History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great.

INDEX.

A.
Abdication of Frederick William contemplated, 50.
Absolutism of Frederick William (note), 43.
Academy of Sciences established in Berlin, 191;
Frederick’s interest in the, 390.
Adelbert, Bishop of Prag, his missionary spirit, 18.
Adolph Frederick of Sweden marries Frederick’s sister Ulrique, 323.
Alarm of the monarchies of Europe at the successes of Frederick the Great, 267;
of the British Cabinet, 286.
Alembert, D’, a French Philosopher and friend of Frederick, 540.
Algarotti, Count, Italian, at Reinsberg, 171;
Note, 233;
describes a Review of the Guards, 379.
Alliance of European Powers against Frederick threatened, 238.
Amelia, Princess, of England, her constancy to Frederick, 150.
Anecdote of Frederick William, 20;
of the Berlin Student, 27;
of Frederick William, 38;
of M. Von Bentenreider, 44;
of Scenes in the Tobacco Parliament, 48;
of Frederica Louisa, 56;
of Frederick William in the Music-room, 67;
of Wilhelmina and Fritz, 78;
of a Raven, 115;
of Frederick William, 161;
of the French Minister (note), 192;
of Frederick the Great and Voltaire (note), 199;
of Count Dufour, 200;
of Frederick the Great, 272, 300;
of the Old Dessauer, 346;
of Frederick and the Protestant Peasants, 353;
of the Hungarian Count, 378;
of Colonel Chasot and an Austrian Officer, 380;
of Frederick, 399;
of the Prussian Dragoon, 416;
of Frederick and the Austrians, 443;
of Frederick before the Battle of Zorndorf, 460;
of Frederick, 517, 518, 525, 536;
of Elizabeth of Brunswick, wife of the Crown Prince, 537;
of Frederick, 556, 557, 561;
of one of Frederick’s Dogs, 568.
Animosity between Frederick William and George II. of England (note), 55.
Announcement of Prussian Victory at Mollwitz—Frederick’s Chagrin, 259.
Anspach, Marquis of, marries a sister of Frederick, 66.
Anti-Machiavel, Frederick’s protestations in, 217.
Archenholtz: he writes of Frederick after Kolin, 417;
of Frederick’s treatment of his Captives, 499.
Argens, Marquis D’, his character, 396.
Attack upon Frederick’s Supply-train from Troppau described, 453.
Augustus William, brother of Frederick, betrothed, 210;
his Grief and Death, 451.
Augustus III., King of Poland, Frederick’s counsels to him, 298;
his Exasperation against Frederick, 305.
Aulic Council held at Presburg, 284.
Austria favors Catholicism, 224.
Austrian Envoy, the, his suspicions of Frederick, 219.
Austrian Retreat after Leuthen, 442;
after Torgau, 514.
Austrians, Cruelty of the, 364;
defeated by Prince Henry, 533.
B.
Baireuth, Frederick, Duke of, 76;
he visits Berlin, 120;
received with favor by Wilhelmina, 121;
Character of the old Marquis of, 147;
Frederick the Great visits Wilhelmina in her home at, 161.
Barberina, Señora, her Adventures, 318, 319.
Bathyani, General, and his Pandours, 332.
Baumgarten, Conflict at, 241;
Neipperg at, 283.
Belgard, Frederick William reviews a Regiment at, 179.
Belleisle, Lord, commands French troops, 284;
his Interview with Frederick, 315.
Berlin, Palace of, its Splendor, 37;
Frederick William arrives at, 97;
Grand Review at, 119;
Description of the Palace of, 129;
Wilhelmina writes of, 134;
Grand Entrèe of Frederick with his Bride, 151;
the Princess Royal resides at, 154;
Frederick William returns from Lithuania to, 180;
he bids a final farewell to, 180;
Wilhelmina visits, 210;
Frederick the Great returns from Silesia to, 236;
Frederick again returns to, 297;
the Gayety of, 322;
Alarm in, 348;
Carousal at, 385;
an Austrian Division on the march to attack, 428;
Terror at, 488;
besieged by the Allies, 508;
the Garrison retires, and the City surrenders, 509;
Illuminations in, after the Treaty of Peace, 535;
Congress at, 555.
Berneck, Wilhelmina writes Frederick of, 156.
Bernstadt, Frederick surprises and scatters an Austrian Division at, 424.
Besserer, M., Chaplain of the Garrison at Cüstrin, 107.
Bevern, Prince, holds Breslau, 434.
Bielfeld, Baron, describes the Princess Elizabeth Christina, 144;
his Account of a Carousal at Reinsberg, 169;
an Accident to, 171;
his Account of the Crown Prince, 171, 172;
of Frederick William (note), 181;
he relates a Dialogue (note), 187;
his Conversation with Frederick after the Death of his Father, 189;
he writes (note), 212;
of Frederick, 268;
he describes Frederick’s Manner at the Marriage of his Brother, 297;
he relates Frederick’s Passage through Frankfort, 314;
he describes the Leave-taking of Ulrique, and the Berlin Court, 324.
Bohemia, Prussian Forces enter, 330.
Borck, Baron von, counsels Frederick William, 61;
his proposal to Sophie Dorothee, 76;
he commands at Maaseyk, 208;
he is charged with proposals to General Roth, the Austrian Commander, 234.
Borne, short but bloody Conflict at, 438.
Botta, Marquis of, the Austrian Envoy, 220.
Brandenburg, the Duchy of, 18;
its Capital, 19.
Breslau, Capital of Silesia, 228;
Terms of Surrender offered, 229;
terms of its surrender to Frederick, 281;
Frederick crowned Sovereign Duke of Silesia at, 294;
afterward retaken by Austria, 435;
Frederick concentrates troops at, 507;
he establishes Winter Quarters at, 527.
Brieg, Siege of, raised, 250;
Frederick encamped around, 265.
Britz, immense Concourse at, to meet Frederick on his return to Berlin, 373.
Broglio, Marshal, commandant in Strasbourg, 200.
Browne, General, an Austrian commander in Silesia, 223;
his skillful Manœuvre to relieve the Saxons, 408.
Brühl, Count, Prime Minister of Augustus III., 299;
his Character (note), 299.
Brünn, Frederick besieges, 304.
Brunswick, secret Conclave, and Initiation of the Crown Prince into the Order of Freemasons at, 176.
Buddenbrock, General, his mean office, 91.
Budischau, Castle of, used as Saxon Barracks, 302.
Budweis, Frederick takes possession of, 333.
Bunzelwitz, Camp of, celebrated in history, 523.
C.
Captain of Giant Guards, 43.
Caroline, Queen of England, Sophie Dorothee writes to, 74.
Carlyle, Quotations from and Opinions of (note), 20, 21;
his Opinion of Frederick William, 24;
his Description of the Tabagie, 46;
of Frederick William, 48;
he describes the Companions of the Crown Prince (note), 71;
Comments on Wilhelmina (note), 73;
Extract from, 97;
on Predestination, 110;
translates a Letter of Frederick to his Father, 113;
he writes of Voltaire, 173;
of Frederick, 217;
he describes a March in December, 225;
on France, 239;
he describes M. Maupertuis, 264;
Maria Theresa, 273;
his graphic Account of Frederick and the English Ministers, 280;
his View of the Offer of Frederick to Austria, 287;
of Frederick’s political Morality, 293;
his Description of the Pandours, 333;
he writes of Frederick, 339;
of Leopold, 343;
of the French Victory at Fontenoy, 358;
describes the Storming of Sterbohol and Homoly Hills, 413;
on Frederick’s poetic Effusion, 433;
on the Battle of Zorndorf, 459;
on the Armies at Freiburg, 495;
on Frederick’s Manœuvrings (note), 507;
on the Camp at Bunzelwitz, 523;
on the Czarina, 541;
on Bavaria, 551;
on Frederick’s diplomatic Skill, 552;
his Rendering of Frederick’s religious Creed, 569.
Catharine II. conspires against Peter III., and dethrones him, 530;
her Proclamation after the Death of Peter III., 531;
Frederick the Great enters into an alliance with her, 541;
goes to War with Turkey, 544;
her Death, 551.
Catt, Henry de, his Narrative, 399, 400, 401;
he visits Frederick at Breslau, 447.
Charles, Duke of Brunswick, 151.
Charles VI. of Germany, his Alliance with Frederick William, 45;
he intercedes for the Crown Prince, 111;
his Death, 212;
the dying Scene, 213.
Charles Albert, Emperor of Germany, 301;
his Death, 344.
Charles, Prince, of Austria advances against Frederick, 307;
his Aim, 309;
bereaved and crushed, 342.
Charlotte, Sister of Frederick the Great, slanders his Bride, 148;
her Marriage, 152.
Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg, the Bride of George III. of England, 521.
Chasot, Lieutenant, fights a Duel, 168.
Châtelet, Madame Du, her Character, 173;
her Death, 379.
Children of Frederick William, 50.
Chotusitz, Battle of, 310;
Cavalry Charge at, led by General Bredow, 311.
Chrudim, Frederick’s Head-quarters at, 307;
he concentrates his Army at, 308.
Cirey, Chateau of, the Residence of Voltaire, 173.
Cleves, Voltaire visits Frederick at, 203.
Coalition against Frederick, 402.
Cochius, M., a clerical Adviser of Frederick William, 187.
Combination against Frederick, 411.
Cossacks hover around the Prussian Army, 456;
their Mercilessness, 459.
Court-martial convened, 105.
Court Intrigues, 148.
Crown Prince of Prussia, 20.
Crown Prince Cadets, 30.
Cüstrin, Frederick, the Crown Prince of Prussia, a Prisoner at, 101;
his Privations, 114;
his Life at, 122;
he returns after the Marriage of his Sister, 135;
Conflagration of, 461, 462;
in a midnight March Frederick crosses the Oder near, 481.
Czaslau, Prince Charles, rendezvouses at, 310.
Czernichef, General, communicates to Frederick the News of the Death of Peter III.; its Effect, 532.
D.
Dance of Torches, 131.
Daun, General, an Austrian Officer, re-enforces Olmütz, 452;
he dares not attack Frederick, 454;
his Endeavors to reconquer Saxony, 463;
his Plans successful, 466;
he overwhelms the Forces of General Finck, 493;
is astride the Elbe at Dresden, 501;
severely wounded at Torgau, 513.
Delay of the Courier sent to England respecting the double Marriages;
the Consequences, 75.
Despotic Conduct of Frederick William, 43, 68.
Dessauer, the Old, alienated from Frederick, 340;
his military Skill and Character, 345;
Frederick directs him to watch the Saxons, 347;
he enters Saxony, 367;
his Prayer before commencing Battle, 369.
Dialogue of Sophie Dorothee with Grumkow, 74;
of Frederick with Count Von Kaunitz, 545.
Dickens, Sir Guy, an English Embassador, 86;
he conveys letters to the Crown Prince from George II. of England, 87;
his Testimony respecting Frederick William, 112;
he is baffled in his attempts to discover the Plans of Frederick, 220.
Discipline in the Prussian Army, 378.
Doberschütz, Frederick at, after the Victory of Hochkirch, 469.
Double Marriages, the, relinquished, 61.
Dover, Lord, on the Marriage of Frederica Louisa (note), 66;
Extract from the Writings of, 104, (note), 105.
Dresden, Frederick William contemplates a Visit to, 78;
Frederick the Great visits, 298;
Treaty of Peace signed at, 372;
Frederick enters, 405;
his Winter Quarters at, 409;
the Prussian Commander fires the Suburbs of, 471;
surrendered by General Schmettau, 491;
cruelly bombarded by Frederick, 502.
Dubourgay, British Embassador at Berlin, 79.
Duhan, M., Frederick’s Visit to, 373.
Duke of Gloucester, the, sends Envoy to Berlin, 40.
Duplicity of Frederick, 291.
E.
Eastern Question, the, its Antiquity, 545.
Economy of Frederick William, 45.
Einsiedel, General, holds the Garrison at Prague, 331;
his heroic but awful Retreat from Prague, 338.
Elizabeth Christina, Princess of Bevern, 141;
betrothed to Frederick, 142;
her Marriage, 149;
her cruel Treatment at Berlin, 151;
Carlyle’s Testimony to her Character, 165;
Frederick’s Treatment of her, 197;
his cutting Neglect of her, 252;
her Reputation, and Frederick’s Opinion of her, 389;
his Testimony, 573.
Elizabeth of Russia, her Character and Death, 528.
Ellert, M., Physician to Frederick William (note), 187.
Emperor of Germany, the, protests against the double Marriages, 48.
England replenishes the Coffers of Maria Theresa, 238;
Checkmated by the Skill of Belleisle, 284;
the growing Power of France alarms her, 312;
endeavors to break the Alliance between France and Prussia, 359;
makes a Treaty with Frederick, 448;
her Treaty with France, 532.
English, the, their Unpopularity at Berlin, 82.
Erfurt, the Prince of Soubise intrenched at, 424.
Eugene, Prince, a renowned Prussian Officer, 160;
he re-enforces the Garrison at Berlin, 509.
Europe, a general Upturning of the States of, 239;
she censures Frederick for his cruel Treatment of Prisoners of War, 409.
F.
Fassmann, his outrageous Conduct in the Tabagie, 47.
Finck, Count, Frederick’s secret Instructions to, 410;
his cruel Treatment of, 494.
Fouqué, Captain, with the Crown Prince at Cüstrin (note), 102.
Fouquet, General, overwhelmed and captured, 501.
France and Germany unite against Austria, 284.
Francis of Lorraine elected Emperor of Germany, 360.
Frankenstein, General Neipperg retreats to, 283;
Frederick’s head-quarters at, 349.
Frankfort on the Oder, Frederick’s Entrance into, 314;
exorbitant Demands of the Russians upon the People of, 480.
Frederica Louisa, Description of, 55.
Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, 18;
crowned Frederick I., 20;
his Sorrows and Death, 23.
Frederick William, 20;
his Marriage, 21;
his Economy and Reforms, 24, 25;
his Idea of War, 26;
his ill Manners, 27;
his Plans for his Son, 28;
his Notions of Education, 32, 34;
Directions for Fritz, 35, 36;
his Efforts for the Giant Guard, 43;
exasperates neighboring magnates, 45;
his lack of intellectual Culture, 47;
his Illness, 55;
an Artist, 58;
his Inhumanity, 59;
his Anger with George II. of England, 60;
his strange Conscientiousness, 63;
effects of his Rage, 68;
his demoniac Conduct, 69, 70;
brutally threatens his Queen, 73;
ends the Plan for the double Marriages, 75;
sullenly consents to Wilhelmina’s Marriage with the Duke of Baireuth, 77;
his Suspicions of his Son, 78;
his Opinion of the Princess Amelia, 82;
Ultimatum concerning the double Marriages, 84;
he publicly canes his Son, 85;
he ill-treats Wilhelmina, 88;
he assaults his Son in the Yacht, 91;
he arraigns and tries Fritz, 93;
his cruel Dispatch to his Queen, 95;
his Rage with the friends of Fritz, 103;
his Inconsistency, 109;
he excites the indignation of all European Powers against him, 111;
his inflexibility, 114;
his insulting Reply to Wilhelmina, 115;
renewed ill treatment of his Daughter, 122;
he interviews his Son, 123;
his bitter Altercation with the Judges, 127;
his Store of Silver, 130;
he writes his Son, 137;
he allows Fritz a meagre Income, 146;
his reception of Wilhelmina, 147;
his displeasure with his Son, 154;
his Health impaired, 161;
his Sufferings and Petulance, 164;
he dislikes his Son’s Occupations, 167;
he visits Holland, 175;
he passes through Prussian Lithuania, 177;
his efforts for the Province, 178;
he bestows a Gift upon the Crown Prince, 179;
his Health fails, 180;
his Anger with the Tobacco Parliament, 183;
his Directions for his Funeral, 185, 186;
his last Hours, 187;
his dying Words, 188;
his Funeral, 189;
his Restrictions upon his Son, 197;
his authority over Herstal denied, 206.
Frederick the Great: his Tutors, 31;
his literary Acquirements, 37;
his refined Tastes, 38;
his Character at fifteen, 49;
his Illness, 52;
writes his Father, 53;
contemplates fleeing from Home, 61;
his Passion for Music, 66;
his Falsehood and Debts, 77;
his Resolve, 78;
his Interview with his Sister, 79;
he is held under Surveillance, 87;
he attempts escape, and is arrested, 89;
he is tried and condemned, 93;
he refuses to implicate his friends, 94;
he is deprived of necessaries, 101;
his crushing Sorrow, 107;
he abandons Christianity, 110;
his Oath of Obedience, 113;
his popularity at Cüstrin, 122;
his Interview with Frederick William, 123, 124;
he is allowed more Freedom, 127;
his lax ideas of Marriage, 128;
his coldness toward Wilhelmina, 134;
he is restored to his Command at Ruppin, 136;
his Betrothal, 142;
his Occupation at Ruppin, 145;
his choice of Reading, 146;
his Marriage, 149;
his treatment of his Bride, 150, 151;
he goes to Holland with Frederick William, 175;
his Masonic Initiation, 176;
he extols his Father’s ability, 178;
his sympathy for his Father in his illness, 181;
he enters the Tobacco Parliament, 182;
at Reinsberg Frederick hears of his Father’s sudden Illness, 185;
he is King of Prussia, 188;
his noble Words, 189;
his generous Deeds, 191;
his toleration, 192;
his caustic Replies, 193;
his division of Time, 194;
his dutiful Conduct toward his Mother, 197;
he visits Strasbourg incognito, 199;
his Opinion of Voltaire, 205;
he writes the Prince-bishop of Liege, 207;
he issues a Manifesto, 208;
he slights George II. of England, 210;
his unpopularity, 211;
his striking Words, 214;
he gives Reasons for War, 216;
his deceptive Measures, 218;
his insolent Demand upon Maria Theresa, 221;
his Speech to his soldiers, 222;
his Proclamation, 223;
his politic Conduct, 224, 230;
he writes M. Jordan, 226, 228, 232;
his Entrance into Breslau, 229;
he writes M. Algarotti, 233;
he fails to secure Allies, 237;
his narrow Escape, 240;
he writes Leopold, 244;
he writes the Old Dessauer, 246;
he mistakes General Neipperg’s Plans, 248;
his Dilemma, 249;
he endeavors to cross the Neisse, 250;
his want of military Skill, 255;
he flees for Life, 257;
his Mortification, 259, 261;
he writes Wilhelmina, 262;
his successful Strategy, 265;
his growing Importance, 268;
he signs a secret Treaty with France, 270;
his Physique, 275;
his Dialogue with Robinson and Hyndford, 279;
his trifling Manner, 280;
his brusque Reply to the Embassador, 285;
repulses the Austrian Envoy, 286;
his mean Proposition presented by Goltz, 287;
his Caution, 290;
his Perfidy, 291;
his sham Siege of Neisse, 293;
he denies the secret Treaty with Austria, 295;
his mean Subterfuges, 297;
he is annoyed by the want of Zeal in his Allies, 302;
he rejoices in the withdrawal of Saxony from the Alliance, 305;
his Views of Winter Campaigns, 307;
his attention to Minutiæ in his Camp, 309;
his Treachery to France, 313;
on his Silesian Campaigns, 315;
his Endeavors to render Berlin attractive, 318;
he writes an Ode to Ulrique, his Sister, 324;
he writes cruelly to Baron Pöllnitz, 325;
he fears Austrian Successes, 329;
his sad March from Prague, 331, 332;
his Perplexities, 335;
his narrow escape from Capture at Collin, 338;
his Orders to Leopold, 341;
his Peril, 347;
his Resolve, 348;
his Endeavor, 355;
his Indignation against Louis XV., 359;
in his retreat to Silesia, surprised by Austria, 362;
his Perplexities, 366;
his Suavity toward the People of Berlin, 373;
his Industry, 377;
his Kindness to the old Schoolmaster, Linsenbarth, 383;
writes of Voltaire to Wilhelmina, 388;
excludes Ladies from his Court, 390;
Resumé of his Character, 396;
his mean Conduct at Dresden, 398;
his terrible Perplexity, 403;
his treatment of Saxon troops, 409;
he writes concerning the Battle of Prague, 414;
he retreats from Kolin, 415;
his Grief at the Death of his Mother, 418;
his Anger with, and cruel Treatment of Augustus William, 422;
his infidel Creed, 425;
his Support in Sorrow, 428;
defeats the Allies at Rossbach, 430;
his Address to Officers and Soldiers after Leuthen, 435, 436;
he writes to the Marquis D’Argens, 446, 447;
his grim Humor, 463;
his Daring, 465;
his Losses, 467;
he derides General Daun, 469;
his Winter at Breslau, 473;
his Expedient for the increase of Funds, 475;
he joins his Brother Henry at Sagan, 479;
defeated at Mühlberg Hill, 483;
his Injustice to his Soldiers, 489;
his Illness, 492;
his reckless Directions to his Generals, 493;
his strategic Deception, 505;
he dictates to his Generals the Plan of Operations at Torgau, 513;
assails the Austrians, 513;
his unwearying Energy, 518;
his cruel Extortions, 521;
his Military Instructions, 533;
he returns to Berlin, 535;
his Account of the Ravages of the Seven Years’ War, 539;
vain of his Wit, 543;
endeavors to mediate between Russia and Turkey, 545;
his Share of Poland, 548;
his Opinion on the Partition of Poland, 549;
his Diplomacy, 552;
his resolute Movement, 554, 555;
his Character in old age, 556;
his Protocol regarding the Miller, 559;
his Neglect of his Wife, 561;
his Illness, 565;
his last Sickness and Death, 569, 571, 572;
his Burial, 573.
Frederick, Prince of Wales, Son of George II. of England: his Schemes for the Hand of Wilhelmina, 52;
an ardent Lover, 82.
French, the, compel the Duke of Brunswick to withdraw his Alliance from Frederick, 424;
their Atrocities near Weissenfels, 433.
Freudenthal, General Neipperg at, 249;
Frederick obtains Possession of, 283.
Freytag, M., arrests Voltaire at Frankfort, 394;
his Opinion of Frederick’s Share of Poland, 549;
his Testimony to Frederick’s Energy in time of Peace, 550.
Friedenthal occupied by Frederick, 298.
Friedland, Frederick retreats to, 250;
he obtains Possession of, 283.
G.
George I., Elector of Hanover, 20;
he visits Berlin, 32;
his Character, 39;
his Treatment of his Wife, 41;
the Death of his unhappy Wife, 48;
his own sudden Death, 49.
George II., his Character, 41;
on the British Throne, 52;
he quarrels with Frederick William, 59;
Weakness of his Army, 65;
his Reasons for objecting to the “double Marriages,” 83;
his Reply containing the Ultimatum, 84;
he accedes too late to the Overtures of Frederick William, 122;
he assists Maria Theresa, 316;
his sudden Death, 516.
George III., his Character when Prince of Wales, 83;
his Marriage, 521.
George the Pious, Duke of Brieg, 231.
Giant Guards, Cost of, 61;
one of them robs a House, 126;
Frederick abolishes the Regiment after he becomes King of Prussia, 192.
Ginckel, General, Dutch Embassador to Prussia; his Account of an Interview with Frederick William (note), 109;
demands, in the Name of the Dutch Court, the Evacuation of Silesia, 270.
Glatz seized by Frederick, 299;
Austrians drive out the Old Dessauer, and retake, 340;
Frederick, to deceive General Daun, rushes towards, 501.
Glogau, a fortified town in Silesia, 223;
Frederick invests it, 228;
assaulted and captured by Leopold, 245.
Goltz, Colonel, carries a Proposition to Lord Hyndford from Frederick, 286;
his important Appointment and sudden Death, 522.
Görtz, M., employed on Bavarian Business, 552.
Götten, a Hanoverian Town, 243;
the Old Dessauer, with thirty-six Thousand Men, stationed there, 258;
the Troops there menace England, 284.
Grottkau, Frederick advances towards, to join the Prince of Holstein Beck, 250;
finds Austrians in Possession, 251;
after Mollwitz Austrians again retreat to, 262.
Grumkow, Baron, Bearer of a Letter to Sophie Dorothee, 75;
his Insolence to the Crown Prince, 101;
his Conference with Wilhelmina, 117;
he describes an Interview of Frederick William with the Crown Prince, 125.
Gundling, a boon Companion of Frederick William, 47.
H.
Haddick, General, his peculiar Ransom from Berlin, 429.
Hartoff, M., Prussian Minister to the Hanoverian Court, 63.
Helvetius invited to visit Berlin, 540.
Henry, Prince, commands at Saxony, 449;
joins Frederick at Doberschütz, 469.
Hennersdorf, Frederick attacks the Austrians at, 366.
Herstal Castle transferred to Frederick William, 206;
Bishop of Liege purchases of Frederick the Great, 209.
Hilbersdorf, Frederick at the Mill of, 259.
Historical Record of the State of Prussia before the Birth of Christ, 17.
Hoffman, Professor, his dignified Reply to Frederick William, 181.
Hohenfriedburg, Austrian Officers at, 349;
Battle at, 351.
Hope renewed regarding the double Marriages, 75.
Hotham, Colonel, English Envoy to Prussia, 80;
describes a Dinner with Frederick William, 80;
his Endeavors to promote the Marriage of the Prince of Wales and Wilhelmina, 82.
Hunting Expeditions of Frederick William, 55.
Hyndford, Lord, an English Embassador to Frederick;
his Conference with him, 268, 269, 273;
his Conference with Frederick at Berlin, 295.
I.
Iglau, Frederick intends marching to, 301;
his Chagrin on reaching it, 304.
Incident at Kehl, 199;
at Lissa, 443;
at Frederick’s Death-bed, the faithful Valet, 572.
Intrigues of Voltaire, 327.
Iron Crown—why so called? (note), 274.
J.
Jagerndorf, Frederick’s Peril at, 248.
Jordan, M., a Companion of Frederick at Reinsberg, 167;
he writes of Frederick, 168, (note), 232;
he writes Frederick, 263.
Joseph II., Interview of Frederick with, 542;
he allies himself with Russia, 560.
K.
Kalkstein, Colonel, Tutor for Frederick, 31.
Kannegiesser, M., Embassador of George II. at Hanover, 63.
Katte, Lieutenant, his kindly Offices, 67;
he is in an unpleasant Dilemma, 69;
is a dangerous Friend for the Crown Prince, 71;
he sends Frederick’s Desk and Papers to the Queen, 96;
is arrested and abused by the King, 99;
imprisoned, 100;
sentenced to die, 105;
his Letter, 106;
his Execution, 107.
Kaunitz, Count Von, his Conceit, 544;
he supplicates Frederick, 555.
Keith, Lieutenant, stationed at Wesel, 71;
he escapes to the Hague, 92;
Frederick’s Treatment of him, 193, 194.
Keith, Marshal, killed at the Battle of Hochkirch, 467.
Kesselsdorf, battle of, described by Carlyle, 369.
Keyserling, Major, an early Friend of Frederick, 167;
his Character (note), 233.
Knobelsdorf, Captain, a distinguished Musician and Architect, 168.
Kolin, Frederick attacks the Austrians at, 415.
König, M., quarrels with Maupertuis, and is expelled from the Academy, 390.
Königsberg, the Capital of the Prussian Duchy, 19.
Königsgraft, Prince Charles intrenches at, 354.
Königsgratz, Prince Charles retreats to, 446.
Königsmark, Count, mysterious Disappearance of, 41.
Kreutzen, Colonel, sent to Liege, 210.
L.
Landskron, General Stille gives Account of the Expedition against, 300.
Landshut, Frederick’s Forces at, 476.
Lake House, Meeting of Frederick and Wilhelmina at the, 158.
Leipe, Skirmish at, 250.
Leipsic, Frederick seizes, 404.
Leitmeritz, Prussian Army rendezvoused at, 418.
Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau, 243;
at Schweidnitz, 247;
crosses the Neisse, 250;
alienated from Frederick, 340;
his Inventions, 345;
Carlyle writes of, 369.
Leopold, the Young Dessauer, takes Glogau, 245;
he commands at Chotusitz, 310.
Letter of Baron Pöllnitz, 25;
of Frederick William, 26;
of Wilhelmina, 40;
of Frederick William to his Son, 54;
of Dubourgay, the British Minister at Berlin, 60, 62;
of Wilhelmina, 69;
of the Crown Prince, 70, 75;
of Wilhelmina, 81;
of the Crown Prince to George II. of England, 84;
of Carlyle, 88;
of Frederick William to Wilhelmina, 119;
of the Crown Prince to Frederick William, 127;
of General Schulenburg, 128;
of Frederick to Baron Grumkow, 138, 139, 140, 141;
to Wilhelmina, 141, 142, 149, 156;
of Count Algarotti, 171;
of Frederick to Voltaire, 173;
of Voltaire in reply, 174;
of Bielfeld (note), 177;
of Frederick to Voltaire, 178;
of Baron Pöllnitz, 179;
of Frederick to Baron Suhm, 181;
to M. Maupertuis, 191;
of the Danish Envoy, 197;
of Frederick to Voltaire, 201, 202;
to M. Jordan, 204, 219;
of M. Jordan, 226;
of Frederick to Voltaire, 227, 242;
to M. Jordan, 228, 252;
to Wilhelmina, 252;
of a Mollwitz Gentleman, 253;
of an Austrian Officer, 262;
of Sir Thomas Robinson, 286;
of Frederick to M. Jordan, 306, 312;
of the young Sisters of Frederick to him, 322;
of Frederick to Voltaire, 327;
to Podewils, 347, 348;
of Field Marshal Keith, 377;
of Frederick to D’Arget, 387;
to Voltaire, 388;
of the Prince of Prussia, Augustus William, to Frederick, 402;
of Frederick in reply, 404;
of Frederick to Lord Marischall, 416;
to Wilhelmina, 419, 420;
to Augustus William, 423;
to Wilhelmina, 425;
of Wilhelmina to Voltaire, 426;
of Frederick to Wilhelmina, 427, 432;
of Wilhelmina to Frederick, 428, 429;
of the King of Prussia to his Brother Henry, 449;
of the Prince of Prussia to Frederick, 451;
to his Sister, 454;
of Frederick to Voltaire, 469;
of Marshal Daun, 470;
of Sir Andrew Mitchel, 471;
of Frederick to Lord Marischall, 472;
to D’Argens, 474;
of the French Minister in Paris to Marshal De Contades, 476;
of Frederick to Voltaire, 478;
to Count Finck, 480;
to Colonel Finckenstein, 485;
to General Schmettau, 487;
to Marquis D’Argens, 489, 506, 508, 510, 514;
to Voltaire, 497, 499;
to the Countess of Camas, 515, 517;
of Charlotte Sophia, Mecklenburg, 520;
of Frederick to General Von Zastrow, 526;
to D’Argens, 527, 530, 534;
of D’Alembert, 540;
of the Prince De Ligne to Stanislaus, King of Poland, 543;
of Frederick to Marie-Antoine, 544;
to Voltaire, 550;
to his Wife, 570.
Leuthen, Battle of, 441;
Napoleon I. on, 446.
Leutomischel, General Daun at, 449.
Liegnitz captured by General Schwerin, 228;
Frederick visits the Army at, 366;
he reaches Liegnitz surrounded by Austrians, 504.
Ligne, the Prince De, describes the Battle of Leuthen, 442.
Linsenbarth, M.: his Adventures and Death, 383, 384.
Lobositz, Battle of, 407.
Loo, a beautiful Palace in Geldern, Residence of the Prince of Orange, 176.
Louis XV. alienated from Frederick, 358.
Loudon, General, an Austrian Officer, and his forces routed by Frederick, 504.
Lowen, Frederick escapes across a Bridge at, 258;
his Breakfast at, 261.
Ludwig, George, Count of Berg, Bishop of Liege, 207;
his Efforts against Frederick, 209.
M.
Macaulay, Lord, describes Frederick William (note), 27;
Note, 218;
he writes of Frederick, 297;
of Voltaire (note), 321.
Magdeburg, troops rendezvoused at, 65.
Magyar Warriors, the, swear fealty to the Queen of Austria, 288.
Mähren, Review of Austrian troops at, 380.
Manifesto of Frederick, 330.
Map of Silesia, 217;
illustrating the Mollwitz Campaign, 247;
the battle of Mollwitz, 261;
of the second Silesian Campaign, 294;
illustrating the Campaign in Moravia, 306;
of the Battle of Chotusitz, 310;
Battle of Hohenfriedburg, 350;
the Invasion of Saxony, 405;
Battle of Lobositz, 407;
the Battle of Prague, 412;
Battle of Kolin, 416;
Campaign of Rossbach, 430;
Battle of Rossbach, 431;
Leuthen Campaign, 438;
Battle of Leuthen, 440;
Siege of Olmütz, 450;
Battle of Zorndorf, 459;
Campaign of Hochkirch, 464;
Battle of Hochkirch, 467;
Battle of Kunersdorf, 485;
Battle of Maxen, 494;
Battle of Liegnitz, 505;
Battle of Torgau, 512.
Maria Theresa, Queen of Austria, 215;
scornful Sentence in her Reply to Frederick’s Demand for Silesia, 222;
Combinations against her, 271;
she is crowned Queen of Hungary, 274;
she consents to compromise with Frederick, 275;
her Anguish in view of Frederick’s Terms, 285;
her Address to the Hungarian Parliament, 288;
her Character, 316;
her Determination, 323;
her Energy and Manifesto, 340;
her diplomatic Skill, 359, 360;
her resolute Plans, 365;
she prepares for War, 398;
her Energy, 408;
she sends General Daun to the relief of Prague, 414;
her moral and religious Character, 548;
she sends Proposals of Peace to Frederick, 556;
her constancy to the Memory of her Husband, 559;
her Death, 559.
Marriage of Frederick the Great proposed, 136, 137.
Marwitz, General, put under arrest for a Remonstrance, 465.
Maupertuis, M., a French Philosopher, 191;
he witnesses the Battle of Mollwitz with keen suffering, 264;
his bitter Quarrel with Voltaire, 390;
his last Hours and Death, 395.
Maxen, General Finck worsted at the Battle of, 493.
Maximilian Joseph adheres to the Queen of Hungary, 344.
Mirabeau writes of a Visit to Frederick, 565, 566.
Mittenwalde, the Castle of, the Crown Prince sent to, 97.
Mitchel, Sir Andrew, writes of Frederick, 418.
Mollwitz, General Neipperg at, 253;
Battle at, 256.
Montbail, Madame, Governess of Frederick, 20.
Monbijou, Festivities at, 95;
the Palace of, assigned to the Queen Mother, 197.
Montholieu, Count, a French gentleman, friend of the Crown Prince, 103.
Moore, Rev. Dr., mentions a remarkable feat concerning Frederick the Great, 566.
Moravia to be wrested from Maria Theresa, 298.
Mosheim, Rev. Johan Lorenz, a distinguished Writer, 149.
Moyland, Frederick ill at the Chateau of, 202.
Mühlberg Hill, the Prussians storm and carry the Works on, 483.
Müller, M., the faithful Chaplain of Frederick William, 107, 110, 112.
Myssen, the Old Dessauer marches to, 368.
N.
Neipperg, General, hastens to Neisse, 247;
he retreats from Mollwitz, 262;
his Account of an Interview with Frederick, 292;
he breaks camp at Neisse, 293.
Neisse, a small Town in Southern Silesia, 232;
stormed by Prussia, 234;
secretly re-enforced, 240;
Neipperg enters, 249;
he intrenches himself, 265;
Frederick invests and bombards, 293;
collects his forces at, 348;
finally abandoned by Austria, 471.
Neustadt, Prussian Army at, 249.
Neumarkt, Frederick seizes a bakery at, 438.
Nicholas, Czar, a Prediction credited to him, 546.
Nicholstadt, Frederick at, 522.
O.
Oath of Allegiance exacted by Frederick from all his Subjects, 197.
Ohlau, Frederick summons it to surrender, 230;
Prussians retreat from Grottkau to, 251, 254.
Olmutz, Austrian forces at, 347;
Frederick before, 449;
he retreats from, 454.
Oppeln, Incident at, 258;
Frederick gains Possession of, 286.
Oranienberg, Frederick William threatens his Queen with divorce and banishment to the Palace of, 73.
Ottmachau, a Town on the River Neisse, 231.
P.
Pallant, General, an Austrian Officer, reveals a French Plot, 314.
Pandours, the, sadly annoy the Prussian Army, 361.
Paul, Czar, his second Marriage, 551.
Peace, Reasons for not attaining it, 474;
at length concluded, 534.
Peasantry, Sufferings of the, 364.
Philipsburg besieged, 155;
it surrenders to the French, 161.
Pilsnitz, a Palace in Breslau, 229.
Pirna, Saxons concentrated at, 405;
their Position at, 406.
Pitsch, M., Physician to Frederick William, 188.
Platen, General, attacks the retreating Russians, 526.
Poland, Frederick William visits, with the Crown Prince, 51;
his Polish Majesty returns the Visit, 52;
he intercedes for the Crown Prince, 112;
his Alliance with Austria, 340;
Frederick’s Treatment of the Queen of, 370;
the King of, sues for Peace, 371;
the Queen tries to defend the Archives, 405;
the King appeals to France and Austria, 406;
Memorial of the King of, 503;
Death of the King of, 541;
its Partition proposed by Frederick, 543.
Pöllnitz, M., his Account of the Journey from Lithuania, 179.
Pompadour, Duchess of, her Character and Influence, 399;
her Letter to Maria Theresa, 407;
her Bitterness toward Frederick, 448.
Poniatowski, Stanislaus, elected King of Poland, 542.
Posen, Russians under Soltikof at, 478.
Potsdam, the Palace of, 37;
the Captain of the Grenadier Guard of, 42;
Frederick returns to, from his first military Expedition, 65;
Marriage of Frederica Louisa at, 66;
Frederick William and Sophie Dorothee return from the Marriage of the Crown Prince to, 150;
the King being ill, the Crown Prince visits him at, 164;
Frederick William retires to die at, 183;
its Palace sacked by Austrian Soldiers, 509.
Prague surrenders to Prussia, 331;
is abandoned, 336;
the Battle of, 412;
Siege of, 414.
Pragmatic Sanction, 213.
Prätorius, the Danish Minister writes, 219.
Predestination, Frederick’s Views respecting, 110.
Press, freedom of the, proclaimed in Berlin, 192.
Presburg, Maria Theresa at, 284.
Prince of Wales proposes for the Hand of Wilhelmina, 54.
Prince Charles en route for Berlin, 366;
goes to Dresden, 368;
his culpable Delay at Dresden, 370.
Prince of Russia; Frederick concerns himself in his matrimonial Schemes, 323.
Protestantism, Frederick’s Efforts in behalf of, 243.
Prussia, the Transfer of the Duchy of, 18;
its Capital, 19.
Prussian Kingdom, Extent and Resources of the, 188.
Prussians, the, in distress, 253;
retreat to Silesia, 336;
their Losses (note), 339;
they enter Saxony, 405.
Q.
Quantz, M., Music-teacher of the Crown Prince, 66;
his narrow Escape, 69.
R.
Racoule, Madame, a Governess of Frederick in his childhood, 30.
Ranke, Professor, writes of the Cruelty of Frederick William to Frederick, 85.
Räsfeld, M., Prussian Envoy at the Hague: Frederick writes him, 270.
Reformation, the, of the sixteenth Century: its Influence in Prussia, 18.
Reichenbach, Frederick sends Columns to, in order to save his Magazine at Schweidnitz, 283.
Reinsberg, Castle of, 152;
Apartments of Elizabeth Christina at, 153;
Visitors at, 172;
its distance from Potsdam, 185;
Frederick invites his sister to visit him—Wilhelmina repairs thither with the neglected Wife, 212.
Retzow, General, placed under Arrest for failure in Battle, 465.
Ritter, Doris: her unjust Accusation, 103;
the cruel Punishment inflicted upon her, 104;
Frederick’s Meanness toward her, 193.
Robinson, Sir Thomas, Earl of Grantham: his Interview with Frederick, 276, 277, 278;
he returns with sad Tidings to the Court of Austria, 284;
his earnest Entreaty to the young Queen, 285.
Rochow, Lieutenant Colonel, arrests the Flight of the Crown Prince, 89.
Roloff, M., a Clergyman of Frederick William’s Court: his Faithfulness to the Monarch, 184.
Römer, General, an Austrian Commander at Mollwitz, 256.
Roth, General, commands Austrian forces at Neisse, 234;
his pitiless Expedient, 235;
commands the Fortress at Brünn, 304.
Rothenburg, Count, leads Austrian Scouts near Mollwitz, 255.
Ruppin, the Crown Prince commissioned Colonel Commandant at, 136;
the dull Life of Frederick at, 145.
Russia meditates joining a Coalition against Frederick, 298;
with France, intervenes for Peace, 557.
Russians, the, after Zorndorf—their Retreat, 460;
after the Surrender of Berlin, they flee to Poland, fearing Frederick, 509;
they scatter near Hohenfriedburg, 524.
S.
Saldern, General, his moral heroism, 519.
Salzdahlum, a ducal Palace in the Duchy of Brunswick, 149.
Saxe, Chevalier De, General of Saxon Horse, announces the breaking of the Alliance between Saxony and Prussia, 305.
Saxon troops: Character of their Leaders, 302;
their Sufferings in the Retreat from Moravia, 305;
their strong Position near Pirna, 406;
besieged in their Encampment, 407;
they surrender at discretion, 408.
Schönbrunn, England sends Sir Thomas Robinson to, 360.
Schlettau, Frederick raises the Siege of Dresden and retires to, 503.
Schlubhut hung by order of Frederick William, 125.
Schmettau, General, declines General Daun’s Proposals, 472;
he is unjustly degraded by Frederick the Great, 491.
Schnellendorf: its Treaty disclosed—the Reasons for this Measure, 298.
Schnellendorf, Little, secret Conclave proposed at, 289.
Schulenburg, Field Marshal, Lieutenant General at Cüstrin: his Portraiture of Frederick, 128;
his heroism, 256.
Schwedt, the Marquis of, Frederick William, sues for the Hand of Wilhelmina, 74;
his Rage at the failure of his Suit, 120.
Schweidnitz, a fortified Town in Silesia, 238;
its Fortress recaptured by the Austrians, 434;
besieged and again captured by Frederick, 533.
Schwerin, General, he commands a Division against Liegnitz, 228;
his Decision wins the Day at Mollwitz, 262;
his Stratagem at Breslau, 282;
he urges Frederick to attack Saxony, 403;
his Death at Sterbohol Hill, 413.
Seckendorf, Count, assists at the arrest of the Crown Prince, 90;
appealed to by Frederick, 92;
he presents to Frederick William a Remonstrance from Charles VI. in behalf of Fritz, 111;
he counsels the King on the Marriage of Frederick, 148;
he contrives to send Money to the Crown Prince, 154.
Silesia, Territory of, 214;
division of Feeling in, 223;
Frederick’s Reasons for war with, 295;
its Cost to Prussia, 534.
Smirzitz, Incident at, 356.
Sohr, Battle of, 362, 363.
Soltikof, a Russian General: his Humanity, 481;
he intrenches at Kunersdorf, 482;
he writes on the Victory at Kunersdorf, 489.
Sonsfeld, Madam, Governess of Wilhelmina, 78;
at the Ball, 95;
her Care of Wilhelmina, 98;
Threats of Frederick William against her, 116.
Sophie Dorothee, Daughter of George I. of England: her Marriage with Frederick William, 21;
her Intrigues and Plans, 38, 39;
her Love for her Son Frederick, 67;
she receives the King’s Messengers, 72;
she replies to Frederick William, 75;
she scathes Grumkow, 76;
she becomes angry with Wilhelmina, 77;
her Interview with Frederick William, 97;
her firm Resolve, 114;
her Letters to Wilhelmina, 115, 119;
a strange Mother, 121;
her Anger and Illness, 122;
dislikes Wilhelmina’s Marriage, 130, 131;
her Manœuvres, 145;
her cool Treatment of her Daughter, 147;
she ill treats Elizabeth Christina, 150.
Spanish Minister, the: his luxurious Ease, 267.
Steinau, Frederick’s Head-quarters at, 249;
Neipperg encamps near, 283.
Stille, Baron, describes the Scene at Chrudim, 308, 309.
Stolpen, General Daun retreats to the Stronghold at, 464.
Strasbourg, Frederick and Suite at, incognito, 200.
Strehlin, Envoys from various European Nations visit Frederick at his Encampment at, 267;
a Review of Prussian troops at, 282;
Frederick’s last grand Review, consuming four Days, at, 563.
Sulzer, M., writes from Berlin, 488.
Suhm, Baron Von, a constant Friend and Correspondent of Frederick, 166, 168.
Sweden, the King of, intercedes for the Crown Prince, 112;
declares war against Russia, 284.
T.
Tobacco Parliament, 46;
they discuss the Question of a Duel between Frederick William and George II. of England, 61;
the entrance of the Crown Prince disturbs the Sitting of the Members, 182.
Tottleben, General, bombards Berlin, 509.
Traun, Marshal, his military Ability, 334.
Trebitsch, Frederick to concentrate his forces at, 300.
Trench, Baron, Narrative by, 336;
he describes the Hardships of the Prussian Guards, 379.
Troppau occupied by Frederick, 298.
Tulmier, M., persuades Wilhelmina to accede to her Father’s wishes, 117.
U.
Ulrique, Princess, takes leave of the Prussian Court, 324.
V.
Valori, M. De, French Embassador at Berlin, 272;
he watches Frederick anxiously, 289;
he is hoodwinked, 292;
his Comment on Frederick, 351;
the Prussian King ill treats him, 359.
Vienna, Frederick suggests a Compromise to the Court of, 287;
Alarm at, 288;
not needless Terror in, 556.
Villa, Rev. Dr., sent to England to negotiate the double Marriages, 78.
Voltaire, the French infidel Philosopher: the Influence of his Writings, 49;
Note, 108;
he compliments Frederick, 198;
he counsels the Suppression of the Anti-Machiavel, 209;
he announces the Victory of Mollwitz, 263;
panegyrizes Frederick, 316;
details Conversations with Frederick, 320, 321;
describes Frederick’s Life, 328;
his Views on the Victory at Kesselsdorf (note), 370;
at the Carousal, 385;
enters into Speculation with a Jew, and what came of it, 387;
quarrels with Maupertuis, and lampoons him, 391;
describes the Suppers at Sans Souci, 396;
writes on the Battle of Rossbach, 432;
on the Battle of Leuthen, 446;
his mean Transactions, 477;
his Death, 557.
W.
Wagon Train, Description of, 452.
Waldau, Colonel, one of the Jailers of the Crown Prince, 91.
Wallis, Count, an Austrian Officer, 223;
he defends Glogau, 244.
War, Frederick William’s Opinion of, 26;
Preparations for, 65;
Remarks upon, by Sherman, Wellington, and Napoleon I., 355;
good Objects sometimes attainable by, 355.
Wartensleben, Field Marshal, Grandfather of Lieutenant Katte, 105.
Wedell, General, his Defeat at Zullichau, 479.
Weichau, a Silesian Town, 223.
Weisenthal, the Camp of the Crown Prince at, 160.
Wesel, the Fortress of, Prison of Frederick, 97.
Wilhelmina: her Birth, 21;
her Love for Fritz, 37;
her Cousin proposes for her Hand, 52;
prematurely saluted as Princess of Wales, 81;
describes a Ball, 95;
abused by her Father, 98;
imprisoned, 100;
her Captivity, 114, 115;
her deep Sorrows, 117;
writes her Mother, 118;
meets the Prince of Baireuth, 121;
is betrothed, 122;
her Marriage, 129;
her Annoyances, 130;
her Wedding-dress, 131;
the Wedding Ball, 132;
gives her Opinion of Sophie Dorothee, 133;
takes leave of her Father, 135;
visits Berlin after Years, 147;
questions Frederick, 148;
her Interview with Elizabeth Christina, 151;
her Poverty, 154;
her Interview with Frederick, 158, 161;
her Grief, 163;
receives a Visit from her Brother, 199;
she visits Berlin, 211;
she describes the Coronation of the Emperor of Germany, 301;
again visits Berlin, 385;
her Sickness and Death, 468.
William Augustus, Crown Prince, younger Brother of Frederick the Great, 199;
his Marriage, 296.
Wilsdruf, Interview of Frederick the Great and the Old Dessauer at, 370.
Wischau, Prussian troops at, 300.
Wolfenbuttel, Mansion of, 149.
Wusterhausen, the Palace of, described, 37.
Z.
Zimmerman, a Carpenter in Zulich: his cruel Death, 44.
Zimmerman, Dr., prescribes in vain for Frederick the Great, 570, 571.
Zittau, the Prince of Prussia defeated at, 421.
Zorndorf, fierce Contests at, 457, 458, 463.

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