oooooh, thank you!! For the commentary as well as for the links. I love that first line, that's so Fritz. LOL.
"Maupertuis is arrived. He is a clever fellow, and amiable in conversation; but still a hundred points below Algarotti."
Heeeee. To be fair this is also the conclusion the Emilie biography I read came to :)
As for his war memoirs intended for the public, while I obviously would not trust them from the outset, nor do I know enough about the intricacies of the war to give an accurate assessment about their reliability, he does write much about other generals and majors, obviously not to the extent that Henry wished and he honestly should have done. He completely skips over his fallout with Wilhelm after the battle of Kolin, for example, and is hesitant to outright condemn himself from what I've skimmed.
I was totally going to ask if he gives Heinrich any credit but... lol, ok, guess I don't have to :)
That's also really interesting about Wilhelmina, Princess of Orange's memoirs, which I had no idea about. (In general, you can assume that whatever you are talking about I don't know but would be glad to learn! That's why selenak and mildred so often address various points towards me -- because they know I have no clue :) )
Re: Katte at Küstrin: The Theodor Hoffbauer Version
"Maupertuis is arrived. He is a clever fellow, and amiable in conversation; but still a hundred points below Algarotti."
Heeeee. To be fair this is also the conclusion the Emilie biography I read came to :)
As for his war memoirs intended for the public, while I obviously would not trust them from the outset, nor do I know enough about the intricacies of the war to give an accurate assessment about their reliability, he does write much about other generals and majors, obviously not to the extent that Henry wished and he honestly should have done. He completely skips over his fallout with Wilhelm after the battle of Kolin, for example, and is hesitant to outright condemn himself from what I've skimmed.
I was totally going to ask if he gives Heinrich any credit but... lol, ok, guess I don't have to :)
That's also really interesting about Wilhelmina, Princess of Orange's memoirs, which I had no idea about. (In general, you can assume that whatever you are talking about I don't know but would be glad to learn! That's why selenak and mildred so often address various points towards me -- because they know I have no clue :) )