# The Provost Marshal — The Adventurous Simplicissimus character guide

> The Provost Marshal in The Adventurous Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the wicked old Provost Marshal, Provost, the Provost

**First appearance:** 0020-xvi-of-the-ways-and-works-of-soldiers-nowadays-and-how-hardly-a-common-soldier-can-get-promotion

## Who they are

A cruel military official who torments soldiers.

## In the story

### [XXII: A Rascally Trick to Step Into Another Man’s Shoes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventurous_simplicissimus_se/chapters/xxii-a-rascally-trick-to-step-into-another-man-s-shoes)

The provost, a sorcerer and villain, performs the magic trick that produces puppies and frames Herzbruder.

### [XXIII: How Ulrich Herzbruder Sold Himself for a Hundred Ducats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventurous_simplicissimus_se/chapters/xxiii-how-ulrich-herzbruder-sold-himself-for-a-hundred-ducats)

The provost is mentioned as the instrument of Oliver's plot against Herzbruder.

### [XXVI: How He Was Imprisoned for a Traitor and Enchanter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventurous_simplicissimus_se/chapters/xxvi-how-he-was-imprisoned-for-a-traitor-and-enchanter)

The Provost-general arrests Simplicissimus and orders him put in irons.

### [XXVII: How the Provost Fared in the Battle of Wittstock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventurous_simplicissimus_se/chapters/xxvii-how-the-provost-fared-in-the-battle-of-wittstock)

The provost is killed by Herzbruder's order during the Battle of Wittstock.

### [Of the Homecoming and Departure of This Worshipful Student, and How He Sought to Obtain Advancement in the Wars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_adventurous_simplicissimus_se/chapters/xviii-of-the-homecoming-and-departure-of-this-worshipful-student-and-how-he-sought-to-obtain-advancement-in-the-wars)

The Provost advises Oliver to frame Herzbruder by stealing a cup and giving it to him.

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