During these long years
of strife and contest, neither the king nor the prince had returned
to Berlin. Like the king, he also had won for himself fame and glory
upon the battle-field. Much more fortunate than his brother, he had
won many victories, and had not sustained a single defeat with his
army corps. More successful in all his undertakings than Frederick,
perhaps also more deliberate and careful, he had always chosen the
right hour to attack the enemy, and was always prepared for any
movement. His thoughtfulness and energy had more than once released
the king from some disagreeable or dangerous position. To the
masterly manner in which Prince Henry managed to unite his forces
with those of his brother after the battle of Kunersdorf, the king
owed his escape from the enemies which then surrounded him. And to
the great and glorious victory gained by Prince Henry over the
troops of the empire and of Austria at Freiberg, the present happy
peace was to be attributed. This battle had subdued the courage of
the Austrians, and had filled the generals of the troops of the
empire with such terror, that they declared at once their
unwillingness to continue the war, and their determination to return
with their forces to their different countries.
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