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Prussian military capabilities declined greatly after the 1780s into the first decade of the 1800s, they were basically running on reputation by that point after the machine Old Fritz and his father had built declined after the former's death.

I'm expecting Little Germany still, the other Great Powers wouldn't want a Super Large Germany.

I've never directly studied it, but my understanding is they were militarily not ready for such and their attention was also divided between Germany and the Balkans at this time.

In the 1770s-1780s Prussia had constructed a pretty serious Proto-NGF and was seriously girding itself for a final showdown with the Austrians until France blew up on everyone. Had France remained moribund because of domestic issues-and thus unable to intervene-but not an active threat in the...