. The letters and journal (1848-49) of Count Charles Leiningen-Westerburg, general in the Hungarian army;. ctuals ! We were now safe across the Tisza and had joinedGorgeys corps. There were 4 army corps in all:1, that of Klapka; 2, that of Aulich; 3, that ofDamjanich; and 4, that commanded by Gorgey(VII.). Altogether our army numbered about40,000 infantry, 6000 horse, and 150 guns. Why theAustrians allowed us to join forces without hindranceI cannot conceive ; maybe they wanted to annihilateus all at one blow ? March 26th will ever be a memorable day for decided my fate : it was Gods wil
. The letters and journal (1848-49) of Count Charles Leiningen-Westerburg, general in the Hungarian army;. ctuals ! We were now safe across the Tisza and had joinedGorgeys corps. There were 4 army corps in all:1, that of Klapka; 2, that of Aulich; 3, that ofDamjanich; and 4, that commanded by Gorgey(VII.). Altogether our army numbered about40,000 infantry, 6000 horse, and 150 guns. Why theAustrians allowed us to join forces without hindranceI cannot conceive ; maybe they wanted to annihilateus all at one blow ? March 26th will ever be a memorable day for decided my fate : it was Gods will that thatfate should be an unlucky one, and there is noaltering the decrees of Providence. Yet after allI have cause for gratitude, for I met a man thatday (a man in the truest sense of the word) to whomI devoted all the warmth of my friendship, and mylife, and who reciprocated my attachment with aloyal fervour. I will tell you the story. I was quartered in Poroszlo, at the farther endof the village, with Major Not long after 1 Felix Schulz de Bator (1804-1885). His Memoirs appearedin portrait ok <;ok<;ky COUNT LEININGEN-WESTERBURG 207 my arrival, I was standing at the window, whentwo men suddenly rode into the courtyard, wherethey dismounted. I hurried out, and, as they wereunknown to me, I asked one of them his name. Gorgey is my name,! (En Gorgey vagyok) wasthe answer. So little was I prepared to see thegreatest man in Hungary that I questioned himagain and received the same brief reply. Here-upon I told him my name ; and, after handing overthe horses to the care of my men, took both officersinto my room. The other was Major Mik, a gentle,kindly man, and a fine soldier ; he was then actingas aide-de-camp to Gorgey (he died of cholera whilea prisoner with the Russians, after the surrenderat Vilagos). I dont know whether you are acquaintedwith Gorgey, so I will describe his is of medium height, strong and square-built;he seems just made to
Size: 1416px × 1765px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublisherlondo, bookyear1911
