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HANS Joachim VON, the great Pru ian general, was bom in 1699, and entered the service at the age of fifteen. He retired from it for two years, years—owing in 1724, and was dismi ed from it captain—in for another two but from 1730 omvards his career was unchequered. When he became colonel of a hu ar regiment in 1741, he began to introduce a number of great improvements, which were adopted throughout the light cavalry. Plis first great exploit was a splendid ‘raid’ into Bohemia in 1744. ending with his victory at Moldau-Tein, and this was far surpa ed by lus conduct at Hohenfriedeberg in the following year. This was the beginning of a series of brilliant actions, including the battles of Prague, Collin, Leuthen, Liegnitz, He seemed r a to aire Cavalry great have of 87 on a favourite in charmed the Berlin, battlefield with where life, every and of -old Liegnitz. lived one, bather to from the Zieten the good king was old