He entered the Kriegsakademie ( also cited as " The German War School ," the " Military Academy in Berlin ," and the " Prussian Military Academy ") in Berlin in 1801 ( age 21 ), studied the writings of the philosopher Immanuel Kant, and won the regard of General Gerhard von Scharnhorst, the future first chief of staff of the new Prussian Army ( appointed 1809 ).

In 1815, the Russo-German Legion was integrated into the Prussian Army and Clausewitz re-entered Prussian service.

His conclusions were influenced by his experiences in the Prussian Army, which was often in an intelligence fog due partly to the superior abilities of Napoleon's system but even more to the nature of war.

When the Austro-Prussian War broke out in 1866, Albert then Crown Prince ( German: Kronprinz ), took up the command of the Saxon forces opposing the Prussian Army of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.

In the re-organisation of the army which accompanied the march towards Paris the Crown Prince gained a separate command over the 4th army ( Army of the Meuse ) consisting of the Saxons, the Prussian Guard corps, and the IV ( Prussian Saxony ) corps.

* 1871 – The victorious Prussian Army parades though Paris, France after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.

In 1870, his studies were interrupted when he served with the Prussian Army in the Franco-Prussian War.

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During the Franco-Prussian War the Parisian National Guard, which was founded during the time of the American Revolution, engaged the Prussian Army and later rebelled against the Versailles Army under Marshal McMahon.

The Regent also appointed Helmuth von Moltke as the new Chief of Staff for the Prussian Army, and Albrecht von Roon as Prussian Minister of War and to the job of reorganizing the army.

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The northern half of the German Province of East Prussia, occupied by the Red Army during its East Prussian Offensive followed by its evacuation in winter 1945, had already been incorporated into the Soviet territory by amendment of the country's constitution.

They are in fact part of the Prussian Army, for Grouchy, currently near Wavre, has chosen to obey the letter of Napoleon's orders to pursue the Prussians east, rather than the standing instructions to " march to the sound of the guns " and join in any ongoing battle.

After the First World War in the aftermath of the East Prussian plebiscite, carried when Red Army was marching on Warsaw-Polish – Soviet War in 1920, the region remained in Germany, as in the Warmian district of Allenstein ( Olsztyn ) 86, 53 % and in the district of Rössel ( Reszel ) 97, 9 % voted for Germany.

* July 6 – The Danish Army beats the Prussian army at Fredericia, Jutland, thereby putting an end to the Prussian / Danish War until 1864.

After the defeat of the Prussian Army at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt, the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807 made the Westphalian territories part of the Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807 – 13.

Hindenburg enjoyed a long career in the Prussian Army, retiring in 1911.

The Prussian Army was composed not of regulars but conscripts.

While the states issued their own decorations, and some had their own armies, the military forces of the smaller ones were put under Prussian control.

Marx wrote for the Young Hegelian journal, the Deutsche-Französische Jahrbücher, in which he criticised the censorship instructions issued by Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV.

The deficiencies of the needle-gun were more than compensated for by the famous Krupp 6-pounder ( 3 kg ) steel breech-loading cannons being issued to Prussian artillery batteries.

On June 6, 1849 Prussian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Frederick Engels which contained a physical description as " height: 5 feet 6 inches ; hair: blond ; forehead: smooth ; eyebrows: blond ; eyes: blue ; nose and mouth: well proportioned ; beard: reddish ; chin: oval ; face: oval ; complexion: healthy ; figure: slender.

The King of Prussia issued a proclamation saying that Louis XVIII would have to leave Prussian territory, which meant leaving Warsaw.

In July 1792, the Duke of Brunswick, commanding general of the Austro – Prussian Army, issued his Brunswick Manifesto, in which he threatened the destruction of Paris should any harm come to King Louis XVI.

His defence of the notorious edict of July 9, 1788, issued by the Prussian minister for ecclesiastical affairs, Johann Christoph von Wöllner, the object of which was to enforce Lutheran orthodoxy, might be cited as a sign of the decline of his powers and of an unfaithfulness to his principles.

A petition in his favour presented by the senate of the university was unsuccessful, and a decree was issued not only depriving him of the chair, but banishing him from the Prussian kingdom.

It was suppressed by the Prussian government, and orders were issued for the arrest of Görres and the seizure of his papers.

Polish politicians issued protests against Prussian policies and a secret, patriotic Polish organisation was founded called Towarzystwo Kosynierów ( Society of Scythemen ).

The successes of 1866 had strengthened Moltke's position, so that when on July 5, 1870, the order for the mobilization of the Prussian and South German forces was issued, his plans were adopted without dispute.

The provincial parliament issued calls to ensure the right of use of Polish language and called for creation Polish educational institutions as well as autonomy, but those requests were rejected by Prussian state.

Other means included the Prussian deportations from 1885 – 1890, in which non-Prussian nationals who had lived in Prussia for substantial time periods ( mostly Poles and Jews ) were removed and a ban was issued on the building of houses by non-Germans ( see Drzymała's van ).

On 25 July 1792, the Prussian commander Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick issued a manifesto which announced that the Allies would enter France to restore the royal authority and execute anybody who opposed them or tried to injure the king and his family.

Two regiments of the Prussian Guard and one of the Russian were still issued with the brass mitre caps of the 18th century grenadier.

The first military frock coats were issued late in the Napoleonic Wars to French line infantry and Prussian Landwehr troops.

On 20 September 1806 the emperor issued orders to form a new division from Polish deserters from the Prussian army.

On 24 March the Prussian King issued a declaration that promised the short-dated reorganization of the province and the creation of a commission of both nationalities, whose aim would be the consideration of interests of both nations.

Stein issued a measure for municipal reform ( 19 November 1808 ) which granted local self-government on enlightened yet practical lines to all Prussian towns, and even to all villages possessing more than 800 inhabitants.

Around the same time in the later years of the Napoleonic Wars it began to appear in the senior ranks of the Russian and Prussian armies, and was popular because of its comfort and light weight, as opposed to the cumbersome bicorns and shakos that they were issued with for duty.

The campaign proved to be successful and on October 12, 1912 the Prussian government issued a decision allowing eviction of Polish property owners in Greater Poland.

Wambresia was first mentioned in a 1251 Prussian Document ( Preussische Regeste ) issued at Kulmsee.

They were nicknamed Hundemarken ( the German equivalent of " dog tags ") and compared to a similar identification system instituted for dogs in the Prussian capital city of Berlin at about the same time.

In reality only the methods changed, while the overall goal of Germanization remained the same, only this time with lighter methods, and by concessions Prussians hoped to assure identification of Poles with Prussian state and eventual change of their identity.