The battle that took place in Savannah was later known as the Second Battle of Savannah. This battle changed the pattern of the North American colonies. The failure of the southern US military in the battle greatly affected the resistance strength of the entire North American region.
Big weakening.
Although the Continental Congress later sent another 4,000 troops to Greene, the 4,000 troops were not enough to cause a huge overturn in the balance of British and American power in the entire south. It can be said that the Battle of Savannah allowed the British to regain their dominance in the entire North America. At the same time,
It also forced the Continental Congress to send envoys to Paris to request France to send troops again to assist the anti-British battles in the North American colonies.
Not mentioning the strangulation of the US military forces led by Count Bruneck after Savannah, let’s look back at Prussia.
The two-month military reform was just the beginning. William ambitiously wanted to turn the Prussian army into the basis for his dominance of Europe, but the reform also damaged the interests of a large number of Prussian military aristocrats.
These nobles expressed their dissatisfaction to William more than once, but William believed that any reform throughout history would always hurt the interests of some people, but it would undoubtedly promote the interests of the entire country and society.
effect.
Of course, William could not ignore the huge influence of these nobles. If the interests of these nobles were not properly handled, social unrest and riots would be waiting for Prussia. In order to quell the dissatisfaction of the major military nobles, William made concessions.
During the Austro-Prussian War, William ceded part of the interests of the Bohemia and Prussian Poland areas acquired by Prussia to the domestic nobles, and at the same time, William allowed the nobles to have certain privileges in the above-mentioned areas.
At the same time, William also ordered the establishment of a military university in Brandenburg. William personally named the college the Brandenburg Military Academy, and its first dean was Hans Ernst Carl von
Count Zytten, although the old Zytten is already eighty-one years old this year, William hopes that the old Zytten can continue to use his residual energy to provide more military talents to Prussia. At the same time, in order to enable the students in the academy to prepare for the war
With considerable understanding, William also asked Marshal Dessau to serve as the chief instructor at the military academy.
One of the purposes of William establishing the military academy was to improve the military quality of the Prussian army in line with the military reform plan. On the other hand, William asked major military nobles to send young people of appropriate age from their families to military universities for reform and study, which would enable major military
Nobles can share the fruits of military reforms.
William had high hopes for the Brandenburg Military Academy. He pinned his dream of dominating Europe on this academy, so admission to the academy was very troublesome.
The college’s admission pathways have three aspects:
If you are a soldier, you must be recommended by the battalion commander of your battalion, and you must also take an exam. Generally, a battalion can recommend four places a year, and four people can go to the academy to take the exam together, but the entire Prussian army must pass the exam.
The rate is one quarter, that is, each battalion in the Prussian army can send four soldiers to take the exam. Maybe all four will pass, and maybe none of the battalion will pass.
Second, if you are from a military aristocracy, then William promised to give one hundred places to military aristocratic families every year. However, there are countless military aristocrats in Prussia, large and small. How to get one of these one hundred places requires
It depends on each person's abilities.
Third, all adult males in Prussia can take the exam, but they must be between eighteen and thirty years old, and the passing rate is only a pitiful one-tenth.
After discussions with Old Zieten and others, William initially decided to start the Brandenburg Military Academy entrance examination every spring. At the same time, because this year was the first year of the establishment of the school, the first entrance examination was initially scheduled for February 1781.
This arrangement will enable anyone who intends to take the exam to do so after William's decree is issued.
Looking at the endless autumn breeze outside the window, William tightened the collar of his shirt. Although he was full of confidence in military reform, his identity was different after all. He was no longer the hard-working bastard, he was a Prussian.
King, your words and deeds will affect the entire country. If there is even a slight mistake, the harm to Prussia will be immeasurable.
It is already November. Prussia, Austria, Russia, and the three countries have not yet reached a conclusion on how to deal with Poland and Moravia. Envoys are traveling back and forth in various countries, which leads to the first friendship between the three countries.
They were actually envoys from both sides.
Of course, this month, William was about to leave for Poland. After the efforts of the envoys, William and Joseph II agreed to go to Poland to meet with Catherine II to determine the ownership of each region.
Prince Henry and Rocks had repeatedly advised William not to take personal risks, but William believed that Prussia must maintain sufficient respect for the behemoth Russia. His current battle line has been stretched too long, and domestic reforms will have a negative impact on the country.
Denmark's desire and a series of problems entangled William. At this time, he must not let Russia cause trouble for him behind his back.
After thinking for a while, William thought of North America again. The second batch of troops sent to North America has already set off, so the Prussian army in North America will reach 10,000 people. The third and final batch is planned to be sent in May next year.
Going to North America, I wonder if Bruneke can come up with an effective solution to the mess in North America during this period.
William looked down upon the militias in the North American colonies. William was worried about France's dispatched troops. You must know that France has not yet experienced the chaos of the Great Revolution (Anti-Harmony), and France still has a large number of capable soldiers.
of veterans and elite soldiers.
The only thing that could pose a threat to the Prussian army was the French army. The reason why the colonies won the victory in the later North American War was that French intervention played an immeasurable role.
Shortly after the war, France declared war on Britain, which involved the vast majority of Britain's forces. France and Britain had vast colonies around the world. It was precisely because of France's containment around the world that Britain could not mobilize its forces at all.
Carry out a counter-insurgency war. At the same time, France is losing money and calling for sending troops to the North American continent to help the Continental Congress attack the British army.
As far as William knows, France has more than 16,500 ground military forces directly participating in the war in the thirteen states of North America. The French Royal Navy has 72,500 sailors and 2,500 officers, but among them, more than 15,000 naval officers and soldiers directly participated in the Battle of Yorktown alone (
This number has exceeded the total strength of the North American Continental Army during the same period).
What kind of concept is this? The most important reason why Washington is called the Father of the Nation is because of the U.S. military's great victory in the Battle of Yorktown, which he led. But if the French had not participated in the war, the U.S. military would have
That kind of strength can force Cornwallis to surrender with 8,000 British troops? Just dream of his spring and autumn.
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