Prussia
RISE OF THE IRON KINGDOMÂ II
Battle of Hohenfriedberg – Attack of Prussian Infantry, 4 June 1745, by Carl Röchling. In contrast to the absolutism of the kingly state, the territorial state was a state of definite limits. We have seen this to be the case in the composition and maintenance of its armies. The governments of territorial states were limited in the revenue base they…
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The Battle of Zorndorf I
Cossacks burn Zorndorf On August 20, the king’s Prussians arrived at the gates of Frankfurt-on-Oder; Fermor was out by CĂĽstrin with his army. The bluecoats initially moved to Tschicherzig. Frederick reached it on August 16, but Dohna was still out of the vicinity busy in his dealings with the Russians.…
The Battle of Zorndorf II
Hemmed in by the Meitzel River at its back, the Russian Army had no way to retreat if the battle went badly. Meanwhile, the Prussians mounted an attack on the Russian right. At about 0300 hours, the Prussians rose and pressed off moving westward—the cavalry closest to the enemy array,…
The Battle of Zorndorf III
Clutching the colors of the 46th Infantry Regiment, Frederick rallies his men in a last-ditch stand on the Prussian left. Seydlitz’s cavalry would save the day. The Russian right was no longer capable of organized resistance, but an incredibly bloody and desperate struggle was kept up there until about 1300…
The Prussian Campaign of 1762 in Saxony I
In the middle of January 1762, Prince Henry experienced a bout of illness, which caused him to enquire whether he could be replaced, at least temporarily, by another officer, preferably Seydlitz or General Forcade, but the king advised that his brother should be able to recover in time to assume…
The Prussian Campaign of 1762 in Saxony II
The Prussians were after more than just a nuisance raid or two. Tearing up property, looting, raping citizens, might all help demoralize the civilian population in the affected areas all right, at least to an extent, but the destruction of the Austrian magazines in Northern Bohemia would compel the whitecoats…
The Prussian Campaign of 1762 in Saxony III
The Prussians struck first instead. During the night of October 28–29, the bluecoats succinctly pushed off.24 Prince Henry himself was with Seydlitz. The enemy had been tipped off by a deserter, and, about 0100 hours, the Allies braced themselves for the coming blow. The plan was indeed bold, for Otto…