THE MILITARY HISTORY OF CHARLES XII KING OF SWEDEN, VOL. 3

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The Military History of Charles XII King of Sweden, Vol. 3.
By Gustavus Adlerfeld, Chamberlain to the King
Edited by Roger R. Reynolds

Size: 8.5×11″
Illustrations: 44 B&W
Pages: 146
Price: $25.00

 

This Journal was largely written by Gustavus Adler­feld, Chamberlain to Charles XII, King of Sweden, chronicling his ac­tivities during the Great North­ern War of 1700–1721.  It is a one-sided treatment of the topic, very favorable to the Swedes, and disparaging of their enemies.  This Journal was originally writ­ten in Swed­ish, later translated to French, and in 1740 translated into English.

Volume Three starts in January, 1708 as the Swedish army is about to in­vade Russia.

The battles of Holowczyn, Malatitze and Lesnaya are covered.  The horrendous winter march and fighting of 1708-1709 is discussed in detail, as is the January 1709 capture of Veprik.  Chamberlain Adlerfeld’s Journal ends the night before the Battle of Pol­tava, where he was killed.

Through five appendixes, the story of the battle of Poltava and the retreat of Charles XII to the Turkish town of Bender, in present-day Moldavia, this third volume was finished by other writers, who, unfortunately, are not identified.