Military manuscript.

recording details of the manpower, expenditure and movements of various regiments in the Bavarian army during the years 1684-1688, the reports for the years 1686 onwards with individual titles ("Handt Prothocoll Pro Anno 1686...1687...Continuatio Pro anno 1688"), written in several apparently scribal hands, one that of "ABerchem", including 18 manuscript tables showing the strength of various regimental forces, including the Infantry Regiment of General von Steinau, indicating variously the numbers of fit, sick, wounded and dead men



...Sambstag den 20. [August] haben die belagerten von d[er] gross[en] batterie von 8 stükhen eine mine springen lass[en]...gleich...ist ein bomben aus der statt in die Pulver khamer gefall[en], welche die darin...20. tonnen Pulver in die Luft gesprengt, wovon aber nur die darbey gestandtene schild wacht verbrandt word[en]...Sontag den 5. dito durch eine des feindtes herausgeworfene bomben in d[ie]...moschee d[as] darin stehendte vnserige Pulver angezündet, d[en] meisten theil d[er] moschee in die luft gesprengt, vnd d[en] eingang...völlig verschüttert...den 6. [huius] morgens zwischen 8 vnd 9 Uhr hat mann...gestürmet und eine ansehnliche victoria erhalten...d[en] 12. Septemb: daraus seyndt die Alyrte vnd etliche Keyserl. Regter zu pferdt über die Save zurükh gangen vnd haben bey Semlin ...campiert... 



c.291 pages, plus blanks, 4to (c. 304 x 198mm.), 1684-1688, lacking some leaves at the beginning of the volume, disbound, some damp-staining 

The military events protocolled in this remarkable manuscript begin in the year following the decisive defeat by an army of Poles, Austrians and Germans under Jan Sobieski of the Turkish forces at Vienna (12 September 1683). Two notable events in the later campaign to drive the Turks from Hungary are recorded in graphic detail here, namely the Capture of Buda (2 September 1686) and the Capture of Belgrade (6 September 1688). Regarding Steinau, see lot 65.