General · Europe
Frederick II of Prussia
1712–1786
Frederick inherited a drilled Prussian army and spent most of his reign using it. In the Seven Years’ War he fought at Rossbach and Leuthen within a month of each other, each time against a larger coalition army. His own writings on war sat alongside a court that cultivated French letters.
Battles
- Battle of Rossbach
5 November 1757 · Roßbach · Germany
- Battle of Leuthen
5 December 1757 · Lutynia · Poland