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  1. Prussian Army

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    The political leadership of the army also suffered from an increasing disconnect with the realities of modern warfare as practiced by the French Revolutionary armies and Napoleonic armies. Many senior officers held commissions based on aristocratic privilege rather than demonstrable martial aptitude, resulting in a general failure to appreciate the revolutionary implications of mass conscription and national morale.
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