Prince Frederick was the Duke of York and Albany and the second son of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Hanover. He was a soldier in the British army and was also the Prince Bishop of Osnabrück in the Holy Roman Empire. Following his father's death and until his own demise, he was the heir to the throne but never assumed the role as he died before his older brother. He led the life of an army man from an early age. Even though he was inexperienced in the field, he was appointed in high military posts. He eventually led several unsuccessful campaigns in the War of the First Coalition after the French Revolution. After his unsuccessful feats, he realized the need for restructuring the British army and initiated structural reforms within the military. He has been recognized as the one to introduce significant changes that revived the state of the British military that defeated Napoleon's shock troops. He also established the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, which gave merit-based training to the infantry and cavalry officers.
