Jakob Walter (1) (1788–1864)
Author of Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier
For other authors named Jakob Walter, see the disambiguation page.
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- Birthdate
- 1788-09-28
- Date of death
- 1864-08-03
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupations
- soldier
stonemason - Short biography
- Eighteen-year-old German stonemason Jakob Walter served in the Grand Army of Napoleon between 1806 and 1813. His diary intimately records his trials: the long, grueling marches in Prussia and Poland, the disastrous Russian campaign, and the demoralizing defeat in a war few supported or understood. It is at once a compelling chronicle of a young soldier's loss of innocence and an eloquent and moving portrait of the profound effects of all wars on the men who fight them.
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