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History of Friedrich II Of Prussia, Volume 20

History of Friedrich II Of Prussia, Volume 20

by Thomas Carlyle

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Author
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Title
History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20
Credits
Produced by D.R. Thompson and David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
DD: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Germany
Subject
Prussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick II, 1740-1786
Category
Text
eBook-No.
2120
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2120
Release Date
June 16, 2008
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II OF PRUSSIA, Volume 20
  2. 2.by Thomas Carlyle
  3. 3.Contents
  4. 4.BOOK XX.—FRIEDRICH IS NOT TO BE OVERWHELMED: THE SEVEN-YEARS WAR GRADUALLY ENDS—25th April, 1760-15th February, 1763.
  5. 5.Chapter I.—FIFTH CAMPAIGN OPENS.
  6. 6.Chapter II.—FRIEDRICH BESIEGES DRESDEN.
  7. 7.CAPTURE OF GLATZ (26th July, 1760).
  8. 8.DIALOGUE OF FRIEDRICH AND HENRI (from their Private Correspondence: June 7th-July 29th, 1760).
  9. 9.DUKE FERDINAND'S BATTLE OF WARBURG (31st July, 1760).
  10. 10.Chapter III.—BATTLE OF LIEGNITZ.
  11. 11.LOUDON IS TRYING A STROKE-OF-HAND ON BRESLAU, IN THE GLATZ FASHION, IN THE INTERIM (July 30th-August 3d).
  12. 12.FRIEDRICH ON MARCH, FOR THE THIRD TIME, TO RESCUE SILESIA (August 1st-15th).
  13. 13.BATTLE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LIEGNITZ, DOES ENSUE (Friday morning, 15th August, 1760).
  14. 14.Chapter IV.—DAUN IN WRESTLE WITH FRIEDRICH IN THE SILESIAN HILLS.
  15. 15.THE RUSSIANS MAKE A RAID ON BERLIN, FOR RELIEF OF DAUN AND THEIR OWN BEHOOF (October 3d-12th, 1760).
  16. 16.Chapter V.—BATTLE OF TORGAU.
  17. 17.FIGHT OF KLOSTER KAMPEN (Night of October 15th-16th); WESEL NOT TO BE HAD BY DUKE FERDINAND.
  18. 18.Chapter VI.—WINTER-QUARTERS 1760-1761.
  19. 19.KING FRIEDRICH IN THE APEL HOUSE AT LEIPZIG (8th December, 1760-17th March, 1761).
  20. 20.INTERVIEW WITH HERR PROFESSOR GELLERT (Thursday, 18th December, 1760).
  21. 21.DIALOGUE WITH GENERAL SALDERN (in the Apel House, Leipzig, 21st January, 1761).
  22. 22.THERE ARE SOME WAR-MOVEMENTS DURING WINTER; GENERAL FINANCIERING DIFFICULTIES. CHOISEUL PROPOSES PEACE.
  23. 23.Chapter VII.—SIXTH CAMPAIGN OPENS: CAMP OF BUNZELWITZ.
  24. 24.OF FERDINAND'S BATTLE OF VELLINGHAUSEN (15th-16th July); AND THE CAMPAIGN 1761.
  25. 25.THIRD SIEGE OF COLBERG.
  26. 26.Chapter VIII.—LOUDON POUNCES UPON SCHWEIDNITZ ONE NIGHT (LAST OF SEPTEMBER, 1761).
  27. 27.Chapter IX.—TRAITOR WARKOTSCH.
  28. 28.Chapter X.—FRIEDRICH IN BRESLAU; HAS NEWS FROM PETERSBURG.
  29. 29.THE PITT CATASTROPHE: HOW THE PEACE-NEGOTIATION WENT OFF BY EXPLOSION; HOW PITT WITHDREW (3d October, 1761), AND THERE CAME A SPANISH WAR NEVERTHELESS.
  30. 30.TIFF OF QUARREL BETWEEN KING AND HENRI (March-April, 1762).
  31. 31.BRIGHT NEWS FROM PETERSBURG (certain, Jan. 19th); WHICH GROW EVER BRIGHTER; AND BECOME A STAR-OF-DAY FOR FRIEDRICH.
  32. 32.WHAT COLONEL HORDT AND THE OTHERS SAW AT PETERSBURG (January-July, 1762).
  33. 33.Chapter XI.—SEVENTH CAMPAIGN OPENS.
  34. 34.Chapter XII.—SIEGE OF SCHWEIDNITZ: SEVENTH CAMPAIGN ENDS.
  35. 35.Chapter XIII.—PEACE OF HUBERTSBURG.

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