ID 1326186
Lot 706 | Gebhard Leberecht Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt (1742 - 1819) - eigenhändige Grußformel und Signatur auf einem Brief an König Friedrich Wilhelm II., 1795
Doppelbogen handgeschöpftes Papier (Maße 23,5 x 18,7 cm), die Ränder teilweise schmal unterlegt. Datiert "Emden d. 23ten Juni 1795", handschriftlicher Diktattext, Blücher wendet sich an den "Allerdurchlauchtigsten Großmächtigen König!" und bittet seinen ihm vom "Köthenschen Regiement" als Adjutant bewilligten Adjutanten, Premier Lieutenant von Pirch, zum "Capitaine von der Armée zu avancieren", da "Seine Militairischen Kenntniße, wodurch ich ihm in die Niederlande kennen lernte, sein vorzüglich braves Benehmen bey der Bataille von Kayserslautern, wodurch er sich durch die Empfehlung des regierenden Hertzogs von Braunschweig den Orden pour le mérite erwarb" ihn dazu befähigen würden, und bittet zudem, "ihm in diesem Character als Adjudant bey mir zu laßen.". Am rechten Unterrand eigenhändige Grußformel und Signatur Blüchers in Tinte: "aller untertänigster gehorsamster Knecht GLvBlücher". Im Text Unterstreichungen in Rötelstift. Ehemals gefaltet.
Der damalige Generalmajor von Blücher wurde nach seinem Abschied 1773 aus der Armee, den Friedrich der Große mit den Worten kommentierte "Der Rittmeister von Blücher kann sich zum Teufel scheren", 1787 von König Friedrich Wilhelm II. wieder aufgenommen, 1789 zum Oberstleutnant befördert und 1789 mit dem Pour le Merite ausgezeichnet. Nach dem Feldzug gegen Holland 1790 wurde er Oberst und nach dem Gefecht von Kirweiler 1794 Generalmajor. Für seinen überlegenen Sieg über Marechal Marmont in der Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig 1813 ernannte ihn der König zum Generalfeldmarschall und adelte ihn 1814 mit dem Titel des Fürsten von Wahlstatt.
Bei seinem Adjutanten dürfte es sich um den späteren preußischen Generalleutnant Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch (1763 - 1838) gehandelt haben, der noch als Seconde Lieutenant 1787 Generaladjutant General von Eckartsbergs war und am Feldzug in Holland teilnahm, 1795 zum Capitaine befördert wurde, 1813 beide Klassen des Eisernen Kreuzes sowie das Eichenlaub zum Pour le Merite erhielt und 1814 mittlerweile bereits als Generalmajor erneut unter Blücher kämpfte.
Seltener, früher Autograph des legendären "Marschall Vorwärts".
Gebhard Leberecht Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt (1742 - 1819) – a handwritten salutation and signature on a letter to Friedrich Wilhelm II, 1795
Gebhard Leberecht Fürst Blücher von Wahlstatt (1742 - 1819) – a handwritten salutation and signature on a letter to Friedrich Wilhelm II, 1795
A double sheet of handmade paper (measuring 23.5 x 18.7 cm), the edges with narrow underlay in places. Dated "Emden d. 23ten Juni 1795", handwritten dictation, Blücher addresses the "Allerdurchlauchtigsten Großmächtigen König!" (The Most Serene, Mighty King!) and begs that Premier Lieutenant von Pirch, his adjutant, assigned by the "Köthensches Regiement" be advanced to "Capitaine von der Armée" as (tr.) "His military skills, as a result of which I made his acquaintance in the Netherlands and his excellent, decorous conduct during the Battle of Kaiserslautern, for which he received the Pour le Mérite Order on the recommendation of the ruling Duke of Brunswick" qualify him for this rank, moreover requesting (tr.) "he be permitted to continue to serve me as adjutant in this capacity.". A handwritten salutation in the lower, right-hand corner with Blücher's signature in ink (tr.): "Your most submissive, obedient servant GLvBlücher". Parts of the text underlined in sanguine. Folded once.
Upon receiving Generalmajor von Blücher's resignation from the Army in 1773, Frederick the Great was reported to say "Rittmeister von Blücher can take himself to the devil". In 1787, he was reinstated by Friedrich Wilhelm II, subsequently promoted to Oberstleutnant in 1789 and awarded the Pour le Mérite the same year. After the campaign against Holland he became Oberst in 1790 and Generalmajor in 1794 after the Battle of Kirweiler. For his decisive victory over Marechal Marmont in the Battle of Leipzig in 1813, the King appointed him Generalfeldmarschall and ennobled him in 1814 with the title of Fürst von Wahlstatt.
His adjutant was probably the later Prussian Generalleutnant Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch (1763 - 1838), who served as aide-de-camp to General von Eckartsberg as Seconde Lieutenant in 1787 and fought in the campaign against Holland. In 1795, he was promoted to Capitaine and, in 1813, awarded both Classes of the Iron Cross and the Oak Leaves for the Pour le Merite. In 1814, by then as Generalmajor, he fought under Blücher once again.
A rare, early autograph of the legendary "Marschall Vorwärts".
Condition: II -
Auction house category: | Prussia: Army in general |
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