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History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great. — John S. C. Abbott

History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great.

John S. C. Abbott

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 585 pages

A popular history by John S. C. Abbott, this is a biography of Frederick II of Prussia, called Frederick the Great. It follows his life, reign, and the wars and politics of eighteenth-century Europe. It offers an accessible portrait of a ruler who shaped the Prussian state and his era.

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HISTORY
OF
FREDERICK THE GREAT.
FREDERICK THE GREAT. ÆT. 73.
HISTORY
OF
FREDERICK THE SECOND,
CALLED
FREDERICK THE GREAT.

By JOHN S. C. ABBOTT,
AUTHOR OF “THE HISTORY OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE,”
“THE FRENCH REVOLUTION,”
“NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA,” ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS.
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1871.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by
HARPER & BROTHERS,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

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Contents

  1. HISTORY OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.
  2. PREFACE.
  3. CONTENTS.
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS.
  5. FREDERICK THE GREAT.
  6. CHAPTER I PARENTAGE OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.
  7. CHAPTER II. LIFE IN THE PALACE.
  8. CHAPTER III. THE SUFFERINGS OF FRITZ AND WILHELMINA.
  9. CHAPTER IV. THE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
  10. CHAPTER V. IMPRISONMENT OF FRITZ AND WILHELMINA.
  11. CHAPTER VI. THE MARRIAGE OF WILHELMINA.
  12. CHAPTER VII. THE MARRIAGE OF THE CROWN PRINCE.
  13. CHAPTER VIII. DEVELOPMENTS OF CHARACTER.
  14. CHAPTER IX. THE DEATH OF FREDERICK WILLIAM.
  15. CHAPTER X. THE ACCESSION OF FREDERICK THE SECOND.
  16. CHAPTER XI. DIPLOMATIC INTRIGUES.
  17. CHAPTER XII. THE INVASION OF SILESIA.
  18. CHAPTER XIII. THE CAMPAIGN OF MOLLWITZ.
  19. CHAPTER XIV. THE DEFEAT AND FLIGHT OF FREDERICK.
  20. CHAPTER XV. THE WAR IN SILESIA.
  21. CHAPTER XVI. THE CONQUEST OF SILESIA.
  22. CHAPTER XVII. THE CAMPAIGN OF MORAVIA.
  23. CHAPTER XVIII. FREDERICK TRIUMPHANT.
  24. CHAPTER XIX. THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA.
  25. CHAPTER XX. THE RETREAT.
  26. CHAPTER XXI. BATTLES AND VICTORIES.
  27. CHAPTER XXII. THE PEACE OF DRESDEN.
  28. CHAPTER XXIII. FREDERICK THE GREAT AT SANS SOUCI.
  29. CHAPTER XXIV. THE QUARREL.
  30. CHAPTER XXV. COMMENCEMENT OF THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR.

and 15 more chapters

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