Hohenfriedberger march and the Prussian army
Details
| Title | Hohenfriedberger march and the Prussian army |
| Author | Paul Riet |
| Duration | 5:25 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=DwxCBIizQYU |
Description
The Hohenfriedberger March is a Prussian-German march that was written after the Prussian victory over the Austrians (and Saxons) in the Battle of Hohenfriedberg, nowadays called Dobromierz, in South-West Poland. The battle took place on 4 June 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession and it was led—as so many Prussian battles—by king Frederick the Great. There are rumours that the march was written by Frederick himself, but nobody really knows it.
The versions:
Version 1: 0:00-1:19 The normal and regular version.
Version 2: 1:20-2:17 The drums and fife version, an 18th century army version.
Version 3: 2:21-3:33 I'd call this a royal version. At least, it makes me think of an absolute king. Someone else thought it was a baroque version.
Version 4: 3:38-4:30 A 19th century version with songtext.
Version 5: 4:30-5:25 This is actually the second part of the 4th version, but I discovered it was different from version 1, so let's call this a bonus-outro version.
Wars that can be seen in this video:
1:01-1:20 Napoleonic Wars
1:20-2:17 Seven Years' War
2:31-3:36 Seven Years' War
3:50-4:30 Austro-Prussian War
4:36-5:16 Franco-German War
Sources: the clips I used are from the film "Barry Lyndon" and the documentary "Die Deutschen":
0:00-1:20 Die Deutschen Teil 7 - Napoleon und die Deutschen 1804-1821
1:20-2:17 Barry Lyndon
2:17-2:31 Die Deutschen Teil 6 - Preussens Friedrich und die Kaiserin 1712-1786
2:31-3:36 Barry Lyndon
3:36-5:25 Die Deutschen Teil 9 - Bismarck und das Deutsche Reich 1866-1890
Lyrics:
Auf, Ansbach-Dragoner!
Auf, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
Schnall um deinen Säbel
und rüste dich zum Streit!
Prinz Karl ist erschienen
auf Friedbergs Höh'n,
Sich das preußische Heer
mal anzusehen.
Drum, Kinder, seid lustig
und allesamt bereit:
Auf, Ansbach-Dragoner!
Auf, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
Drum, Kinder, seid lustig
und allesamt bereit:
Auf, Ansbach-Dragoner!
Auf, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
Drum, Kinder, seid lustig
und allesamt bereit:
Auf, Ansbach-Dragoner!
Auf, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
Drum, Kinder, seid lustig
und allesamt bereit:
Auf, Ansbach-Dragoner!
Auf, Ansbach-Bayreuth!
