Evgenii Savoiskii - Rikhter G.

"Prince Eugene, glorious knight...". In our country, this outstanding commander is known mainly because of the old soldier's song. Meanwhile, his role in European history is very large, and his experience was studied by many outstanding generals of later eras, including Napoleon. Contemporary of Peter the Great and Louis XIV, Eugene of Savoy participated in the most important campaigns of the turn of the 17th - 18th centuries. Wars, in the fire of which a new system of international relations was formed. The author of the presented biography is sure - it was thanks to the military and political activities of Eugene of the Savoy monarchy of the Habsburgs was able to maintain its status as a great power and play a significant role in the European system until the beginning of the 20th century.