# Captain von Holtz — The History of Henry Esmond character guide

> Captain von Holtz in The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captain Holtz, Mr. von Holtz, Mr. Holtz

**First appearance:** 0044-x-we-entertain-a-very-distinguished-guest-at-kensington

## Who they are

A mysterious German officer who may be a Jacobite agent.

## In the story

### [I Meet an Old Acquaintance in Flanders, and Find My Mother's Grave and My Own Cradle There](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_henry_esmond_se/chapters/xiii-i-meet-an-old-acquaintance-in-flanders-and-find-my-mother-s-grave-and-my-own-cradle-there)

Father Holt in disguise as a Bavarian officer; reveals Esmond's parentage and takes him to see his mother's grave.

### [XIV: The Campaign of 1707, 1708](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_henry_esmond_se/chapters/xiv-the-campaign-of-1707-1708)

Mysterious spy and messenger; involved in the failed Chevalier expedition and carries communications between French and English camps.

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