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

CHAPTER XIII
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And, in fact, it had thrown him into very great embarrassment, on the first emergence of it.
For her Imperial Majesty began straightway to draw troops into those neighborhoods: "WE will take delivery, our Allies playing into our hand!" And Friedrich, who had no disposable troops, had to devise some rapid expedient; and did.

Set his Free-Corps agents and recruiters in motion: "Enlist me those Light people of Duke Ferdinand's, who are all getting discharged; especially that BRITANNIC LEGION so called.

All to be discharged; re-enlist them, you; Ferdinand will keep them till you do it.

Be swift!" And it is done;--a small bit of actual enlistment among the many prospective that were going on, as we noticed above.

Precise date of it not given; must have been soon after November 3d.


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