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Regimental Journals.
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3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Collection of nine manuscript volumes, comprising:
- paper and ink
1) Journal derer Krieges Vorfallenheiten bey der Allierten Armee In denen Campagnen derer Jahre des Success. Kriegs 1741...1742...1743...1744...1745...[1746]...geführt von General Graf Pontpietin, 268 pages, plus blanks, folio, eighteenth-century calf, 1741-1746 (?); 2) Diarium 2tes. Churhannöversches Cavallerie Regiment von 28 März 1793 [...No.6. Raport-Buch 2tes. Churhannöversches Cavallerie Regiment], 2 vols. in 1, 4to, half calf, 1793 to 1795; 3) Tagebuch des Ingenieur-Major Hogrewe. 31. März-29. October 1793, 226 pages, folio, speckled boards; 4) Tagebuch des Königl. Preuss. Ersten Armen-Corps unter dem Befehle des Generals der Infanterie von Yorck Winterfeldzug in Frankreich 1814, bearbeitet von Obersten von Schack, folio, 368 pages, plus 26 unpaginated "Beilagen", red morocco gilt; 5) 2.tes Regiment Leib-Dragoner. Stab. Adjutant. Journal vom 1 Januar 1847 bis [15 June 1848], folio, over 120 pages, with 6 additional leaves loose containing an "Ab- und Zugangs-Liste der Mannschaft und Pferde", and a a firing-range protocol for the same regiment for 17 May 1848, 1 page, 19th-century half roan, split at gutter; 6) Garde-Husaren-Regiment. Stab. Adjutant. Journal vom 1. July 1849 bis 31.ten Decbr. 1863...Ab- und Zugangs-Liste der Mannschaft und Pferde, folio (330 x 205mm), c.200 pages, plus blanks, original half calf; 7) Tage-Buch des Königl: Hannoverschen Garde Husaren Regiments seit den 1ten Januar 1823, 4to, c.200 pages, 19th-century half tree calf, 1823-1826, with an account of the role of the 2nd Landwehr Battalion Osnabrück at the Battle of Waterloo loosely inserted, 4 pages, 1825; 8) Königin-Husaren Regiment. Journal vom 15ten Juni bis 3ten Juli 1866, 24 unnumbered pages, folio, unbound, some light worming; 9) Tagebuch des Generalmajor C.F. Lütgen, ehem. Lieutenant im 3. Westphälischen Linien-Infanterie-Regiment. 1813, c.140 pages, 8vo, printed title, black cloth, dated Heiden in Lippe, 18 October 1813
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A diverse collection of military journals ranging between the period of the War of the Austrian Succession and 1866, the year which saw the annexation of the kingdom of Hanover by Prussia.