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Despite being arguably the best general of his time, Friedrich II, King in Prussia, couldn't face the combined armies of Sweden, Austria, Russia, Saxony and even France. Defeat after defeat, and a lack of continuous British support, led Friedrich to sign the peace of Leipzig in late 1762. In the treaty, Friedrich agreed to evacuate all occupied land, and to make a series of territorial concessions: Silesia would revert back to Austria, lost during the War of Austrian Succession. Most of the former Swedish controlled Pomerania would go back to the Swedes, Prussia losing its biggest port in the process. But even worse was the Russian annexation of the Duchy of Prussia - to later be given to Poland in exchange for Courland. Despite the loss of the latter, Friedrich would continue styling himself as "King in Prussia" until his death, never fully accepting his defeat.

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Despite being arguably the best general of his time, Friedrich II, King in Prussia, couldn't face the combined armies of Sweden, Austria, Russia, Saxony and even France. Defeat after defeat, and a lack of continuous British support, led Friedrich to sign the peace of Leipzig in late 1762. In the treaty, Friedrich agreed to evacuate all occupied land, and to make a series of territorial concessions: Silesia would revert back to Austria, lost during the War of Austrian Succession. Most of the former Swedish controlled Pomerania would go back to the Swedes, Prussia losing its biggest port in the process. But even worse was the Russian annexation of the Duchy of Prussia - to later be given to Poland in exchange for Courland. Despite the loss of the latter, Friedrich would continue styling himself as "King in Prussia" until his death, never fully accepting his defeat.