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English: Charge of the French cavalry, Friedland, 1807

Identifier: medievalmodernti01robi (find matches)
Title: Medieval and modern times; an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Robinson, James Harvey, 1863-1936
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Publisher: Boston, New York (etc.) Ginn and company
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the declaration of war was the disposal of Hanover. Thiselectorate Frederick William had consented to hold provision-ally, pending its possible transfer to him should the English kinggive his assent. Prussia was anxious to get possession of Hanoverbecause it lay just between her older possessions and the terri-tory which she had gained in the redistribution of 1803.1 Napoleon, as usual, did not fail either to see or to use hisadvantage. His conduct toward Prussia was most insolent.After setting her at enmity with England and promising thatshe should have Hanover, he unblushingly offered to restore theelectorate to George III. His insults now began to arouse thenational spirit in Prussia, and the reluctant Frederick Williamwas forced by the party in favor of war, which included hisbeautiful queen Louise and the great statesman Stein, to breakwith Napoleon. Her army was, however, as has been well said, only thatof Frederick the Great grown twenty years older; one of 1 See above, p. 537,
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Europe and Napoleon 547 Fredericks generals, theaged duke of Bruns-wick, who had issuedthe famous manifesto in1792,1 was its leader. Asingle defeat, near Jena(October 14,1806), putPrussia completely inthe hands of her enemy.This one disaster pro-duced complete demor-alization throughout thecountry. Fortresses weresurrendered without re-sistance, and the kingfled to the uttermostparts of his realm onthe Russian boundary.Napoleon now led hisarmy into Poland, wherehe spent the winter inoperations against Rus-sia and her feeble Prus-sian ally. He closed anarduous campaign by asignal victory at Fried-land (June 14, 1807),which was followed bythe treaties of Tilsit withRussia and Prussia (July7 and 9). Prussia wasthoroughly defeated.Frederick William IIIlost all his possessions 1 See above, p. 513.

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