Episode 2 of 3
Prussian Court Reaction and Yorck's Absolution
- When
- after 30 December 1812
- Where
- Prussian court and Russian lines
- Part of
- Convention of Tauroggen
The Prussian Court suspended Yorck pending court-martial, but Diebitsch blocked the order's bearer, and the Treaty of Kalisz absolved Yorck.
News of the convention was received with the wildest enthusiasm, yet the Prussian Court dared not yet throw off the mask and despatched an order suspending Yorck from his command pending a court-martial. Diebitsch refused to let the bearer pass through his lines, and Yorck was finally absolved when the Treaty of Kalisz placed Prussia on the side of the Allies.
Sources
- Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-04
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