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Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz, the Glossary

Joachim Bernhardt von Prittwitz and Gaffron (1726–1793) was a Prussian officer credited with saving the life of Frederick the Great at the Battle of Kunersdorf.^[1]

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German military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession
People from Prussian Silesia

Almanach de Gotha

The Almanach de Gotha (Gothaischer Hofkalender) is a directory of Europe's royalty and higher nobility, also including the major governmental, military and diplomatic corps, as well as statistical data by country.

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Aufbau Verlag

Aufbau Verlag is a German publisher.

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Świdnica

Świdnica (Schweidnitz; Svídnice; Świdńica) is a city on the Bystrzyca River in south-western Poland in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

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Battle of Hohenfriedberg

The Battle of Hohenfriedberg or Hohenfriedeberg (now Dobromierz, Poland), also known as the Battle of Striegau (now Strzegom, Poland) was one of Frederick the Great's most admired victories.

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Battle of Kolín

The Battle of Kolín (Kolin) on 18 June 1757 saw 54,000 Austrians under Count von Daun defeat 34,000 Prussians under Frederick the Great during the Third Silesian War (Seven Years' War).

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Battle of Kunersdorf

The Battle of Kunersdorf occurred on 12 August 1759 near Kunersdorf (now Kunowice, Poland) immediately east of Frankfurt an der Oder.

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Battle of Torgau

In the Battle of Torgau on 3 November 1760, King Frederick the Great's Prussian army fought an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Leopold Josef Graf Daun.

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Battle of Zorndorf

The Battle of Zorndorf, during the Seven Years' War, was fought on 25 August 1758 between Russian troops commanded by Count William Fermor and a Prussian army commanded by King Frederick the Great.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Brandenburg

Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg (see Names), is a state in northeastern Germany.

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Captain

Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc.

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Charles Frederick Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Karl Friedrich Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (10 June 1705 – 22 June 1762), a grandson of Frederick William of Brandenburg (the Great Elector) and son of Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt, was a Prussian military officer and the Herrenmeister (grand master) of the Order of Saint John (Bailiwick of Brandenburg). Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz and Charles Frederick Albert, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt are lieutenant generals of Prussia.

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Colonel

Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Cuirassier

Cuirassiers were cavalry equipped with a cuirass, sword, and pistols.

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Equestrian statue of Frederick the Great

The equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates King Frederick II of Prussia.

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Fahnenjunker

Fahnenjunker (short Fhj or FJ, officer cadet) is a military rank of the Bundeswehr and of some former German armed forces.

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Fähnrich

Fähnrich is an officer candidate rank in the Austrian Bundesheer and German Bundeswehr.

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First lieutenant

First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces; in some forces, it is an appointment.

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Frederick the Great

Frederick II (Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until 1786. Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz and Frederick the Great are German landowners and German military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession.

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Frederick William II of Prussia

Frederick William II (Friedrich Wilhelm II.; 25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797) was king of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz and Frederick William II of Prussia are German landowners.

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Friedland, Brandenburg

Friedland (Lower Sorbian: Bryland) is a town in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Gendarmerie

A gendarmerie is a military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population.

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General of the cavalry

General of the Cavalry (General der Kavallerie) was a General officer rank in the cavalry in various states of which the modern states of German and Austria are successors or in other armies which used the German model.

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Hans Joachim von Zieten

Hans Joachim von Zieten, sometimes spelled Johann Joachim von Ziethen, (14 May 1699 – 26 January 1786), also known as Zieten aus dem Busch, was a cavalry general in the Prussian Army. Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz and Hans Joachim von Zieten are German military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession, Prussian military personnel of the Seven Years' War and Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class).

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Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz

Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz (19 June 1718 – 16 February 1788) was a Prussian major general of the infantry and was especially honored by Frederick II for his action in the Battle of Torgau. Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz and Hans Sigismund von Lestwitz are German military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession, lieutenant generals of Prussia, People from Prussian Silesia and Silesian nobility.

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Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde

Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde was a Prussian officer and commander-in-chief of Kolberg (born 1703 in the Lower Lusatia region of Brandenburg – 4 May 1765 in Kolberg). Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz and Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde are German military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession and Prussian military personnel of the Seven Years' War.

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Hussar

A hussar (huszár; husarz; Croatian - husar, Serbian - husar /) was a member of a class of light cavalry, originating in Central Europe (Hungary) during the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Jelenia Góra

Jelenia Góra (Hirschberg) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia.

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Johann Dietrich von Hülsen

Johann Dietrich von Hülsen (1 June 1693–29 May 1767) was a Prussian lieutenant general of the infantry. Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz and Johann Dietrich von Hülsen are German military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession, lieutenant generals of Prussia, Prussian military personnel of the Seven Years' War and Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class).

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Junker (Prussia)

The Junkers were members of the landed nobility in Prussia.

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Kwielice

Kwielice (Quilitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grębocice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Lasowice, Legnica County

Lasowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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Lithography

Lithography is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water.

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Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided.

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Ludwigsdorf (Görlitz)

Ludwigsdorf is a village and a former municipality in Saxony, Germany.

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Magdeburg

Magdeburg is the capital of the German state Saxony-Anhalt.

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Major (rank)

Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries.

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Moltke family

The Moltke family is an old German noble family.

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Oleśnica

Oleśnica (pronounced; Oels; Ôleśnica) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, within the Wrocław metropolitan area.

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Order of the Black Eagle

The Order of the Black Eagle (Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler) was the highest order of chivalry in the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital and largest city of the German state of Brandenburg.

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Pour le Mérite

The Pour le Mérite, also informally known as the "Blue Max", is an order of merit (Verdienstorden) established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia. Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz and Pour le Mérite are Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class).

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Preference

In psychology, economics and philosophy, preference is a technical term usually used in relation to choosing between alternatives.

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Prince Augustus William of Prussia

Prince Augustus William of Prussia (August Wilhelm; 9 August 1722 – 12 June 1758) was the son of King Frederick William I of Prussia and a younger brother and general of Frederick the Great. Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz and Prince Augustus William of Prussia are Prussian military personnel of the Seven Years' War.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions.

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Prussian Army

The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Rheinsberg

Rheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Rittmaster

Rittmaster (German: Rittmeister, literally: riding master, cavalry master) is or was a military rank of a commissioned cavalry officer in the armies of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and some other countries.

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Sanssouci

Sanssouci is a historical building in Potsdam, near Berlin.

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Schwedt

Schwedt (or Schwedt/Oder) is a town in Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany.

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Second lieutenant

Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.

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Second Silesian War

The Second Silesian War (Zweiter Schlesischer Krieg) was a war between Prussia and Austria that lasted from 1744 to 1745 and confirmed Prussia's control of the region of Silesia (now in south-western Poland).

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Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas.

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Silesia

Silesia (see names below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within modern Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.

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Theodor Fontane

Theodor Fontane (30 December 1819 – 20 September 1898) was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author.

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Treaty of Hubertusburg

The Treaty of Hubertusburg (Frieden von Hubertusburg) was signed on 15 February 1763 at Hubertusburg Castle by Prussia, Austria and Saxony to end the Third Silesian War.

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Walther Killy

Walther Killy (26 August 191728 December 1995) was a German literary scholar who specialised in poetry, especially that of Friedrich Hölderlin and Georg Trakl.

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Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg

Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg ("Ramblings through Brandenburg", "Rambles in Brandenburg" or "Walks through the March of Brandenburg") is a five-volume travelogue by the German writer Theodor Fontane, originally published in 1862–1889.

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War of the Austrian Succession

The War of the Austrian Succession was a European conflict fought between 1740 and 1748, primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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War of the Bavarian Succession

The War of the Bavarian Succession (3 July 1778 – 13 May 1779) was a dispute between the Austrian Habsburg monarchy and an alliance of Saxony and Prussia over succession to the Electorate of Bavaria after the extinction of the Bavarian branch of the House of Wittelsbach.

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Wrocław

Wrocław (Breslau; also known by other names) is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Bernhard_von_Prittwitz

Also known as Joachim Bernhard von Prittwitz-Graffron.

, Rheinsberg, Rittmaster, Sanssouci, Schwedt, Second lieutenant, Second Silesian War, Seven Years' War, Silesia, Theodor Fontane, Treaty of Hubertusburg, Walther Killy, Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg, War of the Austrian Succession, War of the Bavarian Succession, Wrocław.

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German military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession

People from Prussian Silesia

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