of 1680, where the absolutism of Charles XI was declared. Reception The Battle of Fehrbellin is the setting of Heinrich von Kleist's drama The Prince of Homburg written in 1809-10. However, the story of the prince's insubordination, later popularised by the Prussian king Frederick the Great, may be a legend. An observation tower on the Hakenberg hill with a Victoria statue on top similar to the Berlin Victory Column commemorates the battle. It was erected from 1875 on the initiative of Crown Prince Frederick III and inaugurated on September 2 (Sedantag), 1879. In honor of the battle, Prussian bandmaster Richard Henrion (de) wrote Fehrbelliner Reitermarsch. Today it is the march of several modern Bundeswehr units. See also Wars and battles involving Prussia Swedish invasion of 1674/1675 Notes References Christopher C. Clark|Clark, Christopher C. Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2006. Citino, Robert M. The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years War to the Third Reich. University Press of Kansas. Lawrence, KS, 2005. Dupuy, R. E. & Dupuy, T. N. The Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: Harper & Row, 1977. Eggenberger, David. An Encyclopedia of Battles. New York: Dover Publications, 1985. Fehrbellin Fehrbellin 1675 1675 in Europe Fehrbellin Fehrbellin 1675 in the Holy Roman Empire Fehrbellin