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21.   Allegorical Depiction of the Peace of Teschen of May 13, 1779 (c. 1800)
After the death of Elector Maximilian III Joseph of Bavaria (r. 1745-77) brought the Bavarian line of the Wittelsbach dynasty to an end, Joseph....
Allegorical Depiction of the Peace of Teschen of May 13, 1779 (c. 1800)
22.   The Guards Parade before Frederick II ("the Great") (1777)
Guards on Tempelhof field parade before the elderly Frederick II – “Old Fritz” [der alte Fritz], as he had come to be known by admirers and respectful subjects. The king’s engagement in all....
The Guards Parade before Frederick II ("the Great") (1777)
23.   Prussian Uniforms c. 1785: Officer and Infantryman from the 1st Guard Battalion, Number 15 (Late 18th Century)
The introduction of standardized military uniforms went hand in hand with the establishment of standing armies in the second half of the seventeenth century. Distinctive uniforms played an important....
Prussian Uniforms c. 1785: Officer and Infantryman from the 1st Guard Battalion, Number 15 (Late 18th Century)
24.   Napoleon and Emperor Francis I of Austria at Austerlitz on December 4, 1805 (Undated Painting)
In the early years of the nineteenth century, French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte swept across continental....
Napoleon and Emperor Francis I of Austria at Austerlitz on December 4, 1805 (Undated Painting)
25.   The Battle of Jena on October 14, 1806 (19th Century)
After the Peace of Basel (1795), Prussia’s Frederick William II (r. 1786-97) maintained a policy of neutrality. But in 1806, his son and successor, Frederick....
The Battle of Jena on October 14, 1806 (19th Century)
26.   Presentation of the Emperor’s Gifts to Andreas Hofer at the Hofburg in Innsbruck on September 20, 1809 (19th Century)
In 1805, after being defeated by Napoleonic France, Austria was forced to cede the province of Tyrol to France’s ally, Bavaria. In keeping with the Tyrolean population’s pro-Habsburg, anti-revolutionary....
Presentation of the Emperor’s Gifts to Andreas Hofer at the Hofburg in Innsbruck on September 20, 1809 (19th Century)
27.   Prussian General Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (before 1813)
From 1807 to 1810, Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (1755-1813) played a central role as chairman of the Prussian military reorganization committee. He advocated the creation of a national army....
Prussian General Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (before 1813)
28.   Deployment of the Prussian Landwehr in the Year 1813 (1860-61)
The reformed Prussian army, joined to the Landwehr (territorial reserve), transformed Prussia into a “nation in arms.” This military strength helped Prussia defeat Napoleon in 1813-14, in....
Deployment of the Prussian Landwehr in the Year 1813 (1860-61)
29.   Frederick William III of Prussia, Francis I of Austria, and Russian Czar Alexander I Meet for the First Time in Prague on March 18, 1813 (19th Century)
Following Napoleon’s defeat in the Russian campaign of 1812, Prussia and Austria extricated themselves from their involuntary support for the French emperor and, by 1813, had joined Russia to drive....
Frederick William III of Prussia, Francis I of Austria, and Russian Czar Alexander I Meet for the First Time in Prague on March 18, 1813 (19th Century)
30.   The Battle of Nations in Leipzig on October 19, 1813 (after 1813)
The French emperor’s defeat by Prussian, Austrian, Russian, and Swedish troops at the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig marked the beginning of the end of Napoleonic rule in Germany. In the largest....
The Battle of Nations in Leipzig on October 19, 1813 (after 1813)
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