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History of Friedrich II. of Prussia
Vol. XIX. (of XXI.)

CHAPTER V
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Take, farther, only the following bits of Note, which will now be readable.

First, these Utterances to D'Argens; direct glimpses into the heavy-laden, indeed hag-ridden and nearly desperate inner man of Friedrich, during the first three weeks after his defeat at Kunersdorf:-- THE KING TO MARQUIS D'ARGENS (at Berlin): Six Notes.
1.

"MADLITZ [road from Reitwein to Furstenwalde], 16th AUGUST, 1759.
We have been unfortunate, my dear Marquis; but not, by my fault.

The victory was ours, and would even have been a complete one, when our infantry lost patience, and at the wrong moment abandoned the field of battle.

The enemy to-day is on march to Mullrose, to unite with Haddick [not to Mullrose for ten days yet; Haddick had already got united with THEM].


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