The history of the world; a survey of a man's record (1902) (14773970675)

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Title: The history of the world; a survey of a man's record
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Helmolt, Hans F. (Hans Ferdinand), 1865-1929 Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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Seven Years AVar, in every one of the battles which he planned — battlesfar more decisive than any of Napoleons combinations — the object in view wasthe utter destruction of the hostile army. Such especially was the case at Pragueand at Leuthen, where the plan of destruction proved entirely successful. So alsoat Zorndorf, at Kunersdorf, and even at Kolin; to a less extent at Eossbach, whereit was necessary to take immediate advantage of a sudden favourable opportunity,produced by instantaneous decision.— Theodor von Bernliardi. (a) The First Two Silesian Wars. — The first Silesian war coincided withthe Bavarian invasion of Upper Austria and the Franco-Bavarian attempt in Bo-liemia. The Fiekl-AIarshal General Kurt Christoph von Schwerin won the bat-tle of MoUwitz (April 10, 1741) chiefly owuig to the admirable manoeuvringpowers and the excellent firing drill of the Prussian infantry. At Chotusitz-Caslau(May 17, 1742) it was the kings generalship which brought the campaign to a
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EXPLAXATIOX OF THE PEECEDING POETRAITS On the left : The Great Elector. Engraved 1683, by Antoine Masson, engraver on copper(born at Lonvry near Orleans, a pupil of Nic. Mignard, worked in Paris and died there inthe year 1700). Massons copper-plate was ordered for Les Cesars de Ienipereur Juliens, traduit du grec (Paris, Denys Thieny, 1683) by Ezekiel Spanheim, a jurist of Geneva, who stayed at Paris after1680 in Frederick Williams service as ambassador extraordinary of Brandenburg and dedicatedto the Great Elector his French translation of the Kaicrapfs by Julianus Apostata, which was illus-trated with numerous facsimiles of coins. The inscription to the portrait which formed the fron-tispiece of this work runs as follows : Tel est de ce heros le port et le visage, sur les plus grands Cesars il a tout Iavantagede IEnipire Germain le soiitien et Ihonneur du prix de la vertu, du prix de lavaleur. Spanheims library was bought by Frederick I, and incorporated in the royal library atBerli