 By 1689, Dresden had a population of 21,300 and was becoming less provincial.Four years before, in 1685, the old city of Dresden was destroyed by a fire; later, Wolf Caspar von Klengel and Balthasar Permoser were entrusted by the Duke with the reconstruction of the city in the baroque style which was the new fashion at the time.John George showed a strong interest in the military and even while he was still the heir led Saxonian Army forces in the Rhine Campaign.