Speaking of this, tears welled up in old Hans's eyes: "One of my elder brothers and two younger brothers died in that battle, and our army has never suffered such a great defeat," after speaking, he took out the handkerchief in his jacket pocket, wiped the corners of his eyes, and continued: "When His Majesty found a place to rest, he immediately wrote to his brother Prince Henry: Of the 48,000 troops I commanded, there are now less than 3,000, and I am no longer the commander of the army...
After this catastrophe, I don't want to live anymore.
His Majesty informed the generals that the reins were being transferred to Prince Henry.
Then His Majesty fell asleep on the haystack.
When His Majesty woke up the next morning to find that 20,000 deserters had returned, it was a miracle that the soldiers still believed in their king and were ready to serve His Majesty again.
Encouraged by this, His Majesty threw the matter of suicide out of the clouds; His Majesty reorganized these men and those who followed His Majesty to break through the encirclement into an army of 32,000 men, and established a stronghold on the road of the Russian army to Berlin in a final effort to defend the capital.
But Saltkov's army did not appear, and the Russian soldiers had to look for food, they were in enemy territory, dangerous and the lines of communication were so far away, Saltykov thought that the Austrians should be responsible, so he ordered the retreat of the Russian army.
Field Marshal Daun of Austria agreed that the next step should be left to his own decision.
The Austrians, taking advantage of Prince Henry's return, drove their army under Dresden and opened artillery bombardment.
The general defending the city was originally a faithful Prussian general, but at this time he also felt that the big thing was gone.
Ignoring His Majesty's insistent orders, Kaejo surrendered to the Austrians.
But at this moment His Majesty's reinforcements were on the way, and upon receiving the news, His Majesty had no choice but to order the army to drive to the Freiburg Winter Camp.
After replenishment from all over the place, our total strength was now back to Freiburg and confronted the main Austrian army led by Daun.
It was a surprisingly cold winter, and after a few weeks, the snow was knee-deep.
Only officers could find shelter in their houses, and ordinary soldiers had to live in makeshift wooden huts, keeping their bodies warm next to the fire, and had no food but bread.
In November, the two large forces that went out in search of food were ambushed and annihilated by Daun, and lost another 20,000.
The only good news was that Daun's Austrian army also froze to death for 16 days 1 His Majesty wrote to Voltaire of France: If this war continues, Europe will return to the Dark Ages, and we, like wild beasts, will become beasts.
At this time, although France was far richer than us in terms of money and people, the French national finances were also on the verge of bankruptcy.
France reduced pensions and taxed aristocratic estates. 1 suspended the payment of the bonds issued, but was dismissed when the French Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested that King Louis XV save money.
It was in this environment that the Duke of Choiseul of France at this time armed a fleet to land in England, but the Battle of Kibelon Bay was destroyed by the British.
After the defeat, Louis XV, like every Frenchman, felt that there were too many wars, and he wanted peace, but our King ceded Silesia to the Austrians, and he still wanted a glorious peace, and how could our ally, the old British Pitt, who was busy annexing the French colonies, make peace with him before the establishment of the British Empire!
His Majesty took great pains to increase the number of troops to 100,000 to 120,000.
The army of the anti-Prussian coalition is 220,000 men.
The Allies planned to act in concert: the Russian-Austrian forces were in Silesia-Saxony, and the French were against Hanover.
His Majesty went on the defensive to cover his supply lines and munitions.
The Russian and Austrian troops fought on enemy lines of communication in an attempt to force our troops to abandon the occupied fortresses and cities.
As Field Marshal Dawn of Austria evaded coordinated action, Saltkov transferred the main Russian forces to Pomerania and sent part of his forces to attack Berlin.
As a result, the Russian army of 23,000 men led by General Chernyshov led Berlin on 1.
However, as the 70,000 Prussian troops led by His Majesty were approaching Berlin, the Cherneshov Army, having destroyed our military depots and other military installations, withdrew from Berlin and joined up with the main forces of the Russian army fighting in the Frankfurt area.
The battle ended with no fundamental change in the situation on either side.
In the winter, His Majesty was busy controlling the domestic economy, recruiting and training military personnel.
Ertkov re-entered the battlefield with 100,000 men from Russia, and Laodong of Austria had 30,000 men in Silesia against Prince Henry's 34,000 men.
The main force of the Austrian Daun was in Dresden, and only 40,000 men remained against His Majesty.
The French army was manned, while Ferdinand had only 70,000 men, and the enemy army besieging Prussia was still twice as many.
The brave Austrian rookie Laudong attacked first, and the Battle of Zhut annihilated an army of 13,000 of our army.
Breaking free from Daun's encirclement, he suffered a minor defeat at the Battle of Lignitz and entered Breslau, but a Russian-Austrian army consisting of Cossacks led by Fermol and Count Franz Moritzsy, Daun's chief of staff, entered Berlin, plundered military warehouses, and levied a sum of silver before retreating. 1 of 44,000 troops under Daun and 53,000 troops of Daun fought the Battle of Torgau.
He used the old method of flanking assault, but the actions of the task force were detected by the other side and did nothing, His Majesty's front was fiercely attacked by the Austrians, His Majesty was once again killed in three horses, a bullet hit him in the chest, and he was stunned and fell unconscious.
Later, it was only by the flexible counterattack of Hans Ernst Karl Graften's cavalry that the Austrian Daun was accidentally wounded that the Austrian army withdrew from the battlefield first, and the Austrian army lost 1 while our army's losses should be 15,000 to 20,000.
Winter is coming, and our army finally breathes a sigh of relief.
It was a diplomatic year, and King George II, who was very concerned about Hanover, died at the end of the year, and his grandson George III, who was not interested in Hanover, ordered the end of the war, which cost a lot of pounds, and the British garrison in Hanover was drastically reduced, and Prince Ferdinand had to abandon his family domain and retreat.
French War Minister Choiseul turned to Spain, and the two countries signed a family pact against a common enemy.
Austria's most attacking general, Raudon, was ordered to join up with 72,000 and 50,000 Russian troops, completely cut off East Prussia and Brandenburg, and prepare to occupy Berlin.
The army again captured the fortress and obtained its supplies.
The British War Secretary of State for World War 1, Pitt Sr., was opposed in the House of Commons and was forced to resign.
The Earl of Bute, the king's teacher, ousted the Duke of Newcastle, the prime minister, and demanded that His Majesty admit defeat and cede Silesia to Austria, but His Majesty decisively refused, and Britain ceased to aid us.
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At that time all of Europe, including many Prussians, demanded concessions from His Majesty, and many of our soldiers had lost the will to fight, and even some of them claimed that they would rather surrender if attacked again.
At the end of the day, His Majesty found himself alone against the enemies of all Europe.
His Majesty once reluctantly said that only God could save him.
But God did not abandon us, and a miracle finally saved us.
The Russian Tsarina, who hated His Majesty in the moon, died, and Peter III, who succeeded her, was an admirer of His Majesty.
When His Majesty received the news, he immediately ordered that all the Russian prisoners be given clothes, shoes, and food, and that they be released.
The end of the war with Prussia had to be declared.
Dian's peace with the Prussian army followed.
In the same month, Turkish troops launched an attack on Hungary.
The army is back on the battlefield, but this time as our allies.
Peter III, dressed in a Prussian military uniform, and automatically asked to serve "the king, my master", was one of the most incredible situations of all time.
Your Majesty was encouraged by this, and the morale of our troops was restored.
However, His Majesty also agreed with his enemies that Peter III was insane, especially when Peter suggested attacking Denmark and recovering Holstein.
His Majesty had no choice but to watch quietly as the poor prince destroyed himself.
He was overthrown in a coup d'état by his wife and assassinated a few days later.
Catherine II, who succeeded to the throne, ordered the Russian army to return home immediately.
At that time, His Majesty was preparing to attack Daun, so he asked the commander of the Russian army to delay the order of the Tsaress for three days, and he used these three days to contract the Russian ** team to fight the Battle of Boksdorf.
Marshal Dawn of Caution retreated in the event of losses.
He wanted to wait for the Russian-Prussian coalition to split.
The army reappeared and occupied the Cypriots.
And Russia finally withdrew from the war. 1 Prince Leigh led 24,000 men to defeat the 39,000 Imperial Diet army at the Battle of Saxony-Freiburg.
This was actually the last battle of the Seven Years' War.
At that time, the resources of the whole of Western Europe were exhausted, and the children of our country were all requisitioned, the countryside was desolate, and the merchants were bankrupt because they had no dealing.
Austrians have more money and less money, and the national debt is as high as 100 million Gulden.
The Spanish Empire was defeated shortly after entering the war, and the British fleet launched the Battles of Havana and Manila, capturing Cuba and the Philippines.
France went bankrupt, his colonies were lost, and overseas trade almost came to a standstill.
Britain was in dire need of peace to consolidate the possessions he had acquired.
Lord Bout, Lord John Stewart, Prime Minister of the Moon, sent an envoy to Paris to meet with the French Minister of War, Duke Choiseul, and if France was willing to cede Canada, Britain would agree to return Guadeloupe and Martinique, the trading centers of the West Indies, and agree to return the Philippines and Cuba.
It was agreed that France would keep five unarmed trading points in India.
The elder Pitt vehemently denounced these terms in the British House of Commons, but public opinion at the time supported Lord Bute. 1.
France signs the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
Now only the two armies of Prussia and Austria are left in Europe.
In January, the Hungarian queen Maria Theresia was forced by the situation to sign a peace treaty with us, and the Manchurian countries were restored to their pre-war situation, nothing changed, only green blood disappeared.
Recalling that 30 years ago, His Majesty almost married the Queen of Hungary has to be said to be a great irony.
His Majesty promised to support the Queen's son Joseph as King of Rome and inherit the Holy Roman Empire.
Peace is restored to the Empire.
When His Majesty returned to Berlin, where he had been absent for six years, only the poor and sad masses stood on both sides to welcome him, and when His Majesty was only five years old and had been on a constant campaign, with a hunched back, a wrinkled face, emaciated, his teeth gone, his hair half a hundred, and his stomach pain, diarrhea and hemorrhoids, His Majesty thought that the most suitable place for him today was the nursing home for the disabled soldiers."
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