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prince maximilian zu wied-neuwiedPrince Alexander Philipp Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied (23 September 1782 – 3 February 1867) was a German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist. He led a pioneering expedition to southeast Brazil between 1815–1817, from which the album Reise nach Brasilien, which first revealed to Europe real images of Brazilian Indians, was the ultimate result. It was translated into several languages and recognized as one of the greatest contributions to the knowledge of Brazil at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In 1832 he embarked on another expedition, this time to North America, together with the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer.
Prince Maximilian collected many examples of ethnography, and a large number of specimens of flora and fauna of the area, still preserved in museum collections, notably in the Lindenmuseum, Stuttgart. |
Prince Maximilian, the battle at Fort McKenzie
"On the 28th of August, at break of day, we were awakened by musket-shot. When we entered the court-yard of the fort, all our people were in motion."
"They had cut up the tents of the Piékanns with knives, fired their guns and arrows at them, and killed or wounded many of the Indians, roused from their sleep by this unexpected attack. Four women and several children lay dead near the fort, and many others were wounded. The men, about thirty of them, had partly fired their guns at the enemy, and fled to the gates of the fort, where they were admitted."
"They had cut up the tents of the Piékanns with knives, fired their guns and arrows at them, and killed or wounded many of the Indians, roused from their sleep by this unexpected attack. Four women and several children lay dead near the fort, and many others were wounded. The men, about thirty of them, had partly fired their guns at the enemy, and fled to the gates of the fort, where they were admitted."
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