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Sottrum (Rotenburg, Germany)

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Subject Source: Local sources

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Description of events at Sottrum, North Germany, 1813-1814, after the French defeat in 1812

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Identifier: Coll-1287
Scope and Contents The manuscript is entitled A Clegyman's house, 50 years ago. 1813-1814. It is written in ink and consists of 42 numbered pages (folded) with each of the 4-sides filled, making 168 pages. The manuscript is incomplete. It opens with a description of the countryside around Sottrum, and during the course of the fighting it mentions historical notables and events including: General Carra St. Cyr; Prince Reuss; Frederick William Duke of Brunswick; General...
Dates: 1863-1864