War and Peace · Character
Count Nostitz
Also known as Nostitz
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 30
He is a military figure seen through the tense language of dispatches and forward positions. His presence carries the cold uncertainty of command, where a decision must be made before anyone can know its cost.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 30
- Books
- 1
Count Nostitz enters the account through letters about Austrian army movements and is later identified as a general holding advanced posts. Convinced by Murat’s emissary, he withdraws, leaving Bagratión’s division exposed. The novel presents him through this consequential military judgment rather than through a developed private life or personal arc.
Description
Tolstoy does not describe Count Nostitz’s physical appearance; his age, stature, build, complexion, hair, eyes, and features are unspecified. He is identified as an Austrian general occupying advanced posts, so a period military uniform is appropriate, but its exact design and decorations are not detailed. His role suggests a formal command presence, though the text supplies no particular mannerism or distinguishing mark.
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- PP
Prince Pyotr Ivánovich BagratiónRussian and Austrian officers in the allied operation
Nostitz commands the Austrian advanced posts. Believing Murat’s peace proposal, he withdraws his troops and leaves Bagratión’s division exposed.
Story so far
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