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AUSTRIAN 1st DIVISION COMMANDER'S REPORT ON BATTLE OF LYOBOML (IN RUSSIA NEAR HORODNO); Very fine 29 Sept. 1812 official military despatch EL signed as an official letter on the front by the writer Field-Marshall Lieutenant "[Friedrich F.] Bianchi" and having a 98% impression of Quartermaster Staab's seal in red wax on the reverse; "K.K. CONEP(?) QUARTIERMEISTERS STAABS SIGILL." Presumably addressed to his General in "Trapz[?]". The contents (typed transcription and basic translation included) written from "Horodno" (now Horodje in NW Ukraine) give a report on the recent Battle of Lyoboml; "When I came to Horodno I found the woods... occupied by the enemy... before I left, four companies of the enemy attacked . It soon became apparent that the enemy was very weak and he left immediately...". Rare Official Campaign letter from the Austrian forces in occupied Russia. Cross Reference: RUSSIA, AUSTRIA
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