The Luck of Barry Lyndon · Character

Monsieur de Potzdorff

German officer and rival of Barry in gambling and love.

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Also known as Monsieur George von Potzdorff, George, Captain de Potzdorff, Captain Potzdorff, Potzdorff

Monsieur de Potzdorff shows up with force in VI: The Crimp Wagon—Military Episodes. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Not directly mentioned in the excerpts; no significant role in this chapter.

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Monsieur de Potzdorff first appears in 0011 x more runs of luck.

In VI: The Crimp Wagon—Military Episodes: Not directly mentioned in the excerpts; no significant role in this chapter.

Later, in Barry Leads a Garrison Life, and Finds Many Friends There: Captain and nephew of the Police Minister; Barry's patron who is easily led by flattery and shares a love of pleasure and Rhine wine.

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VI: The Crimp Wagon—Military Episodes
Not directly mentioned in the excerpts; no significant role in this chapter.
Barry Leads a Garrison Life, and Finds Many Friends There
Captain and nephew of the Police Minister; Barry's patron who is easily led by flattery and shares a love of pleasure and Rhine wine.
Barry's Adieu to Military Profession
Barry's contact in the Prussian service, to whom he reports fabricated intelligence about his uncle.
Endnotes
Implied as the Police Minister for whom Barry may have spied on guests in Berlin.

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See Monsieur de Potzdorff in VI: The Crimp Wagon—Military Episodes