. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. mm HFTER a long series ofoffences at the handsof the English government,Frederick the Great wascharged by it with prevent-ing England from hiring aRussian corps to fight theAmericans, and with allow-ing Prussian officers to servewith America — bothgroundless complaints, serv-ing to show the English fearof Fredericks revenge. Hetook a friendly interest in the American struggle, but sentnone of his officers to America, for he was never asked todo so. Characteristic of the general opinion, is Franklinsclever skit, the edict of the King of Prussi
. The Pennsylvania-German Society : [Publications]. mm HFTER a long series ofoffences at the handsof the English government,Frederick the Great wascharged by it with prevent-ing England from hiring aRussian corps to fight theAmericans, and with allow-ing Prussian officers to servewith America — bothgroundless complaints, serv-ing to show the English fearof Fredericks revenge. Hetook a friendly interest in the American struggle, but sentnone of his officers to America, for he was never asked todo so. Characteristic of the general opinion, is Franklinsclever skit, the edict of the King of Prussia, dated Pots-dam, August 25, 1773, which made its mark alike inEngland and America. Frederick was popular in Amer-ica as the leader of Protestant resistance to Catholic ag-gression, alike in Puritan New England, among the Ger- (10) THE PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN FREDERICK THE GREAT, BY KAULBACH. Frederick the Great and the United States. II mans of Pennsylvania and New York, and with the leadersof the American Revolution. He was looked on as theablest sovereign in Em ope, and his heroic struggles in theSeven Years War was pointed out as an example forAmerica in its struggle for independence. Every expres-sion of his against England and the German Princes whosold their soldiers to serve under the English flag inAmerica was published in exaggerated terms. Washing-ton, Franklin, Greene, all spoke of him with found a ready welcome as one of the Kings spoke of his death as a European disaster andan event that affected the whole world. The gift of a handsome sword by a Prussian artisan,Theophilus Alte of Solingen, was the foundation of thelegend often repeated, that it was Frederick the Greatsrecognition of the American leader. Bancroft pays duetribute to his character, example and influence in
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