Frederick the Great: The Battle of Landeshut, 1760 ⚔️ (Part 17)

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The Battle of Landeshut fought was a true test of strength and strategy. It pitted the outnumbered Prussian army, led by General Fouque, against the cunning and determined Habsburg forces, commanded by General Loudon. General Fouque's Prussian army had been tasked with defending Silesia, a strategic region that had been fiercely contested throughout the Seven Years' War. However, General Loudon had other plans. With his army vastly outnumbering the Prussian forces, he quickly devised a plan to surround them, cutting off their supply lines and trapping them in a deadly pincer movement. General Fouque and his men were now encircled, with no hope of escape.
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🧾 Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
4:05 Towards a decisive battle
9:51 Battle of Landeshut
16:55 Aftermath
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[@HansJuergBangerter]

TAKE FRENCH AND GERMAN PRONOUNCIATION LESSONS, ALL THE E+F NAMES ARE BADLY SPOKEN FOR FRENCH NAMES ENDINGS ARE SILENT ALSO ITS LANDSHUT NOT LANDESHUT...

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

it's Lan-duss-hoot not Lanshut. ;)

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[@jarogniewtheconqueror2804]

This series changed my whole perception of this war. I thought it was a decisive victory for Prussia with Frederick winning every battle except maybe one in Austria, but thus far it has been nothing but a desperate struggle for them

[@1987MartinT]

Laudon made good use of his superior numbers. He not only massed enough troops to overcome the Prussian defenses, he also sent units out to envelop them. Fouqué was trapped before the first shot was fired.

[@TheHypnogog]

Yeah, that was a no win, I mean...what was he hoping for? Attrition?

[@TheStrategos392]

Exactly. This Laudon fellow was a capable general. He completely encircled the Prussians during this battle, and took advantage of his superior numbers.

[@chungus1219]

Most people think it’s easy to exploit your superior numbers. But in reality, and in history, it has been shown that many commanders weren’t able to exploit this advance. So yes, Luadon defeated the Prussians before the battle even began.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Given all of the defeats Frederick the Great suffered in this war. It's no small miracle that he ended up the way he did.

[@Leaffordes]

Indeed. Frederick lost an equal amount of men in this engagement, as the Swedes did at the disastrous Battle of Poltava. Combine the losses from Landeshut (1760) and Maxen (1759) and you have roughly the same amount the Swedes lost at both Poltava and the subsequent surrender at Perevolochna. Of course, Charles' army was smaller than Frederick's, so his losses hurt more, but it kinda puts things in perspective.

[@rayzas4885]

​@Leaffordes It's rather funny how tiny Prussia managed to take it's loses better then the giant swedish empire

[@Leaffordes]

​@@rayzas4885 Yes, it might seem funny at first, especially considering the population of Prussia's enemies in the 7YW were more numerous than those of Sweden in the GNW. But this "giant" Swedish Empire had a population of 2,700,000 in 1700, while "tiny" Prussia had 4,500,000 in 1756; the much fewer Swedes were tasked with defending a landmass much larger than Prussia. Not to mention, the Swedish Empire relied on a navy which required soldiers and sailors too.

[@erik5303]

​@@rayzas4885 How? Land mass was maybe larger in Swedish Empire but not manpower. Also Prussia was quite wealthy for its size.

[@Mavyn316]

"The sheen of this steed would only be enhanced by being stained with the blood of a hero." Awesome reply, I hope he survived the battle. Absolute legend

[@nadjiguemarful]

I cant thank you enough for your brilliant work, Im so glad there is someone covering the campaigns of Frederick, especially with the effort and detail you put into it. You are an invaluable resource, thank you!

[@houseofthedragonscenes4146]

I found your channel trough history marche a while ago and i must say I like your vids about Frederick the great alot because iam myself German and come from ex Prussia terrotry so keep up the Good work and God bless you and your Family🙏🤝

[@leondobre7498]

Geniuses: Alexander,Hanibal,Cezar, Cromwell, Frederic, Napoleon that's all folks !!!.❤❤❤.

[@ReaperCH90]

This series opened my eyes how absolutely unlikely it was for Frederick II to come out victorious

[@isaacio8924]

The artwork and character portraits are beautiful. Frederick is on the cusp, at the edge of defeat- the edge of everything. But yet to know he turned it all around.

[@amtmannb.4627]

The artwork is fantasy. I ask myself what is the idea behind it? Broglie with a beard is one of the most funny inventions.

[@BismarcksOtto]

@@amtmannb.4627 Also baffled by the art. It's got to be AI generated. It is absolutely aesthetically pleasing, but none of the historical figures I am familiar with look anything like the real people. Also the dress - it's vaguely period inspired, but otherwise looks like the chacter concept art for a movie/tv series/game: none of it is anywhere near historically accurate and some of the smaller details just makes plain no sense - the medals on the military awards look like delicate blossoms, the headwear is pure steampunk and the bits on the horses bridles look like someone took a random 10-year-old, gave them an image of a ceremonial Household Cavalry bridle, a glue gun, and a box of various carabiner hooks and said "you've got 15 minutes to build me one just like in the photo!". Also, some of the physics (especially where headwear and hair interact) is unnatural and the anatomy of the horses legs in the battle scene at 15:51 is something straight out of a nightmare no human being would compose that way. It's a fun idea and certainly makes for entertaining viewing, but God help any poor soul who doesn't know any better because they have no deeper knowledge of this era, and thinks this is anything other than some great fantasy art of the ad-hoc "imagination" of a machine.

[@amtmannb.4627]

@@BismarcksOtto Thank you. It's great to read that I'm not the only one who does not really like the new style.

[@commy1231]

Spoiler alert but I just read about what happened next in the 1760 campaign. Frederick moved against Laudon, Daun went to reinforce Laudon, then Frederick went back to siege Dresden, so Daun also came back. Then Frederick went back to Silesia and was surrounded on 3 sides by Laudon, Daun, and the Russians. But he fought Laudon 1v1 and destroyed him, then turned back and fought Daun while super outnumbered and beat Daun but both sides suffered enormous losses. However, it was more about the morale at that point. After seeing both Austrian armies get beaten, neither Russia or France was eager to fight so they basically stopped. And then in 1762 the Tsarina died and Frederick fought one final 1v1 against Austria and won, forcing them to make peace. Amazing

[@TheAustrianAnimations87]

Laudon and Daun were both good generals, but they disliked also each other. At the battle of Liegnitz, when Frederick managed to beat Laudon, Daun didn't use his superior and fresh reinforcements due his rivalry with Laudon and being overcautior as usual. If Daun had helped Laudon at Liegnitz in the right time with his superior numbers, Frederick would've lost again. However, Frederick managed to beat both generals separately at Liegnitz, Toragu and Burkersdorf. Frederick then got semi-favorable terms with keeping Silesia and Prussia being still a great power, despite failing to annex Saxony at the same time.

[@elmascapo6588]

​@@TheAustrianAnimations87 if Daun had attacked, he would have also got his ass whipped

[@commy1231]

@@TheAustrianAnimations87 That explains a lot. Kind of reminiscent of how Hannibal would beat 2 Roman armies separately because their commanders had a rivalry and different approaches (cautious/aggressive). Really emphasizes the importance of a centralized command structure in times of war

[@gerardjagroo]

"Sire I am young but my courage is old" What a legend!💪💪💪

[@KHK001]

Excellent work as always!

[@istvansipos9940]

how caring and grateful of an old man! Briefly mentioning another old man who SURVIVED the battle. 16:56

[@noobster4779]

It is honestly a pretty awesome display of a last stand and really speaks to the quality of the prussian officer corps to keep their soldiers fighting in what is basically a full on pocket, only breaking after literally running out of ammunition, having their last line of retreat cut off, their last hope in form of the cavalery gone and being backed against a river Most armies would propably already have collapsed the moment they were forced to perform a fighting retreat over a river in form of a single bridge in the first place. The only really twisted and lingering bad taste to this is that Prussian battles like Lanshut and Fredericks wars in general would inspire future generations in their darkest times to fight on to the last man in hope of a miracle. The believe that "a miracle could happen again" in similar situations would cost europe millions of lifes in the 20th cenutry.

[@dale6947]

If you are referring in part to the Germans in the Second World War, then you should know that they were never going to surrender just because the war had become unwinnable. Many saw the war as one of annihilation, so surrender would mean death or worse anyway, and the officer corp were determined not to surrender 'early' as they believed they had in the First World War.

[@michaelrobinson2687]

With these battles in the Seven Years War, I'm surprised that Prussia survived long enough to take part in the Napoleonic and Franco-Prussian Wars. I'm interested to see how they pull it off.

[@gregorylittle1461]

Excellent presentation! The town is pronounced: Lahn-dez-hoot. Keep up the great work!

[@denizergun6325]

Sun will ever shine again? C'mon Old Fritz i wanna see a happy video after this one.

[@davidhughes8357]

Excellent coverage as usual. Thank you.

[@lokiloptr]

A very beautiful and well done documentary. Thank you!

[@personnex4776]

Hi House of history. Thank you very much for continuous of the seven war

[@markgarrett3647]

It's sad that Laudon didn't have much long-term influence on Habsburg military doctrine.

[@HoH]

Agreed

[@Jesse_Dawg]

These are incredible videos. Please never stop creating. Please always make more videos

[@hellshing4866]

Interesting the difference between Frederick's reactions after the battle of Maxen and the one after the battle of Landeshut. Even though they were pretty much similar battles.

[@the6tharmy]

We need more! Keep up the great work!

[@TheStrategos392]

This is was a great video on Frederick The Great. Your narration was excellent. Can you recommend a good book on Frederick The Great?

[@HoH]

If you enjoy an overview, Tim Blanning's biography is great. For lots of quotes and primary sources I found both Fraser and Asprey's biography to be interesting.

[@TheStrategos392]

@@HoH Thank you. I will check out Blanning’s book.

[@Brosephus]

I want to know the artist who did these masterful digital paintings! So well done!

[@rafalx1717]

Excellent video! Thank you for your work.

[@TheHypnogog]

Wow- your maps just keep getting better and better, great presentation!

[@fehervari98]

Another Habsburg W!

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

A wonderful historical coverage of a certain page of Prussian history ...that showed exhausted of its resources while standing confront three enemies in three sides...thanks ( house 🏠 of history) channel for sharing

[@notthefbi7932]

This has been a great series👍

[@mancroft]

Thank you. Excellent videos.

[@szalard]

Welcome back House!

[@hansoskar1911]

I likes this video like the entire series. small note: not sure we need that name again but its spoken Lands-hut not Land-shut

[@theblindlucario5093]

Keep up the good work!

[@robbabcock_]

Terrific video!⚔

[@MarkStorey-dc4tm]

Thanks!

[@philjohnson1744]

Great vid. Brilliant audio quality.

[@HoH]

Thank you for noticing, Phil!

[@connortruby9964]

Really enjoying your videos. I would love to see some on the Russo-Ottoman wars in future

[@emir870]

Brilliant narration i love to watch this videos

[@colinbarthelemy726]

In for a badass battle

[@donchichivagabond1578]

Watching the video I am like "this is horrific!". Then you point out the casualties and I am like "that's it?" How little battles in the ages past affected the direction of nations.

[@Veriox22]

loved this video very much!

[@Khan84]

Can't wait for the next part!

[@angelostriandos6659]

Made my day !

[@vernonmwallace7200]

Great job

[@FJVII]

Content is A1!

[@vielplaysdagames2298]

I can’t wait for more

[@merlin4084]

I'm curious. Are you going to cover the rest of the Seven Year's War or is this series mostly about Frederick's direct involvement? Will there be any videos on the French and Indian War, the Pomeranian War (Sweden's involvement) and the Third Carnatic War (India)?

[@HoH]

I am planning on covering other theatres. However, I won't cover the Pomeranian war. Those battles are too small and too poorly documented to dedicate an entire video to it.

[@merlin4084]

@@HoH I see what you mean about the Pomeranian War, but I feel like it would be a mistake to outright ignore it as if it never happened. The Swedes were little more than a thorn in Prussia's side in the grand scheme of things, but they did divert much needed troops Frederick could have used on his primary front. Have you looked at the Kronoskaf website? It does list a number of different sources for the Pomeranian War and the different actions that took place. Additionally the Swedish Army Museum is more than happy to help with inquiries. I personally asked them all sorts of questions relating to Napoleonic era troop uniforms and banners for my tabletop miniature gaming hobby and not once was I made to feel like I was bothering them (even got a free book from them about the Guard Infantry banners, even though it was in Swedish, but I got around that with a camera translation app). If they were happy and willing to help a goblin like me, I'd say they would be more than happy to help yourself. They may be able to point you in the right direction for better documentatiion you could use to make a general overview of the war, if your normal format just isn't possible. Still, if you don't make it I do understand the reasons why.

[@HoH]

@@merlin4084 thank you for the suggestions! I am not ignoring the Pomerian war by the way, in previous videos I've covered Ungern's invasion and the Swedish presence in Brandenburg. If there are some events that are worth having a closer look at in the future, I'll definitely take my time to cover them.

[@davidbean9740]

Awesome

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[@user-kn5qq1hn9d]

If those weren't battlehardend men i have no idea what they could have accomplished if they were judging from their conduct

[@tristansb5980]

WONDERFOUL

[@gruffythrone988]

Never stop making videos

[@HoH]

I will try!

[@auxiliary3784]

i wanna know what software you use for battlemaps, they look good

[@stilianjordanov2952]

@House of History, when will you release the next video of the Third Silesian War: the Battle of Liegnitz (1760)?

[@HoH]

I hope soon. There are some medical & family things going on in my life hence the scattered upload schedule. I barely have time to work these weeks, and have to use every free minute I have.

[@mikedittsche]

Excellent video. One small remark, Landeshut isn't pronounced "land shut", but rather lan-des-hoot.

[@robertbridge9612]

To be distinguished from Landshut (Lands hut) in Bayern

[@FieldMarshalYT]

He forgot about that I guess. In his previous video about Landeshut he pronounced it correctly.

[@user-mw2vn7pv8n]

The town is pronounced "Landes-hut", so the s is pronounced as usual and separate from the h. The name is a conglomeration of the words "Land" (land) and "Hut" (vigilance, but difficult to translate properly).

[@kyzar2756]

German here simple translation for Hut is Hat

[@user-mw2vn7pv8n]

@@kyzar2756 Nee, ich denke bei Landshut ist es was ich gesagt habe, die Hut ist im Kontext sinnvoller wie der Hut. Letzteres wäre ja aussagelos

[@kyzar2756]

​@@user-mw2vn7pv8nDas kann auch sein ich hätte das sogar von der Vorhut abgeleitet

[@nirfz]

Ah, small minor mistake: there's an additional e in the word. Landshut like you said is in bavaria, this is the village of Landeshut so there's an additional letter to pronounce. for native english speakers i would write it "Lund-as-hoot"

[@user-mw2vn7pv8n]

@@nirfz Didn't notice, you're right.

[@jonshive5482]

Yaaaaay! Another Freddy the Great viddy, with his back against the wall. Ah well, not the first time. Can't wait to see what happens. BTW the narrator sounds like he's brushed up on his English. Is this the same guy? Very well done in any case.

[@blecao]

Is funny becouse the austrians have 2 quite diferent generals Daun being all about positioning and being cautious The Loudon that wanted battle No middle ground

[@michaelcarlin9153]

Excellent video of a little known battle. And great map work. What a disastrous period in Frederick's reign. The artwork however, shows men in 19th century clothing - not sure what that was about??

[@elijahtaylor2286]

I believe it may be created by AI :/

[@jankopransky2551]

In czech, we have a curse "Himl Laudon!", which reportedly comes from prussian soldiers yelling "Himmel! Laudon!" - Heavens! Laudon (is comming)!

[@MarkStorey-dc4tm]

Is there any chance you might do the battle of Minden?

[@HoH]

Definitely!

[@MarkStorey-dc4tm]

@@HoH

[@MarkStorey-dc4tm]

That's great to hear, thanks. It's fantastic to see this sort of detailed analysis.

[@numbnuts4you180]

Fantastic video, as ever. Only tip I'd give is that Landeshut is pronounced "lan -des- hoot'. 🤗 Keep it up!

[@jonm2438]

16:01 What are those hats the Calvary is wearing?

[@BismarcksOtto]

those hats are what happens when an AI combines (for the guy in front) an 1812-pattern French infantry shako with a random "standard" court dress bicorne from the 19th/20th century; and (for the guys in the back) a 16th/17th century morion helmet (think: conquistador or Vatican Swiss Guards) with the long-pointed version of a contemporary tyrolean hat, respectively.

[@jonm2438]

@@BismarcksOtto whacky AI. Adds a unique visual

[@AdityaSingh-iz5zs]

Sir In this video you clearly described the problem with king frederick. After kolin his priority should been KEEPING ARMY INTECT with low casualties because prussia could not afford heavy casualties. That would have given him time replace loses with relatives ease. frederick had thrown his army into useless engagements often, like breslau before leuthen, Kay before kunersdorf, maxen, landeshut etc.. he threw his army in the costly battles that were not supposed to be happen like zorndorf. It was miracle that his kingdom was existing after war.

[@dorussio]

Good video. Just some pronunciation tips: Bro Lee instead of Bro glee or Lande's Hoot in stead of Land shoot.

[@BillHimmel]

Great vid! But „Landeshut“ isn‘t pronounced „Landshut“ but rather „Landes-hoot“, with the a in „Landes“ pronounced like in „Wrath“ or „Wasp“.

[@HoH]

You're right!

[@LewisPulsipher]

You're an excellent storyteller. And your accent has suddenly more or less disappeared!

[@donaustadt]

A great series about a fascinating but otherwise sadly neglected time. The quality of your videos is almost on the same level as Epic History TV and HistoryMarche. Only one small criticism: the pictures of the generals are not so good, only once you see e.g. the real Loudon, in other cases the faces, hairstyles and uniforms are definitely from another era. Because of this unnecessary lack of authenticity, the quality suffers a little, but that's just a minor point. Please keep up the great work!

[@HoH]

Thank you for the feedback. I'm not so sure about the portraits - Lacy, Daun, Henry and Frederick were all created with their real faces in mind.

[@donaustadt]

@@HoH It's probably a matter of taste. My comment was of course not meant as a personal criticism of your great work. I think Frederick and Henry look very good.

[@HoH]

@@donaustadt All good, I didn't take it as personal criticism. I work on these videos on my own, and though there's a sharp increase in quality throughout time, it is important to hear other people's perspectives/advice on certain things. Because there are so many things (truly, so many!) to take into account when creating these videos, I often have blind spots. Just today I created animated cards sliding from behind a banner to show the troop count for each army. I have no idea how I hadn't thought of that a year ago when I began making battle videos. It is so much easier, and looks so much better, than the scrolls or black box with text in it.

[@donaustadt]

@@HoH I agree, although your earlier videos were also very good, the quality of your videos has steadily improved. I just wanted to give you some suggestions on how to make them even better. By the way, I thought your pictures of Frederick were excellent, they really portrayed his desperate situation well.

[@SNWWRNNG]

A very engaging presentation with high production value! I don't want to nitpick all the pronounciations (can't really expect hobbyists to learn speaking in another language when it ultimately doesn't matter for historical accuracy) but a relatively simple and noticeable improvement would be saying Landes-hut, not Lande-shut (there's no "sh" sound in the name).

[@HoH]

Thanks for the advice! I will keep it in mind :)

[@krisfrederick5001]

I have to say, the man has a Great name...👀

[@Jan_Ptaczek]

7:43 Привет

[@peterkavanagh64]

These words of if we only have then we can avoid that. That been the answer to illusions of no health. Health has pains it is to remember to.move from stagnation amd stupidity. Poverty is the opposite of stupidity it is in the autonomy to be far far healthier . Do not fear poverty

[@davidhughes8357]

Who may I be speaking with Sir?

[@GNBcorporal]

The sheer amount of misery he had to endure before final victory. Perhaps Napoleon believed he might do the same

[@LoLMasterManiac]

It is a miracle Prussia even survived through that war, it just couldn't get a break throughout last years of the war. Also loved the AI images you used in the video.

[@LuisAldamiz]

I'm still waiting for the chapter in which Frederick finally wins the war somehow and becomes famous. Honestly I thought he performed much better considering is fame. I stand corrected.

[@HoH]

Same here, when I began this series.

[@RavenRaven-se6lr]

Wine woman song! Whiskey

[@johnconnor8206]

7:38 hmm I wonder who controls that now

[@GGuido93]

Great video! Please do Garibaldi after this!

[@CommonSwindler]

Excellent video but marred as many of these are by the varying quality of AI rendered art which becomes more distorted with every moment one looks at it.

[@HoH]

Unfortunately I haven't found a better solution that I can afford yet. There are not many paintings available, and with the artworks I really do try to take my time and create artwork that's engaging to look at for the 5-10 seconds it is visible.

[@CommonSwindler]

@@HoH It’s completely understandable and totally your prerogative. I shouldn’t have said “marred”. Frankly it’s just a personal quibble about an otherwise superb series that is easily one of the best of its kind, I think.

[@hans-rudolfchrislauper2007]

gute Doku! - nur bitte der Ort heisst Lands-hut (country-hat :D) hat nichts mit shut zu tun

[@olegevstigneev5367]

Moldavia in Poland?

[@mnamber]

I’ve watched many of your Prussia videos. I am in America, my ancestors on my grandfather’s side come from Prussia and I’m having trouble with one generation. I know this is a big ask but please indulge me. Here’s what I found: Johann Gottfried Leischow Jr, 1819 - 1892, Büssow, Kolberg-Körlin, Pommern, Preussen (Büssow), Allemagne (Germany) Johann Gottfried Leischow Sr, 1785 - ?, Büssow, Kolberg-Körlin, Pommern, Preussen (Büssow), Allemagne (Germany) Peter Leischow, 1785 (?) - 1832(?) married to *** Luitgardt Kressin*** death 1800(?) I have used multiple spellings of Leischow, many. No information on Peter or Luitgardt Kressin. I see Kressin is actually a city so I thought it may be a House, but no luck in my searches on any platform. With all of the upheaval during this time, I am curious as to if there are any other places besides Ancestry which might help me with this puzzle. Or anything you can give me that would be helpful in any way. Thank you in advance 🙏❤️

[@alexop5919]

I think it will be better to add this video to "Prussia Battles" playlist. The video is not yet in it.

[@HoH]

Thanks for noticing, will do!

[@b00031261machine]

Excellent video, but if you want it perfect... de Broglie is pronounced "de Breuil", one of those famous but peculiar French last names ;-)

[@metarus208]

awesome ... I wish Loudon was the CiC of the Austrian Army, not Daun.

[@jonm2438]

Whats up with the weird uniforms in the animations? They look like there from the 1800's

[@ohauss]

"Landshut" and "Landeshut" are distinct places, even if their names have a common root. Also, there's no "sh" sound in there - they are compound words of "Land" and "hut", literally "Land's guard". So the "s" and "h" are pronounced separately. As for "Vogelsdorf", the "v" should probably be pronounced more like an "f". Also, you switched back and forth between pronouncing "Fouqué" as "fook" and "fookay" - since there's an accent on the "e", the "e" is not mute.

[@ulrichbehnke9656]

Landshut Must be spoken: Landes-Hut Hut is similar to hut in English but spoken with „u“ like ou.

[@elivinture6672]

Frederick really destroyed his kingdom with his hubris and arrogance. Also the battle animation is very beautiful in this episode.

[@noobster4779]

Did he though? His Kingdom would never have risen to what it was without his action.

[@vladdrakul7851]

He saved Prussia and thus gave Germany a future. He was not perfect and clearly did make mistakes, as honestly shown here but he also unlike many rulers suffered with his people as great commanders have always done. (Caeser, Ibn Khalid, Alexander, Rommel, Chuikov (of Stalingrad), Montgomery, etc etc all of whom did NOT command from the rear but lived on the front lines the same harsh life as their common soldiers. Without his resistence Prussia could have ended up as Poland did. Cut into pieces and disappeared from the map!

[@blecao]

@@noobster4779 He did well on the sillesian wars but how he went to shit diplomatically speaking betwen them and the 7 years war is amacing. When you achieve to make the borbons and habsburgs ally against you you know that it is a feat of bad diplomacy

[@TheAustrianAnimations87]

Frederick was an above average general and a great administrator, but his aggressive foreign policy towards bigger and smaller nations almost led to his downfall. One might wonder what if Elizabeth of Russia didn't die too early...

[@ElBandito]

Young men dying for an old man's dream.

[@johnflesner8086]

Frederick the Great my aunt Fanny. At best, he was Frederick the just above Average.

[@rikezambacher301]

He was Fouquéd from the beginning

[@paranoidandroid6095]

6:50 17:05 weirdly warm comment, 8000captured, could've said fought for too short

[@hansberger4939]

Landes-hut.

[@xoigel8106]

German pronounciation is not Shoot. it's Lands + Hut.

[@xoigel8106]

aaa my ears.

[@grahamward3504]

Good maps but uniform pics are completely wrong

[@brymht]

Not a bad BRitish Accent for an American!