The taking of the Graner-Koppe during the Battle of Soor was one of the remarkable feats of Frederick's early military career. Once again, as at Hohenfriedberg, it was the cavalry that proved the decisive arm. Having marched with extraordinary composure under the Austrian guns ("Each bomb carried away eight or ten horses at once."), the Prussian cavalry charged through a steep valley and up the slopes of the hill and caught the Austrian horse flat footed.
