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Saxony is one of the oldest German states. Having come under the influence of Prussia after the Seven Years War, it continued to fight on its side until the disastrous battle of Jena (1806), after which it was forced to side with Napoleon. The Saxon Army had one of the best cavalry corps in Euro
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