History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE PEACE OF DRESDEN.
Sufferings of the Peasantry.--Renown and Peril of Frederick.--New Plan of Maria Theresa.--Despondency of Frederick.--Surprise and Rout of the Austrians.--The “Old Dessauer” enters Saxony.--Battle of Kesseldorf.--Singular Prayer of the Old Dessauer.--Signal Victory of the Prussians.--Elation of Frederick.--The Peace of Dresden.--Death of M. Duhan 364