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5th December 2022, 09:09 PM
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confusion over names
Graf von Königsmark: a German family who fought for the Swedish.
Koningsberg is a town in Russia. Did Sir William Hope get the name wrong? |
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5th December 2022, 09:12 PM
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Peter, this stuff is fantastic... thank-you.
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6th December 2022, 12:21 AM
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Keith, I am not sure... It is a bit unclear ...see https://military-history.fandom.com/...#Brief_history...which is also unclear...Peter |
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6th December 2022, 03:44 PM
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The muddle is best seen at https://core.ac.uk/reader/161102560
while the full story is worth looking at...even if the mathematics are a puzzle...The familytree does however seem to be pointing at Karl Johan as the more likely root of this swords start point... Peter Hudson. |
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