The only piece of his to have achieved renown is "The Battle of Prague", a composition based on the 1757 Battle of Prague, in which the Kingdom of Prussia fought the Habsburg Monarchy. "The Battle of Prague" was a popular piece of music during the late 18th and 19th centuries, with Mark Twain mentioning the piece in his books "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "A Tramp Abroad", and by Thomas Hardy in "A Pair Of Blue Eyes". A similar piece, "The Siege of Quebec", often attributed to Kotzwara, is probably an arrangement by de Krift using assorted materials of Kotzwara.