage Fritz would have found that an appropriate use for the Sterbekittel!
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Re: More Book Reports: AW bio, Fritz and Heinrich double portrait/lengthy essay
Date: 2019-11-29 07:26 pm (UTC)If you were a soldier in FW's army, you might have been kidnapped for your body size or otherwise gang pressed, but you had a pretty good chance of survival, which, err, changed once his successor got on the throne.
Especially if you were kidnapped for reasons of body height! You were for painting and parading around, not for risking in battle. Fritz's death tolls: *grimace*
Also, meant to say, re dying in his uniform: teenage Fritz would have found that an appropriate use for the Sterbekittel!