My sympathies, then, are wholly with him; but I can see no hope, whatever, of his successfully resisting this tremendous combination." "Various things might happen, count.

The Empresses of Russia or Austria or the Pompadour might die, or the allies might quarrel between themselves.

England may find some capable statesman, who will once again get an army together and, joined perhaps by the Netherlands, give France so much to do that she will not be able to give much help to her allies." "Yes, all these things might happen; but Frederick's first campaign has been, to a great extent, a failure.

It is true that he has established Saxony as his base, but the Saxon troops will be of no advantage to him.

He would have acted much more wisely had he, on their surrender, allowed them to disband and go to their homes..
Many then might have enlisted voluntarily.