Prussia
The Miracle of Brandenburg!
Emperor Peter III, 1762 After Peter succeeded to the Russian throne (5 January 1762 ), he withdrew Russian forces from the Seven Years’ War and concluded a peace treaty (5 May 1762) with Prussia (the “Miracle of the House of Brandenburg”). He gave up Russian conquests in Prussia and offered 12,000 troops to make an alliance with Frederick II of…
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Prussian Horse artillery
Horse artillery in action during the Seven Years’ War. Crew-member no. 2 (second right), the loader, carries ammunition in a large leather satchel around the neck; no. 3 (second left) is about to ignite the charge by means of a portfire, no. 4, the aimer (right) having stepped clear of…
Hohenfriedeberg – Bayreuth Dragoons
The accounts of Hohenfriedeberg I’ve read suggest that the Austrian infantry had already been roughly handled by the Prussian artillery before the Bayreuth dragoons charged into legend. 🙂 One passage spoke of “men crowding a hundred deep behind the colors.” An exaggeration, perhaps, but I think it’s clear that the…
War of the Austrian Succession, 1740–1748
George II at the Battle of Dettingen. George II, who was born in 1683, was king of Britain from 1727 to 1760 as a member of the Hanoverian line. He was brought up to a military life and military affairs were his major interest. He regulated his day with the…
FROM THE CRISIS OF 1846 TO THE REVOLUTIONS OFÂ 1848
Karl Wilhelm von Willisen The revolutionary crisis of the middle of the nineteenth century which shattered most of the European countries in protest against the political system established by the Congress of Vienna is usually associated with the memorable year of 1848, with the so-called “spring of the peoples.” It…