Appendix

The following is a chronological statement of the principal events in Prussian history connected with this volume:

1770 Birth of Frederick William the Third.
1776 Birth of Louise.
1793 Marriage of Frederick William the Third and Louise.
1805 Napoleon’s victory at Austerlitz.
1806 Frederick William the Third declares war against France.
1806 Defeat of Prussians at Jena and Auerstädt.
1806 Napoleon enters Berlin.
1807 Frederick William the Third signs humiliating treaty at Tilsit.
1809 German War of Liberation.
1810 Death of Louise.
1812 Frederick William the Third joins France against Russia.
1813 Frederick William the Third joins in the war of Liberation.
1815 Frederick William the Third joins the Holy Alliance.
1840 Death of Frederick William the Third.
1871 William the First, Louise’s second son, vanquishes France, enters Paris, and is crowned Emperor of United Germany at Versailles.

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