a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947. German,Preussen.CompareEast Prussia,West Prussia. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K ...
It is certainly an advantage to have several battalions of mounted infantry, who can anticipate an enemy at a defile, or scour a wood; but to make cavalry out of foot soldiers is very difficult. ... It has been said that the greatest inconvenience resulting from the use of dragoons ...
a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947. German,Preussen.CompareEast Prussia,West Prussia. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K ...