and how badly he just wanted to return home!
             . He had no loyalty to Napoleon; he could care less about Napoleon's victories or campaigns. His French "comrades" treated him badly, like he was lower than them. The attitudes of his "comrades" fighting along side of Walter in this Grand Army were that of hatred, a prejudice that was shown to all German troops of the period.
             Jakob Walter was a humble man before he was drafted into the Grand Army. From his diary one can tell that he cared deeply for his loved ones he left at home. Throughout the entire dia
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