28 German cig. cards: The 30 Yrs War/Rise of Prussia (17th/18th C.), issued 1935

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Offered here are 28 German cigarette cards on the Thirty-Years War (1618-1648) and the Rise of Prussia as a European Power (17
th
/18
th
Centuries), issued in 1934 by the Eckstein-Halpaus Cigarette Company for the album
Rühmesblätter deutscher Geschichte
(Glorious Chapters of German History). Pictured here are: Pictured here are:
No. 49:
The Defenestration of Prague (May 23, 1618) (Painting by Brozik). During an argument with the Protestant City Councelors of Prague, the Imperial (Catholic) representatives Martiniz and Slavata were thrown out of a window. This incident led to the Thirty-Years War.
No. 50:
Commander Tilly in Rothenburg (1631) (Painting by Werner Schuch). After an intensive siege, Tilly’s troops occupied the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber. When townswomen pleaded for the City Council to be freed, Tilly set the strange condition that this would be allowed, if a City Councilor could drink empty the largest trophy cup in City Hall in one draught. Former Mayor Nusch was able to do this and thus saved the Councilors.
No. 52:
King Gustav Adolphus’ Death at the Battle of Lützen (November 16, 1632) (Painting by Wahlbom). Gustav Adolphus was mortally wounded by gunfire from Imperial curaissiers as he was leading his cavalry. With this, General Wallenstein’s most capable opponent was now removed from the war.
No. 53:
The Abbess at Frauenchiemsee Protects Her Cloister (Painting by Piloty). Roving bands of mercenary troops did not spare cloisters and monasteries in the Thirty-Years War. However, at Frauenchiemsee they were turned away by the strong resistance of the abbess.
No. 54:
“Landsknechte” (Mercenary Foot Soldiers) in the Thirty-Years War (1618-1648) (Painting by Werner Schuch). In the difficult times of this war bands of Landsknechte terrorized the land. The various regiments were identified by the color of their standard, or by the name of their commander.
No. 55:
Recruiters During the Thirty Years War (Painting by Werner Schuch). The companies of recruited mercenaries, who eventually formed into larger armies, constantly needed replacements. The life of farmers, whose land and livestock was often plundered, was easily tempted to accept the enticements of the recruiters.
No. 56:
Wallenstein’s Camp (1633/34) (Painting by Anton Hoffmann). Wallenstein, the greatest military commander of the 17
th
century, created a professional army. How his soldiers were loyal to him, and how colorful life was in his army’s camp was portrayed in Friedrich Schiller’s drama-trilogy about the commander.
No. 57:
Wallenstein’s Entrance into the Eger Region (February 24, 1634) (Painting by Piloty). When the Emperor replaced Wallenstein as Supreme Commander of Imperial Forces, the general went with 2,000 of his loyal troops to Eger, where he thought he would be safe. Wallenstein, who was superstitious, saw a grave digger along the way and took it as a sign of dire things to come.
No. 58:
Seni Views the Body of Wallenstein (February 26, 1634) (P)aintoing by Piloty). In one of Schiller’s plays about Wallenstein, he has the astrologer Seni tell the general shortly before his assassination: “False friends threaten you at close hand”. The general accepted his fate as inevitable, since it was ordained by the stars.
No. 59:
Peace Conference in Münster (1648) (Painting by Grotemeyer). After years of destruction and death, the desire for peace grew strong. But drawing up a peace treaty was difficult because the interests of the many parties were at odds with one another. As a result, it took three years for a treaty to be ratified.
No. 60:
The Destruction of Heidelberg by Melac (March 2, 1689) (Painting by Feodor Dietz). For many years after the end of the Thirty Years War Germany remained at the mercy of many other nations. For example, the French Marshal Melac devastated the Palatinate, destroying in the process the famous Heidelberg Castle. It was until the victory of Friedrich the Great at Rossbach that this situation came to an end.
The Rise of Prussia (17
th
/18
th
Centuries)
Pictured here are:
No. 61:
Friedrich I, Markgrave of Brandenburg, Defeats the Quitzows (1414) [Painting by Scheurenberg]. Friedrich IV of Nuremberg was named Markgrave of Brandenburg by the Emperor. The Quitzows and other noble families in Brandenburg did not want to submit to “That Fellow from Nuremberg”, however, and had to be subdued.
No. 62:
The cities of Berlin and Kölln declare their loyalty to Friedrich von Hohenzollern in 1415. (Painting by Julius Schrader).
No. 63:
Albert Achilles, the Elector of Brandenburg from 1471-1486), Fighting Against the Forces of Nuremberg (1450) [Painting by Steffeck]. A brave and valorous warrior Albert Achilles hated the upstart cities of his realm who resisted his rule. He fought in particular against the city of Nuremberg who would not submit to his laws.
No. 64:
The Great Elector Reveals His Battle Plan Before the Battle of Fehrbellin (June 28, 1675) [Painting by Camphausen]. The directions given by the Great Elector to his generals before the great cavalry battle at Fehrbellin was immortalized in Heinrich von Kleist’s play “Prince Friedrich von Homburg”.
No. 66:
General Hennig von Treffenfeld Presents Captured Swedish Standards to the Great Elector (1675)[Painting by Georg Bleibtreu]. In his fight against the Swedes the Great Elector captured Wolgast and Wollin and, together with Danish troops, he occupied Wismar. His General Hannig von Treffenfeld captured much of value, including the Swedish standards in the fighting.
No. 67:
The Great Elector and His Army Land on the Island of Rügen (September 12, 1678)[Painting by Tschautsch]. During his war against Sweden the Great Elector delivered a decisive blow by taking the island of Rügen with a fleet of 210 ships and 140 boats. Tromp commanded the naval vessels and Derfflinger commanded the land forces.
No. 68:
The Grand Elector and His Army Crosses the Frozen Kurisch Haff (January 1679)[ Painting by Wilhelm Simmler]. In an unexpected move in the middle of winter the Great Elector took his elite forces in sleds across the frozen waters of the Kurisch Haff and drove the Swedes out of Prussia for good.
No. 69:
The Brandenburg Naval Fleet (1680)[Painting by Hans Bohrdt]. The Brandenburg Fleet was founded in 1664 with only two ships. However, by 1677 it numbered 18 ships. And in 1684 the Great Elector purchased a number of additional warships from the Dutchman Benjamin Raule.
No. 70:
The Establishment of an African Colony Commissioned by the Great Elector January 1, 1683)[ Painting by Lemme]. On January 1, 1683 by command of the Great Elector Major von der Gröben established a fort, called Fort Great Friedrichsburg, on the West coast of Africa on the Cape of Three Points. This colony was sold to the Dutch in 1720.
No. 71:
The Great Elector Receives Protestant Refugees from France (1685)[Painting by Hugo Vogel]. Because of oppressive measures taken by King Louis XIV of France in 1685 thousands of Protestants fled the country. The Great Elector welcomed the arrival of his brethren in faith and gave them land to settle on.
No. 72:
The Last Meeting of the Great Elector with His Advisors (1686)[Painting by Friedrich Roeber]. When the Great Elector sensed that his life was nearing an end he called the princes of the realm together and told them: “I was strict with you all because I wanted to make you upright men and good rulers”.
No. 73:
The Coronation of Friedrich I, King of Prussia, in Königsberg on January 18, 1701[Painting by Anton von Werner]. Friedrich III took the crown not as a Prince-Elector, but as a sovereign Duke of Prussia. Therefore, he placed the crown on his head himself.
No. 74:
The Battle of Turin (1706)[Painting by Knackfuss]. In the War of Spanish Succession, in which Prussian stood on the side of the Emperor against France, Prussian troops under Leopold von Anhalt were instrumental in the victory at Turin.
No. 75:
The Entrance of Prince Leopold I into the city of Dessau after the end of the War of Spanish Succession (1712)[Painting by F. Skarbina]. The General nicknamed “Old Dessauer” who fought with Friedrich the Great, also fought in his younger years with Friedrich’s grandfather in Italy and France at the head of Prussian troops in support of the Habsburg Emperor.
No. 76:
The Soldier-King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia (1713-1740)[Painting by Camphausen]. King Friedrich Wilhelm I was a rough soldier who was characterized by upright virtue and sober austerity. He first introduced general military service, created an effective officers corps and a loyal bureaucracy.
No. 77:
King Friedrich Wilhelm I Oversees the Construction of Berlin as a Modern Capital (1713-1740) [Painting by Hugo Vogel]. Berlin is much indebted to the father of Friedrich the Great. He constructed, among other things, the City Hall, the Charité, the Military Cadet School and the City Orphanage. Despite his reputation for austerity he spared no expense in improving the living standard of his country.
No. 78:
King Friedrich Wilhelm I Greets the Refugees from Salzburg (1731) [Painting by Friedrich Neuhaus]. In order to better populate the province of East Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm I arranged for the emigration of Protestants from Salzburg in Austria to his country. In this way he brought 20,000 settlers to East Prussia.
Each card measures 2 and ½ inches by 2 inches.
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