Frederick the Great: The Miracle of Rossbach

In 1757, Prussia seemed doomed. Surrounded by France, Austria, Russia, and Sweden in the Seven Years' War, King Frederick II — known as Frederick the Great — faced annihilation. This episode zeroes in on the Battle of Rossbach, a stunning ninety-minute victory that saved his kingdom and cemented his reputation as a military genius. We walk through the terrain, the battlefield tactics — General Seydlitz's cavalry charge, the hidden ridge, the oblique order at Leuthen that followed — and the political stakes for the Hohenzollern dynasty. Frederick's survival against the odds, the 'Miracle of the House of Brandenburg,' and his complex legacy as an enlightened despot and a ruthless warrior. Along the way, we reflect on what makes history worth telling without interruption. #FrederickTheGreat #BattleOfRossbach #SevenYearsWar #Prussia #Hohenzollern #MilitaryHistory #18thCentury #GermanHistory #History #FexingoHistory #MiracleOfTheHouseOfBrandenburg #Leuthen #Kunersdorf #SilesianWars #FriedrichII #Potsdam #Enlightenment #War Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo