War and Peace · Character
General Mack
Also known as Mack
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 28
General Mack cuts a striking, uneasy figure: tall in his greatcoat, his head bound in black, his thin legs carrying him in hurried strides. His strained face and trembling lips make authority seem suddenly fragile, as though danger has reached him before his words can catch up.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 28
- Books
- 1
Mack enters the narrative as an Austrian general whose defeat at Ulm becomes a stark measure of the unraveling campaign. He appears in a black head bandage and greatcoat, bent forward, his lips quivering as he introduces himself as “le malheureux Mack.” His surrender with the whole army turns him into a lasting example of military collapse, later recalled among the German generals Prince Andrew had seen in 1805.
Description
Mack is a tall Austrian general with a thin, hurried frame and long strides. A black bandage circles his head; his clouded face and trembling lips give him a visibly strained, unsettled expression. He wears a military greatcoat, with the Order of Maria Theresa displayed at his neck. Even in uniform, he seems bent forward and in motion, his bearing more anxious than commanding.
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Mikhail Illarionovich Kutúzovallied commander and defeated Austrian general
Mack arrives at Kutúzov's headquarters after the Austrian army's surrender at Ulm. Kutúzov receives him without reproach, while the disaster forces the Russian army to prepare to face the enemy.
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BOOK 1War and Peace
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