rousel, iv. 218; income small, 418;
letter from Friedrich, v. 53; visits
Breslau, 268; gift from Friedrich,
vi. 336 mentioned also, 511, 514,
639, 659, 680.
Amelot, M., iii. 703, 716; iv. 4.
America, i. 415; Salzburg Emigrants
to, ii. 427.
American Colonies in great need of a
commander, v. 72, 73; prediction
of their revolt, 557-559; America
to be English and not French, 560;
vi. 205; a considerable Fact in the
History of the World, 324; uncon-
scious Declaration of Anarchy, end-
ing at last in hideous suicide, 341;
America refuses to be taxed by a
British Parliament; Boston Tea-
catastrophe, 523-526.
Amherst, General, worth of, discerned
by Pitt, v. 286; captures Louis-
bourg, 312; Montreal, 563.
Amiability, iii. 127.
Ammon, Von, iv. 360.
Amöneburg, cannonade at, vi. 312-
315.
Anarchies, Millennium of, vi. 340; not
permitted in this World, 404.
André, St., v. 540.
Andrié, Excellency, iv. 464.
Andrieux, vi. 629 n.
Anecdotes of Friedrich, v. 235-237 ; vi.
Anhalt, Adjutant von, vi. 308, 357, 457,
458, 537 n., 595, 668.
Anhalt, Graf von, v. 100; the Anhalt
forced contributions to Friedrich's
war-expenses, 399.
Anhalt-Zerbst, i. 91, 155; ii. 186; iii.
734.
Anne of Cleves, i. 295,
Anne of Courland, afterwards Czarina,
ii. 36, 40 n., 186, 363, 481, 517, 673;
iii. 134; death of, 150, 251.
Anne, Princess, of Russia, formerly of
Mecklenburg, iii. 252, 254, 277.
Anson, Commodore, iii. 139, 384; his
memorable Voyage, 391.
Anspach, i. 125, 225; ii. 222.
Culmbach, Frederika Louisa.
Anspach, Margraf of, v. 114.
Anspach, Margraf of (Lady Craven's),
with Friedrich at Neisse, vi. 438,
439.
Anspach, Margravine of. See Frede-
Antoinette Amelia, of Brunswick, ii.
379.
Anton Ulrich, Czar Iwan's Father, iii.
150, 251; exile, 255, 257.
Anton Ulrich, of Brunswick, i. 547; ii.
376, 379; his Great-grandson, 380,
639, 675.
Antwerp, i. 72, 74.
Apes, Dead-Sea, i. 206.
Applewomen knitting at their Stalls, i.
409, 419.
Apraxin, Feldmarschall, in Preussen,
v. 111, 160, 175; retires slowly
home, 161; indignantly dismissed
by the Czarina, 272.
Aprill, Dr., tries to serve Citatio on
Plotho, v. 184-186.
Archenholtz, cited, iv. 506 n.; on the
Oblique Order,' v. 243, 248; on
Lord George Sackville, 453; Prince
Henri's march of fifty hours, 548;
Prussian recruiting-system, 628; at
battle of Lieguitz, vi. 65; wounded
at Torgau, 122, 130; at Leipzig,
noticing vividly to right and left,
166; Prussian and French exac-
tions, 167, 168; the camp of Bun-
zelwitz, 188; siege of Colberg, 231;
the Seven-Years War, 331: men-
tioned also, 20, 26, 81.
Argens, Marquis d', iii. 534, 536, 545,
718; iv. 226, 246, 271, 402, 439;
the King's friend for nearly thirty
years, 383, 384; visits Friedrich
at Breslau, v. 268-270; letters
from Friedrich, 265, 269, 394,
496-499, 576, 577, 595; preface
to Euvre de Poésie, 597; the
confidant of Friedrich's miseries,
637, 638; letters from Friedrich
to, vi. 75, 84, 98, 246, 263, 265;
visits him at Leipzig, 147, 322;
surprised to see him amusing him-
self with his dogs, 148; his death,
387.
Argenson, Marquis d', letter from Vol-
taire to, iii. 635; their personal
friendship, 703; iv. 160, 260; v.
271.
Argental, D', iv. 320, 325, 360, 379,
397; v. 169; letters from Voltaire
about Friedrich, 613, 614-617.
Aristocracies, mutinous, tamed down,
i. 195, 293, 298. See Pride of
place.
Army, value of a good, i. 412, 577.
Arnaud, M. Baculard d', iv. 322, 335,
336, 358, 360.
Arnim, Minister of Justice, iv. 272.
Arnim's, Major, gallant defence st
Frankfurt, v. 457-459.
Arnold, Miller, v. 436; his lawsuit, vi.
605-632.
Arouet, M., Senior, ii. 580. See Vol-
taire.
Arundel, Earl of, cited, i. 337 n.
Ascanier Markgraves, i. 135, 154; re-
suscitated, i. 160, 169.
Aschersleben, i. 90.
Asiento, Treaty of, iii. 379.
Assas, D', at Kloster Kampen, vi. 138.
Asseburg finds a Wife for Czarowitch
Paul, vi. 521, 522.
Astrua, Mamsell, an Italian singer, iv.
413.
Astruc, Dr., iv. 386.
Atours, Dame d', iii. 536.
Attila, vi. 481.
Attorneys, a fat affair for the, i. 307,
312, 322, 323; extirpation of the
attorney species, iv. 288.
Augsburg, Diet of, i. 238; ii. 216, 230.
August Ferdinand, i. 542; ii. 687.
August, Theodor, Kur-Pfalz, iv. 170.
August the Strong, i. 58, 427, 491, 497 ;
ii. 179; objects to the Kaiser's Prag-
matic Sanction, i. 554; quarrel
with Friedrich Wilhelm, ii. 15; in-
vites him and Friedrich to Dres-
den, 21, 22; magnificent hospita-
lities and unspeakable pollutions,
23; his return visit, 30; rumour
of a projected marriage with Wil-
helmina, 38; Camp of Radewitz,
180; King of Playhouse managers,
192; attained the maximum in
several things, 196; meditates par-
tition of Poland, 460, vi. 409; last
interview with Grumkow, ii. 461;
death and absolution, 475; his
hunting-lodge, iv. 595, 596.
August III. of Poland, ii. 481, 484,
544, 548; suggested for Kaiser, iv.
86; his antipathy to Friedrich,
87, 156; how he was benetted by
Brühl and Guarini, 91, 92; taken
comfortably to Prag to be out of
danger, 208; glad to make peace,
220, 221; Hanbury's account of,
297; withdraws to Pirna, and tries
negotiation with Friedrich, 550-
552; Headquarters at Struppen,
563-567; will not agree to Fried-
rich's terms, 566; snug in the
Königstein, 596, 597; goes to War-
saw, never to come back, 601 gets
no compensation for his Saxon
losses, vi. 393; nothing but confu-
sions and contradictions in Poland,
394; difficulties with Czarina Ca-
therine, and death, 395. See Kur-
Sachsen.
August Wilhelm, i. 542; with Fried-
rich at Strasburg, iii. 62; betrothed,
121; married, 516; at his Sister's
wedding, 737; heir apparent of
Prussia, iv. 418; opposition views,
536, 537; letter to Valori, 584; la-
mentations and accusations, v. 97,
103; put in command at Jung-
Buntzlau, 106, 111; finds the pro-
blem too hard for him, 119; coun-
cil of war, 122; a disastrous march,
123; cannot save Zittau, 124;
reaches Bautzen, happily unchased,
126; stern reception by the King,
129-131; his death, 132, 298; an-
tipathy to Winterfeld, 141: men-
tioned also, iii. 59, 126, 130, 154,
298, 713.
Aulaire, Marquis de St., iv. 258.
Austerlitz, i. 9.
Australia, i. 415.
Austria, i. 72, 74; Kaisers of, still
riding on the shadow of a saddle,
144; the Austrian lip,' 220, 265;
rejection of Protestantism, 265
an Austrian swindle, 364; ii. 452;
Austrian-Succession War, iii. 332,
605; conservatism, 338, 431; pon-
derous pedantry and helplessness,
430, 437; dumb stubborn pride,
592; extraordinary Claim for Dam-
ages, 692, 695; no longer the lead-
ing nation of Teutschland, iv. 238;
share in the partitioning of Prus-
sia, v. 4; fixed rage and hatred,
10; does not claim Parma and
Piacenza, 623; gets into sore dif-
ficulties as to cash, vi. 234; anxi-
ous to get rid of its pledge to
the Reich; truce with Friedrich,
321; peace and general As-you-
were, 332; takes forcible posses-
sion of Zips, 468, 469; share in
the partition of Poland, 477, 479;
intrigues and bargains for succes-
sion of Bavaria, 565.
Auteroche, Marquis d', at Fontenoy,
iv. 118, 119.
Autograph (facsimile), of Friedrich's,
Letter of 'Secret Instruction &c.,'
iv. 612a; Signature, vi. 564.
Ayscough, cited, ii. 64 n.
BACHAUMONT and La Chapelle, Voy-
age de, iii. 75 n.; cited, v. 602 n.
Bachmann for three days Russian
Commandant of Berlin, vi. 93.
Bacon, Lord, i. 321.
Baden-Durlach, Prince of, at Hoch-
kirch, v. 357, 368.
Bagieu, Dr., iv. 437.
Baiern, Kur, sends embassy to Fried-
rich, v. 58; in subsidy of France, 217.
Bailies, Dr., vi. 540.
Baillet, cited, i. 80 n.
Bailli de Froulay, v. 606, 610.
Baireuth, i. 125, 225; genealogy, 378;
ii. 420, 421. See Culmbach, Albert
Alcibiades, Friedrich of.
Baireuth, Margraf of, iii. 531, 532, 714;
v. 114, 412; Margravine of, see Wil-
helmina.
Balance of Power, i. 567, 568, 571;
iv. 5.
Balbi, Engineer, iv. 490, 535; v. 147;
vi. 441; at Siege of Schweidnitz,
289; Olmütz, v. 294, 297, 299.
Ballenstädt, i. 90, 96.
Baltimore, Lord, ii. 665.
Bamberg, i. 87; ii. 420; Croats driven
Bamberg, Bishop of, iii. 61; v. 112.
Bar, Confederation of, vi. 423-427.
Bar, Graf von, ii. 77.
Barbarossa, Kaiser, i. 88, 92, 97, 102;
the greatest of all the Kaisers, 99;
German tradition about him, 101;
ii. 411; changed times, i. 167; ii.
243, 415; iii. 38, 337.
Barberina, an Opera-Dancer, iii. 732;
engagement at Berlin, 750; hospi-
tality to Collini, iv. 315, 319, 320.
Barbier, cited, i. 204 n., 538 n.; iii.
13 n.; iv. 5n.; on the French ac-
count of their grand invasion
scheme, v. 593.
Bärenklau, General von, iii. 511, 543;
at Stockstädt, iv. 7; swept from
Bavaria, 38; returns with Bathy-
ani, 95.
Bartenstein, Austrian Minister, iii. 132,
432; iv. 193.
Bartholomew, St., night of, i. 266.
Baronay, Major-General, at Roth-
schloss, iii. 395.
Basel, i. 130.
Bastiani promoted by Friedrich, vi.
638, 665.
Bathyani summoned to relief of Prag,
iv. 24; at Beraun, 25; troubles
Friedrich's march through Bohe-
mia, 33, 34, 42; in Bavaria, 72, 79,
95; supersedes D'Ahremberg, 106,
159.
Bauer, Colonel, at Wesel, vi. 327; in
the Russian-Turk War, 460.
Baumgarten, Skirmish of, iii. 267.
Bavaria, Kurfürst of, i. 554; ii. 255.
Bavarian Succession War, vi. 565-603.
Bayle, i. 45, 507.
Beatson, cited, iii. 743 n.; vi. 236 n.
Beatson, Colonel, cited, v. 556 n., 557.
Beauffremont, v. 594.
Beaumarchais, Voltaire papers saved
by, iii. 706, 710; cited, vi. 324 n.
Beaumelle's, M. Angliviel de La, en-
mity to Voltaire, iv. 401-403, 441;
cited, 330 n.; account of Mauper-
tuis, v. 587, 589.
Beausobre, M. de, i. 46; ii. 572.
Beauvais, women fighting at the siege
of, vi. 646 n.
Beauvau, Marquis de, French Ambassa-
dor to Berlin, iii. 146; Audience of
leave, 157: mentioned also, 201, 202.
Beauvrye, Captain, vi. 308.
Beck, General, advanced to relief of
Prag, v. 46; captures Düringsho-
fen's battalion, 414; captures Dee-
recke and his post at Meissen, 579;
attacks General Czetteritz, 631;
with Loudon in Silesia, vi. 193;
defeated at Reichenbach, 302-304:
mentioned also, v. 122, 133; vi. 56,
74, 450.
Becket, Thomas à, i. 96.
Beckwith, Colonel, at Warberg, vi. 43;
Wesel, 327.
Beelzebub not God, i. 12; worshippers
of, 203; August's Saxon Court of,
ii. 26, 54.
Bein, Proviant-master, vi. 563.
Belgard, ii. 661.
Belleisle, Chevalier de, a magnanimous
highflown spirit, iii. 244; his bro-
ther's right hand, 366, 583; death
at the Pass of Exilles, or Col di
Sieta, iv. 268, 269: mentioned also,
73, 76.
Belleisle, Comte de, iii. 242, 243; his
German Enterprise, 243, 339; with
Friedrich at Brieg, 329; mainly to
blame for the Austrian-Succession
War, 335; consummate skill, 353,
355; grandiose schemes, 356, 357,
408, 523; successful manipulation,
358; visits Friedrich, 360; proceeds
to Dresden and München, 364;
takes up his abode in Frankfurt,
365, 428; Treaty with Friedrich,
425; a kind of Dictator, 436; his
Army crosses the Rhine, 458, 499;
rheumatic fever, 503; partial reco-
very, 509; visits Wilhelmina, 531;
Sahay, 578; interview with Fried-
rich at Kuttenberg, 583; Colloquy
with Broglio at Prag, 615; defends
Prag, 617; much distinguishes him-
self, 624; gallant retreat, 640, 644;
German Enterprise ruined, 682;
gives Friedrich bad advice about
his Bohemian Campaign, iv. 30;
in München, 72-74; on his road to
Berlin, 74-76; arrested, and carried
to England, 77-79; in Italy, 251,
259, 268; his grand schemes all
bankrupt, 279; War-Minister, v.
271, 383, 445, 584, 594; loses his
only Son at Crefeld, 312; asto-
nished at Friedrich's marching
power, 381; letters to Contades
published by Ferdinand, 453, 595;
dies of putrid fever: the last of
the grand old Frenchmen, vi. 170,
171: mentioned also, iv. 4, 566.
Belleisle, General, ii. 482, 488, 543.
Belleisle, Madame de, interview with
Wilhelmina, iii. 531.
Bell, Herr Hofrath, iv. 351.
Belling, Colonel, in Pommern, v. 276;
looks after the Swedes, vi. 262; in
battle of Freyberg, 318; in Bava-
rian War, 594: mentioned also, 469.
Benda, the Brothers, ii. 565.
Beneckendorf, cited, i. 630 n.
Beneschau, Schwerin takes, iv. 45.
Bénézet, Mamsell, vi. 656.
Benkendorf, Lieutenant-Colonel, turns
the fortune of battle at Kolin, v.
94; small recognition of his service,
98, 99.
Benoit, Prussian Secretary, iv. 486.
Bentenrieder, the kidnapped Ambas-
sador, i. 586; ii. 60.
Bentham, cited, i. 75 n.
Bentick, Madame de, v. 615.
Beraun, Action of, iv. 25.
Berenhast, Heinrich von, v. 91.
Berenhorst, cited, ii. 643 n.; v. 89;
pique against Friedrich, vi. 122;
his Art of War,' 123.
Bergen, battle of, v. 408, 410.
Bergen-op-Zoom, Siege of, iv. 269.
Bergerie, M. de la, i. 42.
Berghover, Legationsrath, iii. 528.
Berg-Jülich, iii. 7, 347.
Berlichingen, General, at Mollwitz, iii.
315, 318; in Silesia, iv. 134.
Berlin, early condition of, i. 136; Pa-
lace at, 208; Royal Academy of,
370, 621; St. Peter's Church burnt
down, ii. 177; Friedrich Wilhelm's
building operations, 357; Homag-
ing at, iii. 47; Treaty of, 585;
opening of the Opera-House, 599;
Carrousel, iv. 216-220; entered by
Haddick, v. 145, 182, 183; agony
of commotion at the news of Ku-
nersdorf, 486; seized by Tottleben
and Lacy, vi. 89, 96.
Bernburg, Prince of, at siege of
Schweidnitz, vi. 309.
Bernburg, Regiment, at siege of Dres-
den, vi. 31, 32; at Liegnitz, 68, 71,
Berneck, ii. 506.
Berne, Oligarchy of, iv. 422.
Bernhard of Weimar, ii. 226.
Bernis, Cardinal de, iv. 524-526; v.
391; Letter from Voltaire, 613.
Bernouilli, Jean, iii. 78.
Bernouilli of Basel, v. 587.
Bertin, Captain, at Weissenfels, v. 193.
Berwick, Maréchal Duc de, ii. 493; at
Philipsburg, 498, 502.
Bestuchef, Chancellor, dismissed, v.
Bestuchef, Russian Chancellor, iv. 521.
Beutelsbachers, the, ii. 234.
Bevern, Brunswick-, Duke of, iv. 549,
552; in the battle of Lobositz,
581, 582; advances towards Prag,
v. 16; defeats Königseck at Reich-
enberg, 18, 21; sent after Daun,
56; finds Daun too strong, 79;
joined by the King, 80; retreat
from Kolin, 95, 96; at Jung-
Buntzlau, 120; at Görlitz to guard
Silesia, 135, 136; jealous of Win-
terfeld, 138, 140; retires into Sile-
sia, 142, 224; defeated at Breslau,
227; prisoner, 228; graciously sent
home again; ordered to Stettin,
229; vigilant against the Swedes,
277; diligent at Stettin, vi. 211;
defeats the Austrians at Reichen-
bach, 301-304; great merit, not of
dexterity alone, 302; left in charge
of Silesia, 311.
Bias, iii. 413.
Bible, Hebrew, i. 22.
Bielfeld, ii. 635, 641, 664, 668; his de-
scription of George II., iii. 52; at
siege of Neisse, 486; Duchess of
Würtemberg, 535; Friedrich's vic-
torious return from Silesia, 587;
marriage of Princess Ulrique, 737;
death, vi. 387: mentioned also, iii.
6, 8, 130, 146, 159; iv. 367; cited,
i. 583 n.; iv. 407.
Bieren, Duke of Courland, ii. 363; iii.
150;
to Siberia, 252; Bieren and
Münnich refuse to be reconciled,
vi. 269; to be again Duke of Cour-
land, 394, 398.
Bismark, Herr Minister von, iv. 351.
Björnstahl, M., vi. 516.
Blair in Athol, Siege of, iv. 96.
Blakeney, Governor, strives to defend
Minorca, iv. 531, 532; at Minorca,
v. 143.
Blas, Don, Governor of Carthagena,
iii. 382, 385.
Blenheim, Battle of, i. 396; ii. 226.
Bligh, General, at Morlaix, v. 382.
Blouquet, General Thomas von, v. 503.
Blücher, Prince of Wahlstatt, vi. 61.
Blumenthal, cited, ii. 542 n. ; iv. 129 n. ;
v. 263 n.; Minister von, vi. 364.
Blumenthal, Frau von, iii. 396 n.;
cited, vi. 545 n.
Boden, Prussian Finance-Minister, iii.
32, 53; iv. 108.
Boerhaave, iv. 386.
Bohemian Papists, iv. 33, 48.
Boleslaus, Duke of Poland, i. 81.
Bolingbroke, ii. 585, 588.
Boll, cited, vi. 176 n.
Bollandus, cited, i. 80 n.
Boniface VIII., Pope, i. 143.
Bonneville, M. de, Revolutionary spi-
ritualist, i. 204 n.; v. 600.
Bonneville, M. de, the Demon News-
writer, stealer and editor of Œuvres
du Philosophe de Sans-Souci, and
author of Matinées du Roi de Prusse,
v. 598-601; swindling exploit and
lodgment in Spandau, 602, 603.
Borck, Adjutant-General, accompanies
the King to Silesia, iii. 173; at
Breslau, 210, 214, 272.
Borck, Finance Manager, v. 524.
Borck, General, ii. 84, 90, 119, 125, 128,
202, 310; Major-General, manages
the Herstal Affair, iii. 106; at
Neisse, 233: mentioned also, 59, 60.
Borelly, M., vi. 267.
Boscawen, Admiral, v. 212; chases and
destroys the Toulon fleet, 508-510.
Bose, Baron von, v. 218.
Boston refuses to admit taxed tea, vi.
523-526.
Botta d'Adorno, Marquis, iv. 250.
Botta, Marchese di, Austrian Envoy to
Berlin, iii. 155; to Russia, 254.
Bougainville, M., v. 560.
Bouillé's, Marquis de, recollections of
Friedrich, vi. 663-667.
Bourbon Family Compact, the, vi. 235,
236.
Bourbonism, iii. 117.
Bourcet, cited, vi. 198 n.
Boyer, cited, i. 599 n.
Braddock, General, sent to America,
iv. 479; his death, 581; his field
of battle, v. 382.
Brandenburg, early condition of, i. 67,
74; early Markgraves, 83, 90; As-
canier Markgraves, 117, 135, 154;
how Brandenburg and the Hohen-
zollern Family came together, 142,
156; Bavarian Kurfürsts, 155, 159;
a resuscitated Ascanier, 160, 169;
Luxemburg Kurfürsts, 173; Bran-
denburg in Pawn, 180; sold to
Friedrich of Hohenzollern, 188;
Noble refractory Robber-lords, 195;
Heavy Peg, 197; beginning of the
Prussian Nation, 199; Branden-
burg under the Hohenzollerns, 201 ;
lucky enough to adopt the Reform-
ation, 263; Nadir-point of the
Brandenburg Hohenzollerns, 335;
condition during the Thirty-Years
War, 337; again a flourishing coun-
try, 343; Swedes driven out, 355.
Brandes, Colonel, at Prag, iv. 57.
Branicki, vi. 418.
Breda, Congress of, iv. 266.
"Bredow, leads charge at Chotusitz, iii.
570; General, iv. 394.
Breitenbach, General, at Hastenbeck,
v. 128.
Brender, Herr, ii. 528.
Brenkendorf, Minister von, vi. 513.
Brenkenhof, Privy-Councillor von, vi,
353.
Brentano, enters Saxony, v. 510; at
siege of Dresden, 514, 546; at
Maxen, 571, 573, 576; at Reichen-
bach, vi. 303: mentioned also, 450.
Breslau, iii. 168; able to defend itself,
180, 189; bottled emotion, 206;
quiet surrender to Friedrich, 210;
unsettled condition, 271; attempted
deliverance, 447; wholly Fried-
rich's, 451; Homaging, 487; Treaty
of, 585; battle of, v. 227, 228; sur-
rendered to the Austrians, 229; re-
covered by Friedrich, 261; defended
by Tauentzien against Loudon, vi.
49, 50.
Breteuil, at Congress of Teschen, vi. 601.
Breton, Cape, capture of, iv. 125, 473.
Bribery, Parliamentary, iii. 374.
Brieg, iii. 221; siege of, 361.
Britannic Army of observation, v. 7, 8.
Britton, cited, v. 285 n.
Broglio, Excellency, iv. 544, 550; de-
mands admission to the Saxon
Camp at Pirna, 565; defends Cas-
sel, vi. 165.
Broglio, Maréchal, surprised by the
Austrians at Secchia, ii. 492; Com-
mandant in Strasburg, iii. 68;
receives Friedrich incognito, 70,
72; General of the French Army,
504, 509, 517; Bivouac of Pisek,
510; general incompetency, 539,
541, 561, 624, 629, 656; Skirmish
of Sahay, 578; demands D'Har
court's reinforcements, 611; flur-
ried retreat before Prince Karl,
614; Colloquy with Belleisle, 615;
takes command of the Bavarian
Army, 631; relieves Braunau, 645;
interview with the Kaiser, 653;
writes for Order home, 656; re-
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