18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 37

[cahn]

More diaries of our favorite 18th-century Prussian diary-keeper have been unearthed and have been synopsized!

January 18th: Blessed be thou to me! Under your light, my Prince Heinrich was born!

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Re: "Empress Elizabeth" and "Five Empresses" by Evgenii Anisimov - I

[cahn]

Charles XII: Excuse me, I took Poltava in stride, just like I took everything else in stride!

Lol, I mean, I might fall short of calling it pathological, but Charles, you realize that's not exactly typical! At all!

Returning to the camp I met Cocceji, the AD to Field Marshal Keith, my great friend. I told him the news, and added: "So, how fares Mr. Poison?" Cocceji replied, laughing: "He lost his recipe."

Hee, this is great! Thank you for the reminder!

Re: "Empress Elizabeth" and "Five Empresses" by Evgenii Anisimov - I

[mildred_of_midgard]

I might fall short of calling it pathological, but Charles, you realize that's not exactly typical! At all!

I was impressed that he took so much responsibility for the defeat! Clearly he has mastered growth mindset! ;)

The Kalabalik, though... :P If I were going to call anything he did pathological, it would be that.