The Ballad of Prague (1757)
Excerpt, “The Book of German Songs from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century.” Translated and Edited by H. W. Dulcken. 1856.
Military songs by anonymous authors are common throughout the wars of Frederick the Great.
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The Battle of Prague in Bohemia, 6th May, 1757
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Death of Field-Marshal Schwerin at the Battle of Prague