History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Volume 4; Called Frederick the Great (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 Excerpt: ...Collin." Middle 'standard curves beautifully round its staff, and gives us to read, '"Welham" (non-extant, too; may mean Welmina or Lobositz), '"Rossbach" (very good), "Breslau" (poor Bevern's, thought a vic'tory in Worcester at this time ). Standard third, which flies to 'eastward or right hand, has "Neumark" (that is, Neumarkt and the 'Austrian Bread-ovens, 4th December); ' Lissa" (not yet Leulhen in 'English nomenclature); and "Breslau" again, which means the cap'ture of Breslau City this time, and is a real success, 7th-19th Decem'ber;--giving us the approximate date, Christmas 1757, to this hasty 'Mug. A Mug got-up for temporary English enthusiasm, and the 'accidental instruction of posterity. It is of tolerable China; holds a 'good pint, "To the Protestant Hero, with all the honours;"--and 'oilers, in little, a curious eyehole into the then England, with its 'then lights and notions, which is now so deep-hidden from us, under 'volcanic ashes, French Revolutions, and the wrecks of a Hundred 'very decadent Years.' END OF VOL. VII. CONTENTS OF VOLUME VIIL BOOK XVIII. SEVEN-YEARS WAR RISES TO A HEIGHT. 1757-i759. (Continued. CHAP. FACT XI. Winter In Breslau: Third Campaign Opens. 1 Of the English Subsidy, p. 9. Friedrich, as indeed Pitt's People and Others have done, takes the Field uncommonly early: Friedrich goes upon Schweidnitz, as the Preface to whatever his Campaign may be, 14. Xii. Siege Of Olmutz 18 Xih. Battle Of Zorndorf..... 37 Theseus and the Minotaur over again, --that is to say, Friedrich at Handgrips with Fermor and his Russians (25th August 1758), p. 46. xiv. Battle Of Hochkirch 58 Daun and the ReichsArmy invade Saxony in Friedrich's Absence, p. 59. Friedrich intervening, ...