=Corunna.=—Here, after Sir John Moore’s masterly retreat, was fought the battle which permitted the British to embark in safety. Moore was killed in this Peninsular battle. =Defence of Kimberley.=—A siege of the Boer War lasting 123 days. The town was relieved by Lord French on February 15th, 1900. =Defence of Ladysmith.=—A siege of the Boer War, lasting 121 days. The town was relieved by Sir Redvers Buller on February 28th, 1900. =Deig.=—A battle of the Mahratta War, 1804. =Delhi, 1857.=—The stronghold of the rebels during the Indian Mutiny; besieged and stormed against desperate odds by Sir John Nicholson’s troops. =Detroit.=—In 1812, an American army crossed into Upper Canada, but met a force under Major-General Brock which necessitated its retirement to Fort Detroit. Brock invested the fort and demanded its surrender, which ensued on August 16th. =Dettingen.=—One of the battles of the War of the Austrian Succession. (June 27th, 1743). Last battle at which a King of England (George II.) commanded. =Douro.=—A Peninsular battle fought on May 12th, 1809, by Wellington. The River Douro was crossed in the face of strong opposition and the French defeated. =Egmont-op-Zee.=—One of the battles of the Napoleonic War; took place in Holland, 1799. =Egypt, 1882–84.=—A campaign which owed its inception to the rebellion of Arabi Pasha, whose object was to rob Prince Twefik of his position as khedive and to repudiate the treaty obligations and debts of Egypt. =Emsdorff.=—The 15th Hussars were allowed to wear the following inscription on their helmets, bearing on this battle honour: “Five battalions of Foot defeated and taken by this Regiment, with their colours, and nine pieces of cannon, at Emsdorff, 16th July, 1760.” =Ferozeshah.=—A two days’ fight during the Sikh War (December 21st-22nd, 1845). =Fuentes d’Onor.=—One of the Peninsular battles, fought by Wellington to bar the way to Almeida which Massena was endeavouring to reach. (May 5th, 1811). =Ghuznee.=—Besieged during the Afghan War, 1839; the enemy forces were commanded by the notorious Hyder Khan. Later, the town was recaptured by the Afghans and the British inside it massacred. The British, however, took it once more in September, 1842. =Gibraltar, 1704–5.=—British attacked it under the command of Sir George Rooke, Sir John Leake and Admiral Byng on July 21st, 1704, and took it three days later. During the month of October it was besieged by large forces of Spaniards and French, but the handful of British held out and Sir John Leake raised the siege in March, 1705. =Gibraltar, 1779–83.=—General Eliot was besieged by overwhelming forces of French and Spaniards. His “red-hot potatoes” and other novel devices caused terrific havoc among the enemy and the blockade ceased on February 5th, 1783, wholly in our favour.