It's not just generals whom Fritz blames for not suicidally fighting till the end, clearly.
Exactly. Krockow thinks this may have been an "excuse", because Fritz was bitching about how much he hated East Prussia back when he was Crown Prince (iirc), but I don't buy it. It's too consistent with his belief that if you don't suicidally fight until the end, you're failing him.
So I think Krockow is wrong here; everyone else thinks Heinrich only particpated in the second, not the first Silesian war.
Okay, thanks! That's what I thought--all those letters about waiting--but Krockow got me second guessing myself.
Ghost stories: he's kidding, relax. The tone is definitely tongue-in-cheek in German.
Okay, phew! Seriously, it would never have occurred to me that he might be serious if not for that one book on Culloden I read a few years ago where it did *not* seem to me like the author was being tongue-in-cheek about all the ghost stories. Also: pleased that my German has improved to the point where I can understand ghost stories, need to improve it further, to where I can detect tongue-in-cheek-ness. ;)
"Royal table", as in FW's table? Surely not? If royal table as in the crown prince's table, how come Heinrich was with Big Brother to begin with?
I would read that as the Crown Prince's table, but yes, it raises so many questions.
Amalie: Thanks for the background. If it is only Thiebault, he's the one who has EC claiming to have miscarried a child and also FW eager to have Fritz convert so he can become HRE, so in the absence of evidence (and some convincing absences of evidence that you point out), I will assume it's another unfounded, late rumor.
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Re: Krockow tidbits
Date: 2020-11-01 03:35 pm (UTC)Exactly. Krockow thinks this may have been an "excuse", because Fritz was bitching about how much he hated East Prussia back when he was Crown Prince (iirc), but I don't buy it. It's too consistent with his belief that if you don't suicidally fight until the end, you're failing him.
So I think Krockow is wrong here; everyone else thinks Heinrich only particpated in the second, not the first Silesian war.
Okay, thanks! That's what I thought--all those letters about waiting--but Krockow got me second guessing myself.
Ghost stories: he's kidding, relax. The tone is definitely tongue-in-cheek in German.
Okay, phew! Seriously, it would never have occurred to me that he might be serious if not for that one book on Culloden I read a few years ago where it did *not* seem to me like the author was being tongue-in-cheek about all the ghost stories. Also: pleased that my German has improved to the point where I can understand ghost stories, need to improve it further, to where I can detect tongue-in-cheek-ness. ;)
"Royal table", as in FW's table? Surely not? If royal table as in the crown prince's table, how come Heinrich was with Big Brother to begin with?
I would read that as the Crown Prince's table, but yes, it raises so many questions.
Amalie: Thanks for the background. If it is only Thiebault, he's the one who has EC claiming to have miscarried a child and also FW eager to have Fritz convert so he can become HRE, so in the absence of evidence (and some convincing absences of evidence that you point out), I will assume it's another unfounded, late rumor.