So is this pre Kunersdorf, since the German preface writer said Fritz left De Catt there with Heinrich's army and that's where some of the key stories come from?
Yes, indeed. The entry in question is July 29, 1759, and Kunersdorf is August 12.
Pity the preface writer also says De Catt and Heinrich didn't get along, otherwise I'd have wondered whether he tried pumping him for stories, too. But no love lost there, ergo no likelihood of Heinrich telling him the gory tale of Dad's return home.
Interesting! I only recall positive things from the memoirs about Heinrich, both from Catt and from the words that Catt puts in Fritz's mouth. Maybe I'm misremembering, or maybe we have another source on them not getting along. Does the preface writer name one?
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Re: Henri de Catt
Date: 2020-02-04 05:18 am (UTC)Yes, indeed. The entry in question is July 29, 1759, and Kunersdorf is August 12.
Pity the preface writer also says De Catt and Heinrich didn't get along, otherwise I'd have wondered whether he tried pumping him for stories, too. But no love lost there, ergo no likelihood of Heinrich telling him the gory tale of Dad's return home.
Interesting! I only recall positive things from the memoirs about Heinrich, both from Catt and from the words that Catt puts in Fritz's mouth. Maybe I'm misremembering, or maybe we have another source on them not getting along. Does the preface writer name one?