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Há 3 dias · For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany.
- Franco-Prussian War
The Prussian army was controlled by the General Staff, under...
- Franco-Prussian War
Há 11 horas · Esteemed for their efficiency and success in battle, the Prussian army of Frederick became a model emulated by other European powers, most notably by Russia and France. To this day, Frederick continues to be held in high regard as a military theorist and has been described as representing the embodiment of the art of war.
14 de mai. de 2024 · Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815), Napoleon’s final defeat at the hands of the duke of Wellington’s combined allied army and a Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher. The battle, fought south of Waterloo, Belgium, ended 23 years of recurrent warfare between France and the other powers of Europe.
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- The Battle of Waterloo was a conflict on June 18, 1815, during the Hundred Days, the period from Napoleon’s escape from exile to the return of Loui...
- The Battle of Waterloo marked the final defeat of Napoleon. On June 22, 1815, four days after losing the conflict, Napoleon abdicated as emperor of...
- Napoleon, emperor of France, launched a series of wars that temporarily ended in 1814, when he was forced to abdicate. Exiled to Elba, he left the...
- Following secondary battles, the Battle of Waterloo began on June 18, 1815. Four French attacks on the allied army’s centre failed to break through...
18 de mai. de 2024 · Carl von Clausewitz (born June 1, 1780, Burg, near Magdeburg, Prussia [Germany]—died Nov. 16, 1831, Breslau, Silesia [now Wrocław, Pol.]) was a Prussian general and military thinker, whose work Vom Kriege (1832; On War) has become one of the most respected classics on military strategy.
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14 de mai. de 2024 · Adolf, baron von Lützow (born May 18, 1782, Berlin—died Dec. 6, 1834, Berlin) was a Prussian major general and a famous, though largely ineffectual, guerrilla leader during the Napoleonic Wars of 1813–15. Lützow entered the Prussian Army in 1795 and was present at the decisive defeat of the Prussian forces by the French at ...
20 de mai. de 2024 · Prussia, a kingdom that emerged as a powerful state in the 18th and 19th centuries, was renowned for its military prowess and influence in European affairs. In this article, I will delve deeper into the strength and weaknesses of Prussia, its military reforms, and its significant victories in war.
