Men of the L?tzow Free Corps with K?rner's body, 26 August 1813, (1936). 'Die L?tzower An Der Leiche K?rners, 26 August 1813'. German poet and soldier Carl Theodor K?rner (1791-1813) fought in the German uprising against Napoleon. K?rner composed patriotic poetry to encourage his comrades, among these being the "Schwertlied" (Sword Song), written only a few hours before he was mortally wounded in battle, aged 21. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]