PINYL #37: Prussia Arrives
Added 2021-07-05 05:00:06 +0000 UTC[PATRONS]
In early 1745, it seemed as though Frederick's errors had caught up to him. Austria, Saxony and Britain aimed at nothing less than his destruction, and even the most generous of commentators would be hard pressed to argue that it wasn't all Freddy's fault.
But this was Frederick the Great, and this greatness could only be earned in adversity, when the enemy was at the gates, and defeat appeared a foregone conclusion. Not for the last time, Frederick shattered expectations, and emerged on the other side of the War of the Austrian Succession at the head of a state which would one day rule all of Germany. How did he do it? I'm so glad you asked...
