History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20FREDERICK THE GREATReading editionChapter navigation32 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…FREDERICK THE GREATChapter I · —FIFTH CAMPAIGN OPENS.Chapter II · —FRIEDRICH BESIEGES DRESDEN.CAPTURE OF GLATZ (26th July, 1760).DIALOGUE OF FRIEDRICH AND HENRI (from their Private Correspondence: June 7th-July 29th, 1760).DUKE FERDINAND'S BATTLE OF WARBURG (31st July, 1760).Chapter III · —BATTLE OF LIEGNITZ.LOUDON IS TRYING A STROKE-OF-HAND ON BRESLAU, IN THE GLATZ FASHION, IN THE INTERIM (July 30th-August 3d).FRIEDRICH ON MARCH, FOR THE THIRD TIME, TO RESCUE SILESIA (August 1st-15th).BATTLE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LIEGNITZ, DOES ENSUE (Friday morning, 15th August, 1760).Chapter IV · —DAUN IN WRESTLE WITH FRIEDRICH IN THE SILESIAN HILLS.THE RUSSIANS MAKE A RAID ON BERLIN, FOR RELIEF OF DAUN AND THEIR OWN BEHOOF (October 3d-12th, 1760).Chapter V · —BATTLE OF TORGAU.FIGHT OF KLOSTER KAMPEN (Night of October 15th-16th); WESEL NOT TO BE HAD BY DUKE FERDINAND.Chapter VI · —WINTER-QUARTERS 1760-1761.KING FRIEDRICH IN THE APEL HOUSE AT LEIPZIG (8th December, 1760-17th March, 1761).INTERVIEW WITH HERR PROFESSOR GELLERT (Thursday, 18th December, 1760).DIALOGUE WITH GENERAL SALDERN (in the Apel House, Leipzig, 21st January, 1761).THERE ARE SOME WAR-MOVEMENTS DURING WINTER; GENERAL FINANCIERING DIFFICULTIES. CHOISEUL PROPOSES PEACE.Chapter VII · —SIXTH CAMPAIGN OPENS: CAMP OF BUNZELWITZ.OF FERDINAND'S BATTLE OF VELLINGHAUSEN (15th-16th July); AND THE CAMPAIGN 1761.THIRD SIEGE OF COLBERG.Chapter VIII · —LOUDON POUNCES UPON SCHWEIDNITZ ONE NIGHT (LAST OF SEPTEMBER, 1761).Chapter IX · —TRAITOR WARKOTSCH.Chapter X · —FRIEDRICH IN BRESLAU; HAS NEWS FROM PETERSBURG.THE PITT CATASTROPHE: HOW THE PEACE-NEGOTIATION WENT OFF BY EXPLOSION; HOW PITT WITHDREW (3d October, 1761), AND THERE CAME A SPANISH WAR NEVERTHELESS.TIFF OF QUARREL BETWEEN KING AND HENRI (March-April, 1762).BRIGHT NEWS FROM PETERSBURG (certain, Jan. 19th); WHICH GROW EVER BRIGHTER; AND BECOME A STAR-OF-DAY FOR FRIEDRICH.WHAT COLONEL HORDT AND THE OTHERS SAW AT PETERSBURG (January-July, 1762).Chapter XI · —SEVENTH CAMPAIGN OPENS.Chapter XII · —SIEGE OF SCHWEIDNITZ: SEVENTH CAMPAIGN ENDS.Chapter XIII · —PEACE OF HUBERTSBURG.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →Book 20 — Chapter I · —FIFTH CAMPAIGN OPENS.All chapters and sections (32)Other sectionsFREDERICK THE GREATBook 20 · Chapters12Book 20 · Other sectionsCAPTURE OF GLATZ (26th July, 1760).DIALOGUE OF FRIEDRICH AND HENRI (from their Private Correspondence: June 7th-July 29th, 1760).DUKE FERDINAND'S BATTLE OF WARBURG (31st July, 1760).Book 20 · Chapters3Book 20 · Other sectionsLOUDON IS TRYING A STROKE-OF-HAND ON BRESLAU, IN THE GLATZ FASHION, IN THE INTERIM (July 30th-August 3d).FRIEDRICH ON MARCH, FOR THE THIRD TIME, TO RESCUE SILESIA (August 1st-15th).BATTLE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LIEGNITZ, DOES ENSUE (Friday morning, 15th August, 1760).Book 20 · Chapters4Book 20 · Other sectionsTHE RUSSIANS MAKE A RAID ON BERLIN, FOR RELIEF OF DAUN AND THEIR OWN BEHOOF (October 3d-12th, 1760).Book 20 · Chapters5Book 20 · Other sectionsFIGHT OF KLOSTER KAMPEN (Night of October 15th-16th); WESEL NOT TO BE HAD BY DUKE FERDINAND.Book 20 · Chapters6Book 20 · Other sectionsKING FRIEDRICH IN THE APEL HOUSE AT LEIPZIG (8th December, 1760-17th March, 1761).INTERVIEW WITH HERR PROFESSOR GELLERT (Thursday, 18th December, 1760).DIALOGUE WITH GENERAL SALDERN (in the Apel House, Leipzig, 21st January, 1761).THERE ARE SOME WAR-MOVEMENTS DURING WINTER; GENERAL FINANCIERING DIFFICULTIES. CHOISEUL PROPOSES PEACE.Book 20 · Chapters7Book 20 · Other sectionsOF FERDINAND'S BATTLE OF VELLINGHAUSEN (15th-16th July); AND THE CAMPAIGN 1761.THIRD SIEGE OF COLBERG.Book 20 · Chapters8910Book 20 · Other sectionsTHE PITT CATASTROPHE: HOW THE PEACE-NEGOTIATION WENT OFF BY EXPLOSION; HOW PITT WITHDREW (3d October, 1761), AND THERE CAME A SPANISH WAR NEVERTHELESS.TIFF OF QUARREL BETWEEN KING AND HENRI (March-April, 1762).BRIGHT NEWS FROM PETERSBURG (certain, Jan. 19th); WHICH GROW EVER BRIGHTER; AND BECOME A STAR-OF-DAY FOR FRIEDRICH.WHAT COLONEL HORDT AND THE OTHERS SAW AT PETERSBURG (January-July, 1762).Book 20 · Chapters111213by Thomas CarlyleChapter I.—FIFTH CAMPAIGN OPENS. →