proved that they were no unworthy successors of the veterans of Marlborough, Wellington, and Clyde, who fought and conquered on a hundred fields. We say again that the sons of Albion of the 19th century can produce a catalogue of victories, both by sea and by land, that stands unparalleled in the annals of the world. The fame of the deeds of the past and present generations in the various battle-fields where the robust sons of Albion and Erin's Isle have fought and conquered surrounds the British standard with a halo of glory. These achievements will live in the pages of history, stimulating the rising generations to the end of time. It has been frequently proved of late, in the hour of peril, that they are true and loyal sons, and "faithful unto death." The rank and influence which our much beloved isle has attained among the nations of the world have in a great measure been won for her by her intrepid sons. And to all who have the welfare of their country at heart we hope the following pages will prove instructive and interesting. T. G. INDEX. CHAPTER I. Boyhood--Enlistment--Will of Peter the Great--Recruits' Drill--What the Fusiliers were Thirty Years ago--The Young Idea had to be Taught how to Shoot--The Fusiliers Depart for the East--The Writer quickly follows them--Voyage out--Call at Gibraltar and Malta--Landing in Turkey--Its Scenery and People--Marching and Counter-Marching--The Unseen Enemy, Cholera--Embark again for the Crimea, escorted by the Fleets of England and France--An Account of the Services of the Leader of the Crimean Army, Lord Raglan--Also of Sir G. Brown, Sir De Lacy Evans, Sir Colin Campbell, Sir George Cathcart, and the Earl of Cardigan--Population of the British Empire--Remarkable Battles that have been fought on Sundays--Voyage up the Black Sea--The Russian Fleet Pages 1-40 CHAPTER II.