War and Peace · Character
Wolzogen
Also known as Adjutant General Wolzogen, Pfuel's bridge, Friedrich von Wolzogen
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 175
Wolzogen is a minor character in War and Peace (Book 1).
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 175
- Books
- 1
An imperial aide-de-camp, Wolzogen serves as an interpreter between the forceful Pfuel and those who struggle to follow him, translating his ideas into more comprehensible language and French. At court he is regarded as a useful intermediary, though some suspect his sympathies lie closer to Napoleon than to Russia. He remains one of the officers moving through the councils and military conversations of the war, a figure defined more by his position between competing voices than by any independent command.
Description
Wolzogen is a male officer whose specific facial features, coloring, hair, height, and build are not described. He appears in the role of an imperial aide-de-camp, dressed in the formal military clothing of an early nineteenth-century court. His manner is composed and attentive, suited to rooms where conversation carries political weight. Keep his appearance period-appropriate but otherwise unembellished by unsupported details.
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- P
Pfuelmilitary theorist and interpreter
Wolzogen serves as the bridge between Pfuel and court, translating and explaining Pfuel’s ideas. Pfuel nevertheless snaps angrily at him during the council.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
Appearances
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