Prussia

he had his own army

Prussia felt it was necessary to defeat Austria in order to gain control over the German territories it wanted and to expand its own land.

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However, during the Seven Years' War a part of Prussia briefly became Russian from 1758 until 1763.

After World War 2 a part of Prussia became Russian again. This "Russian Prussia" is called Kaliningrad Oblast. The other parts of (Old Baltic) Prussia are now part of Poland and Lithuania.

Prussia has two meanings: The (German) Kingdom of Prussia on one hand and Old/Baltic Prussia on the other hand. The Kingdom of Prussia got its name from the original Baltic Prussia (in Old Prussian language it is called "Prūsa").

The original Baltic Prussia was the easternmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia. That Province of Prussia inside the Kingdom of Prussia was most of the time parted into East Prussia and West Prussia.

Bismarck does so by attacking the Catholic church, this causes Germany to unify because it created a common enemy among north Germans. The Tariff Union also aided Bismarck in getting the German states to join Prussia by breaking down barriers and creating interdependence among the states.

The Prussians under Frederick the Great were a dominant power in Europe in the 18th century. Frederick the Great was a keen student and general in warfare. He soon came to the realization that various kinds of flanking movements were generally more effective than frontal assaults. Almost all military handbooks and generals in Europe enshrined, in a manner of speaking the value of flanking movements.

The elimination of Prussia and its people from the pages of history was the most unfortunate consequence of World War 2. Prussia is awesome because the kingdom was small in relation to the major powers of europe (france,austria) yet matched these powers in strength because of the prussians Efficiency and order. The prussians also created the iron cross which is the best.

Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben came to General Washington at Valley Forge. He drilled the Americans well and published a drill manual used by America into the War of 1812.

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Princess Felicitas of Prussia died on 2009-08-01.

It was the hammer to Wellington's anvil. The French had been held on the field of battle until the arrival of the Prussian Army under Field Marshal von Blucher.

Prussia no longer exists as an entity; in the aftermath of World War II, it was divided up between various countries (mainly Poland and Lithuania) and some German states.

The original Duchy of Prussia came into existence in 1525. So Prussia would be 491 years old if it still existed today (in 2016).

It may sound strange, but it was Napoleon. Napoleon invaded half of Europe, also the most German states. Only East Prussia remained free and became the leader in the "Befreiungskrieg" (Freedom war) against France. It was this war against Napoleon 1812-1815 that created a common German national feeling.

Frederick William IV refused the German throne, which had been offered to him by the Frankfurt Parliament on Oct.3,1849 because : "He would not accept a crown from the gutter"

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They wanted war as they saw it as a win-win situation.
If France was victorious in the war, they would be seen as great supporters of the revolution. If they lost, they would have their absolute power restored and everything would go back to normal.

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He abolished serfdom on all royal lands in Prussia, all the lands that he owned, but not throughout the country.

Frederick the Great of Prussia was the most powerful.

Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia was born on November 18, 1772.

In 1871, Prussia annexed Bavaria, Baden, Wurttemberg, Alsace-Lorraine, and some smaller German Principalities to create the German Empire.

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Once Frederick Williams I was allowed to keep his own army this caused him to use his army to control Prussia. The army grew considerably and this allowed Williams to expand his territory. He became the the Great Elector.

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