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Chapters

1. 1.Chapter I.—Friedrich Resumes His Peaceable Pursuitsoriginal only · 8 minTranslate
2. 2.Settles the Silesian Boundaries, the Silesian Arrangements; With Manifest Profit to Silesia and Himselforiginal only · 7 minTranslate
3. 3.Opening of the Opera-House at Berlinoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
4. 4.Friedrich Takes the Waters at Aachen, Where Voltaire Comes to See Himoriginal only · 6 minTranslate
5. 5.Chapter II.—Austrian Affairs Are on the Mounting Handoriginal only · 1 minTranslate
6. 6.War-Phenomena in the Western Parts: King George Tries, a Second Time, to Draw His Sword; Tugs at It Violently, for Seven Months (February-October, 1742)original only · 8 minTranslate
7. 7.How Duc D'harcourt, Advancing to Reinforce the Oriflamme, Had to Split Himself in Two; And Become an "army of Bavaria," to Little Effectoriginal only · 6 minTranslate
8. 8.How Belleisle, Returning from Dresden Without Co-Operation Found the Attack Had Been Done,—In a Fatally Reverse Way. Prag Expecting Siege. Colloquy with Broglio on That Interesting Point. Prag Besiegeoriginal only · 6 minTranslate
9. 9.Concerning the Italian War Which Simultaneously Went On, All Alongoriginal only · 4 minTranslate
10. 10.Scene, Roads of Cadiz, October, 1741: By What Astonishing Artifice This Italian War Did, at Length, Get Begunoriginal only · 3 minTranslate
11. 11.Other Scene, Bay of Naples, 19th-20th August, 1742: King of Two Sicilies (Baby Carlos That Was), Having Been Assisting Mamma, Is Obliged to Become Neutral in the Italian Waroriginal only · 3 minTranslate
12. 12.The Siege of Prag Contimes. A Grand Sally Thereoriginal only · 5 minTranslate
13. 13.Maillebois Marches, with an "army of Redemption" or "of Mathurins" (Wittily So Called), to Relieve Prag; Reaches the Bohemian Frontier, Joined by the Comte De Saxe; Above 50,000 Strong (August 9th-Seporiginal only · 6 minTranslate
14. 14.Prince Karl and the Grand-Duke, Hearing of Maillebois, Go to Meet Him (September 14th); And the Siege of Prag Is Raisedoriginal only · 2 minTranslate
15. 15.The Maillebois Army of Redemption Cannot Redeem at All;—Has to Stagger Southward Again; And Becomes an "army of Bavaria," Under Brogliooriginal only · 6 minTranslate
16. 16.Voltaire Has Been on Visit at Aachen, in the Interim,—His Third Visit to King Friedrichoriginal only · 4 minTranslate
17. 17.Three Letters of Voltaire, Dated Brussels, 10th Sept. 1742original only · 7 minTranslate
18. 18.Chapter III.—Carnival Phenomena in War-Timeoriginal only · 3 minTranslate
19. 19.Retreat from Prag; Army of the Oriflamme, Bohemian Section Bohemian Section of It, Makes Exitoriginal only · 7 minTranslate
20. 20.A Glance at Vienna, and Then at Berlinoriginal only · 6 minTranslate
21. 21.Voltaire, at Paris, Is Made Immortal by a Kissoriginal only · 4 minTranslate
22. 22.Chapter IV.—Austrian Affairs Mount to a Dangerous Heightoriginal only · 12 minTranslate
23. 23.Britannic Majesty, with Sword Actually Drawn, Has Marched Meanwhile to the Frankfurt Countries, As "pragmatic Army;" Ready for Battle and Treaty Alikeoriginal only · 6 minTranslate
24. 24.Friedrich Has Objections to the Pragmatic Army; But in Vain. Of Friedrich's Many Endeavors to Quench This War, by "union of Independent German Princes," by "mediation of the Reich," and Otherwise; Alloriginal only · 7 minTranslate
25. 25.Chapter V.—Britannic Majesty Fights His Battle of Dettingen; And Becomes Supreme Jove of Germany, in a Manneroriginal only · 1 minTranslate
26. 26.Battle of Dettingenoriginal only · 28 minTranslate
27. 27.Britannic Majesty Holds His Conferences of Hanauoriginal only · 11 minTranslate
28. 28.Hungarian Majesty Answers, in the Diet, That French Declaration, "make Peace, Good People; I Wish to Be Out of It!"—In an Ominous Manneroriginal only · 9 minTranslate
29. 29.Britannic Majesty Goes Homeoriginal only · 6 minTranslate
30. 30.Chapter VI.—Voltaire Visits Friedrich for the Fourth Timeoriginal only · 15 minTranslate
31. 31.Friedrich Visits Baireuth: On a Particular Errand;—Voltaire Attending, and Privately Reportingoriginal only · 16 minTranslate
32. 32.Chapter VII.—Friedrich Makes Treaty with France; And Silently Gets Readyoriginal only · 16 minTranslate
33. 33.Chapter VIII.—Perfect Peace at Berlin, War All Roundoriginal only · 3 minTranslate
34. 34.The Succession in Russia, and Also in Sweden, Shall Not Be Hostile to Us: Two Royal Marriages, a Russian and a Swedish, Are Accomplished at Berlin, with Such Vieworiginal only · 13 minTranslate
35. 35.Glance at the Belligerent Powers; Britannic Majesty Narrowly Misses an Invasion That Might Have Been Dangerousoriginal only · 11 minTranslate
36. 36.The Young Duke of Wurtemberg Gets a Valedictory Advice; And Pollnitz a Ditto Testimonial (February 6th; April 1st, 1744)original only · 5 minTranslate
37. 37.Two Conquests for Prussia, a Gaseous and a Solid: Conquest First, Barberina the Danceroriginal only · 8 minTranslate
38. 38.Conquest Second Is Ost-Friesland, of a Solid Natureoriginal only · 9 minTranslate