Original sentence: At the first of the late 18th century Partitions of Poland (1772), German-speaking inhabitants of Gdansk fought fiercely to stay in Poland while the majority of Polish Pomerania fell to the Kingdom of Prussia.But although Gdansk was a part of Kingdom of Prussia, it was never a member of the 1815-66 German Confederation (Deutsche Bund).Gdansk was surrounded by the Prussian territories until 1793, when it was incorporated into the Prussian kingdom as part of the province of West Prussia, reverting under Napoleon Buonaparte to direct Prussian rule after a second brief period (1807-14) as a free city.The feeling of grief felt by the citizens of Gdansk when their city was incorporated into the state of Prussia is well reflected in the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer
Edited sentence: At the first of the late 18th century Partitions of Poland (1772), German-speaking inhabitants of Danzig fought fiercly to stay in Poland while the majority of Polish Pomerania fell to the Kingdom of Prussia.But although Danzig was a part of Kingdom of Prussia, it was never a member of the 1815-66 German Confederation (Deutsche Bund).Danzig was surrounded by the Prussian territories until 1793, when it was incorporated into the Prussian kingdom as part of the province of West Prussia, reverting under Napoleon Buonaparte to direct Prussian rule after a second brief period (1807-14) as a free city.The feeling of grief felt by the citizens of Danzig when their city was incorporated into the state of Prussia is well reflected in the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer