Hohenlohe
Character Profile
| Name: | Friedrich Ludwig Hohenlohe |
| Date of Birth: | January 31, 1746 |
| Service: | Prussian Army |
| Rank: | General |
| Nationality: | Prussian |
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Biography
Friedrich Ludwig Hohenlohe, prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, was in charge of the Prussian and Saxon troops assembled at Dresden, Saxony, when Temeraire and his crew arrived in their flight from Istanbul via Austria in September 1806. Hohenlohe was some sixty years of age at the time and, like many gentlemen of his day, wore a white powdered wig.
Hohenlohe initially demanded to know why William Laurence had not arrived with the 20 dragons promised to him by the British Aerial Corps. Of course Laurence, who had left Britain some nine months before, had no idea that such a promise had been made. Neither Laurence nor Hohenlohe knew that the Dragon Plague had stricken the Aerial Corps and that there were no dragons available to send.
Hohenlohe refused to grant Laurence and Temeraire a safe-conduct across Prussia until the promised dragons arrived, leaving it to Laurence's conscience to decide whether to spend the time waiting or to fight alongside the Prussians instead. Effectively, he requisitioned Temeraire. Laurence and Temeraire were assigned to the command of Prince Louis Ferdinand, commander of the advance guard.
The Prussians were defeated and Prince Louis Ferdinand killed on October 10, 1806, at the Battle of Saafield. Four days later, the Prussians were defeated even more resoundingly at the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt.
