How did the Prussian Army Dominate Europe in the 1800s?
- Episode aired May 28, 2022
The Armchair Historian traces the rise of the Prussian military from their disastrous defeat by Napoleon's army in 1807 to the dominant army on the European continent by the time of the Fran... Read allThe Armchair Historian traces the rise of the Prussian military from their disastrous defeat by Napoleon's army in 1807 to the dominant army on the European continent by the time of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71. He notes the demands Kaiser Friederich William III placed on h... Read allThe Armchair Historian traces the rise of the Prussian military from their disastrous defeat by Napoleon's army in 1807 to the dominant army on the European continent by the time of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-71. He notes the demands Kaiser Friederich William III placed on his military forces, requiring them to modernize their philosophy, training and arms that l... Read all