A Military History of the Western World: From the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, to the Battle of Waterloo, 1815Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 |
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... Prussian cavalry advanced compact like a wall and at an incredible speed . With its right it attacked the Austrian cavalry , which was in column and was unable to place in battle more than three or four squadrons . With its left it ...
... Prussian cavalry advanced compact like a wall and at an incredible speed . With its right it attacked the Austrian cavalry , which was in column and was unable to place in battle more than three or four squadrons . With its left it ...
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... Prussian frontier . Under these circum- stances to challenge Napoleon was suicidal . Why then did Frederick William do so ? Because everything in Prussia looked back to the epic days of Frederick . Living on the fat of the Frederician ...
... Prussian frontier . Under these circum- stances to challenge Napoleon was suicidal . Why then did Frederick William do so ? Because everything in Prussia looked back to the epic days of Frederick . Living on the fat of the Frederician ...
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... Prussian supply trains which prohibited rapid movement . In addition to these defects , the Prussian high command was a hydra . It was divided between the Duke of Brunswick , aged 71 , Prince Hohenlohe , and General von Rüchel , with ...
... Prussian supply trains which prohibited rapid movement . In addition to these defects , the Prussian high command was a hydra . It was divided between the Duke of Brunswick , aged 71 , Prince Hohenlohe , and General von Rüchel , with ...
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