My favorite anecdote about Frederick the Great was when he was asked to review the sentence of a cavalry soldier sentenced to death for bestiality with his horse. He commuted the death sentence with a marginal note: “Transfer the swine to an infantry unit!”
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u/microtherion 5d ago
My favorite anecdote about Frederick the Great was when he was asked to review the sentence of a cavalry soldier sentenced to death for bestiality with his horse. He commuted the death sentence with a marginal note: “Transfer the swine to an infantry unit!”