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The Prussian Army had its roots in the core mercenary forces of Brandenburg-Prussia during the Thirty Years' War of 1618–1648. Elector Frederick William developed it into a viable standing army, while King Frederick William I of Prussia dramatically increased its size and improved its doctrines.
The Franco-German War of 1870–71 established Prussia as the leading state in the imperial German Reich. William I of Prussia became German emperor on January 18, 1871. Subsequently, the Prussian army absorbed the other German armed forces, except the Bavarian army, which remained autonomous in peacetime.
Frederick William I endowed the Prussian state with its military and bureaucratic character. He raised the army to 80,000 men (equivalent to 4 percent of the population) and geared the whole organization of the state to the military machine. One half of his army consisted of hired foreigners.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
O exército prussiano (em alemão: Königlich Preußische Armee) foi um exército do Reino da Prússia, vital para o desenvolvimento de Brandemburgo-Prússia como uma potência europeia. [ 1] O exército prussiano tem sua origem no pequeno número de mercenários de Brandemburgo que participaram da Guerra dos Trinta Anos.
The Imperial German Army was essentially an enlarged Prussian army, and the embassies of the new empire were mostly old Prussian embassies. The Constitution of the German Empire was essentially an amended version of the constitution of the North German Confederation.
The Royal Prussian Army was the principal armed force of the Kingdom of Prussia during its participation in the Napoleonic Wars . Frederick the Great 's successor, his nephew Frederick William II (1786–1797), relaxed conditions in Prussia and had little interest in war.
20 de dez. de 2022 · Summary. The post-Frederician Prussian army cultivated the glory of the past, but also experienced continuous debates and reforms intending to optimize the army according to the principles of enlightened rationalism.
