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  1. Another reason Derfflinger was so beloved refers to his namesake, fieldmarshal Derfflinger, who fought in the 30 years war and afterwards he organized the Brandenburgian army in a very modern shape away from mercinaries-Landsknechts .... he created the first standing army in this era with social security for the lads. The main point in his career is, he was one of rare generals in history who made it up from the ranks. So everybody could identify with him.
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  2. Battle of Svensksund in 1790 would be worth a video. It was the biggest sea-battle ever in the Baltics. The most talented englishman at sea in the Nelson era, Sidney Smith, was an adviser to the Swedish king and was knighted by him. This caused him a lot of trouble, because many british officers on half pay served in the Russian navy, which was heavily superiour in comparison to the Swedes. On the Russian side 6 British officers were killed in action. This shows effectively the ability of Sidney Smith, who commanded the Swedish light division, to win a battle against a clear superiourity with many British officers on the opponents side. This is performance and was not Nelson's shooting against French clay pigeons.
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