History of Friedrich II of Prussia V 18
History of Friedrich II of Prussia V 18
by Thomas Carlyle
BOOK XVIII.
SEVEN-YEARS WAR RISES TO A HEIGHT.
1757-1759.
Chapter I.
THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
Seldom was there seen such a combination against any man as this against Friedrich, after his Saxon performances in 1756. The extent of his sin, which is now ascertained to have been what we saw, was at that time considered to transcend all computation, and to mark him out for partition, for suppression a ...