Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms

Prussia then ascended to the rank of the Great Powers. Only six years later, it fought with France original: 佛蘭西 (Folansi) and suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Jena original: 支那 (Zhina). While this term usually refers to China in other contexts, here it is a phonetic rendering of Jena, the site of Napoleon’s decisive 1806 victory over the Prussians..

The kingdom was nearly lost. Recently, taking advantage of France's defeat by Russia, Prussia raised troops to seek revenge. They rallied the surrounding frontier tribes referring to the various German states to assist in the attack on France, promising that once their territories were reclaimed, each would be granted its own land. The various peoples were eager and competed to be the first to break the enemy. After the victory, the King regretted his earlier promises and made excuses for several years; it was only much later that he began to fulfill the agreement, and even to this day, it has not been fully realized.

In political affairs, they have appointed four "Wise Officials" Councilors: Xianguan, likely referring to high-ranking ministers or the State Council. At every assembly, the Wise Officials of various nations gather in Germany original: 耶麻尼 (Yemani), referring to the German Confederation established at the Congress of Vienna.

The military is divided into three classes:
1. The Standing Army original: 士丹定阿彌 (Shidanding’ami), a phonetic rendering of "Standing Army"
2. The Landwehr original: 蘭威阿 (Lanwei’a), the national militia or secondary force
3. The Landsturm original: 蘭士端 (Lanshiduan), the final reserve or local defense force

The troops of the Landsturm are used only to guard the capital and cities; they do not go on foreign expeditions, and their total number is not precisely known. The established quotas for the Standing Army are as follows: