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This was the situation which existed when [[Temeraire]], [[William Laurence|Laurence]] and their crew arrived in Dresden, Saxony, in September 1806, intending to ask for safe passage across Prussian territory so that they could return to Britain with the two dragon eggs they had retrieved from Turkey. They were refused. The Prussians had been promised twenty dragons by the [[Aerial Corps]] which had not materialized. (This was of course due to the effects of the [[Dragon Plague]] in Britain, but the Corps did not want this news spread about.) To make up for the absence of the promised twenty, they requisitioned Temeraire. | This was the situation which existed when [[Temeraire]], [[William Laurence|Laurence]] and their crew arrived in Dresden, Saxony, in September 1806, intending to ask for safe passage across Prussian territory so that they could return to Britain with the two dragon eggs they had retrieved from Turkey. They were refused. The Prussians had been promised twenty dragons by the [[Aerial Corps]] which had not materialized. (This was of course due to the effects of the [[Dragon Plague]] in Britain, but the Corps did not want this news spread about.) To make up for the absence of the promised twenty, they requisitioned Temeraire. | ||
− | The Prussian forces moved westward to engage the French along the Saale River. | + | The Prussian forces moved westward to engage the French along the Saale River. They were defeated at the [[Battle of Saalfeld]] on October 10, 1806, in which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Louis_Ferdinand_of_Prussia_(1772-1806) Prince Louis Ferdinand] was killed. Four days later, the Prussian forces were defeated again at the [[Battle of Jena-Auerstadt|twin battles at Jena and Auerstadt]], about 20-25 NNE of Saalfeld. Temeraire and Laurence fell back to Apolda, about six miles northwest of Jena and six miles southwest of Auerstadt. There they were immediately sent on to Sommerda, about 15-20 miles WNW, where [[King Frederick]] and [[Queen Louise]] had gone. |
Prince [[Hohenlohe]] asked Laurence to continue on to Halle on the Saale River, about 40-45 miles northeast of Sommerda. The next day, however, before they could get underway, a courier delivered the news that the French had taken Halle. Instead, Temeraire took the King and Queen to Berlin, to reach their children before the French should arrive there. Hohenhole did not believe Berlin could be held, but voiced some plans concerning defending the line of the Oder River east of Berlin. | Prince [[Hohenlohe]] asked Laurence to continue on to Halle on the Saale River, about 40-45 miles northeast of Sommerda. The next day, however, before they could get underway, a courier delivered the news that the French had taken Halle. Instead, Temeraire took the King and Queen to Berlin, to reach their children before the French should arrive there. Hohenhole did not believe Berlin could be held, but voiced some plans concerning defending the line of the Oder River east of Berlin. |