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Voltaire's history of Charles XII, king of Sweden

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Ottoman Porte, state of, 188;
  influence of the Czar at, 193, 194


Paikel, Livonian officer, endeavours to save his life by disclosing
  the secret for manufacturing gold, 129

Patkul, General, joins the Russian side, 113;
  Czar’s ambassador in Sweden, _ib._;
  arrested by order of Augustus, _ib._;
  Charles XII insists on his release, 126;
  his terrible end, 127, 128

Peter the Great, 17, 18;
  his conquests, 21;
  his education and early life, 24, 25;
  his reforms, 26-29;
  builds St. Petersburg, 32;
  his barbarity, 32, 33;
  concludes treaty with King of Poland against Sweden, 34;
  his defeat at Narva, 49-54;
  meeting and further treaty with King of Poland, 58;
  takes Narva by assault, 110;
  checks the outrages of his soldiers, 111;
  lays the foundations of St. Petersburg, _ib._;
  invites Augustus to conference at Grodno, 113;
  departs suddenly to check an insurrection, _ib._;
  his troops dispersed by Charles XII and Stanislas, 114, 115;
  his troops victorious over the Swedes, 123;
  his anger at and revenge of the execution of his ambassador, 130-132;
  enters Poland with over 60,000 men, 132;
  his desolation of, 134;
  withdraws into Lithuania, _ib._;
  flies at the approach of Charles XII, 149;
  leaves Grodno by one gate as Charles enters at another, _ib._;
  is driven from the Berezine, 151;
  defeated at Borysthenes, 152;
  sees his country desolated and makes proposals to Charles XII, 153;
  the king’s haughty answer, _ib._;
  his defeat by the Swedes under Levenhaupt, 161;
  pursues the enemy and brings them to a stand, _ib._;
  after three days’ fighting his superior forces gain the upper
  hand, 162;
  at Pultawa, 169-175;
  his elation at his success, 179, 180;
  his admiration of the Swedish generals, 180;
  cruelty to the Cossack prisoners, 181;
  makes use of his victory to seize other places and sends troops to
  Poland, 201;
  contrast of, with Charles XII, 201, 202;
  agrees to treaty of the Hague, 203;
  triumphal entry into Moscow, 204-206;
  hears of Turkish preparations against him, 215;
  makes a treaty with Prince Cantemir and marches into Moldavia, 216;
  finds himself without provisions, 217;
  is driven back on Pruth, 218;
  his difficult position, 219;
  determines to attack the Turks, destroying all that might serve as
  booty to the enemy, _ib._;
  is induced by the Czarina to sue for peace, 222;
  concludes treaty with Grand Vizir, 224, 225;
  fails to fulfil his promises, 232;
  Sultan declares war against, 239;
  peace again concluded, 241;
  insists on Charles XII being sent away, _ib._;
  gains control of the Baltic, 296;
  his victory over the Swedish fleet, 297;
  triumphal entry into St. Petersburg, _ib._;
  supports Baron Gortz’s scheme, 317;
  his behaviour on hearing of Gortz’s arrest, 323;
  his proposal of alliance to the Regent of France, _ib._;
  his daughter asked in marriage for the Pretender, 325