The Battle of Rossbach 1757 : new perspectives on the battle and campaign /

On 5 November 1757, in the vicinity of the small Saxon village of Rossbach, Frederick the Great and his army achieved a spectacular victory over an enemy composed of French and Imperial troops. 22,000 Prussian soldiers drove an army twice their size from the field of battle. Neither before nor after...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Querengässer, Alexander (Editor), Sanders, Rick (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Warwick : Helion & Company, 2022.
Series:From reason to revolution 1721-1815 (Series) ; No. 88.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Prussia's army on the eve of the battle of Rossbach
  • Joseph Fredrich von Sachsen-Hildburghausen and the leadership of the Reichsarmee
  • The French army at Rossbach
  • The battle of Rossbach
  • 'Ich bin Meister vom Lande, und es muß geschehen, was ich befehle.' Saxony's significance for Prussia's war efforts in the seven years war
  • Controversial memories: the battle of Rossbach as a place of remembrance (1757-2017).