The Kingdom of Prussia, also known as Prussia, was a nation composed of the royal territories of the Hohenzollern family, who took the small duchy, primarily a Eastern Territory bordering the Baltic, and turned into a power broker, and one of the great powers of Europe by the mid-1700's, with a powerful army and efficient civil service, exemplified by Frederich the Great's masterfull handling during the War of Austrian Succession and multiple other conflicts that virtually doubled the nations size. By 1800, the kingdom had expanded to included territories in western Europe, and was one of the leading powers in Europe. However, a series of defeats by Napoleon and France in the brief Rhineland Conflict caused much damage and forced politicians to implement reforms for both the government and