When Frederick II (later known as Frederick the Great) came to the throne in 1740, he had three advantages for which he owed thanks to his father: a modern, well-organised state; full coffers; and a properly trained and equipped army. Under a leader as renowned as Seydlitz, the Prussian cavalry achieved the nearest to a state of perfection that it was ever going to. So great was its reputation in the Seven Years' War that Napoleon made a special point of warning his men at the beginning of the 1806 campaign to beware of the Prussian cavalry.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Peter Hofschroer is a recognized expert on the German campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars and the Prussian Army in particular. He has already written Leipzig 1813 in the Campaign series.
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When Frederick II (later known as Frederick the Great) came to the throne in 1740, he had three advantages for which he owed thanks to his father, the three tools he was to use to fashion his small, poor, central European principality into a great power: a modern, well-organised state; full coffers; and a properly trained and equipped army. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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When Frederick II (later known as Frederick the Great) came to the throne in 1740, he had three advantages for which he owed thanks to his father, the three tools he was to use to fashion his small, poor, central European principality into a great power: a modern, well-organised state; full coffers; and a properly trained and equipped army. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
white centre disc, gold shoulder cords, embroidered loops, wide gold lace, carbine belt, yellow pole, hat cords, gold inlay, royal monogram, uniform distinctions, cuirassier regiments, blue pole, velvet trim, ten squadrons, silver embroidery, regimental colour, sword knot, dragoon regiment, red facings, gold embroidery, silver trim, line cavalry, service dress, silver lace Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Garde du Corps, Standards Colonel, Frederick the Great, After Kling, Frederick William, Hussar Regt, Regiment Gensdarmes, Prussian Corps of Observation, Cuirassier Regt, After Henschel, Regiment Towarczys New!
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