Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Pg v: ‘707. Battle’ replaced by ‘1707. Battle’. Pg viii: ‘against of Tippoo’ replaced by ‘against Tippoo’. Pg 14: ‘corps of infanty’ replaced by ‘corps of infantry’. Pg 27: ‘in garison at’ replaced by ‘in garrison at’. Pg 38: ‘the Europeau Powers’ replaced by ‘the European Powers’. Pg 40: ‘In the begining’ replaced by ‘In the beginning’. Pg 52: ‘were opposed to’ replaced by ‘were exposed to’. Pg 58: ‘Seringpatam’ replaced by ‘Seringapatam’. Pg 78: ‘marched ot Gallegos’ replaced by ‘marched to Gallegos’. Pg 126: ‘recals to the troops’ replaced by ‘recalls to the troops’.