The English School of War in the Netherlands; Sir Humphrey Gilbert 142 Thomas Morgan 142 John Norris; Battle of Rymenant 143 Elizabeth's Double-dealing with the Dutch Insurgents 144 Despatch of Leicester to the Low Countries 146 Battle of Zutphen 147 Edward Stanley 150 The Camp at Tilbury 151 Maurice of Nassau 152 Reorganisation of the Dutch Army 152 The Infantry 153 The Cavalry 155 Francis Vere 155 Corruption in the Army 156 The British taken into Dutch Pay 157 CHAPTER V The Campaign of 1600 159 Battle of Nieuport 160 The Defence of Ostend 165 Death of Francis Vere 167 The Twelve Years' Truce 168 Renewal of the War 168 The British Officers in the Dutch Service 169 Some peculiar Types 170 Improvement of the British Soldier 171 CHAPTER VI The British School of War in Germany 173 Early Entry of Scots into the Swedish Service 173 Mackay's Highlanders 175 Their early Exploits in the Service of Denmark 175 Their Defence of Stralsund 178 Their Entry into the Service of Gustavus Adolphus 179 Reforms of King Gustavus; the Infantry 179 The Cavalry 182 The Artillery 184 His Matching of Mobility against Weight 185 Battle of Leipsic 186 The Action with Wallenstein before Nürnberg 189 The Scots Regiments enter the French Service 190 CHAPTER VII King James I.; Repeal of the Statute of Philip and Mary 191 King Charles I.; Buckingham's Military Mismanagement 191 Lord Wimbledon's efforts to Restore Military Efficiency 193