He arrived in Prussia in 1750, grieving the death of his ... Frederick nevertheless battled back to retake lost territory, creating the impressive reputation for Prussian military resilience.

But they repeatedly reversed these decisions. Apart from Austria, Prussia was the strongest German state. It was the only state that showed any real ability to unite Germany. It was clear that ...

Prussia's development as a successful, modern industrial state gave hope to German nationalists. Economically, unification through the Zollverein economic alliance of 1834 had been a success ...

Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in 1814, and the territory of Danzig, once again, fell under Prussian influence. Danzig remained first within Prussia and later within the German Empire until its ...