OSTRÓDA, GRUDZIĄDZ. Supplement to the annual report of the Royal Middle School in Ostroda, includes I...

OSTRÓDA, GRUDZIĄDZ. Supplement to the annual report of the Royal Gymnasium in Ostroda, contains the first part of an article by Prof. Dr. E. Schnippel discussing the events of 1806, when, as a result of the defeat of Prussia and the flight of the court from Berlin from 16 to 23 XI, King Frederick William III and his wife Louisa stayed in Ostroda, cites 24 letters: among others, correspondence of the king to the commanders of the Prussian army (including Gen. K. Chlebowski), regulations on the concentration of Prussian troops in the Grudziądz area, a statement condemning Polish insurgents under Gen. Dąbrowski (18 XI), plans for operations on the Vistula, minutes of a meeting of Prussian ministers held in Ostróda (17 and 20 XI), extensive footnotes at the end of the notebook(Zum hundertjährigen Gedächtnis an den Aufenthalt des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm III in Osterode); print. F. Albrecht, Ostróda 1906; 16 pp, st. bdb., soft cover, spine lined with paper, yellowing, rust spots on edge of cover; dimensions: 204x257 mm; Urkundliche Beiträge zur Geschichte des Jahres 1806.