=St. Vincent.=—The reference is to the defeat of the Spanish fleet on February 14th, 1797. This honour is possessed by the Welsh Regiment and was won when they were serving as Marines on board the “Agamemnon.” =Salamanca.=—Wellington defeated Marmont, on Sunday, July 22nd, 1812. =Scinde.=—See Hyderabad. =Seringapatam.=—Besieged by Lord Cornwallis in 1762 and later by Lord Wellesley in 1799 owing to the hostile attitude of Tippoo Sahib. Tippoo was killed May 4th. =Sevastopol.=—The siege of, commenced October 17th, 1854, against the Russians. Its capture completed the Crimean War. =Sholinghur.=—A strong position taken up by Hyder Ali from which he was dislodged by Sir Eyre Coote in September, 1781. =Sobraon.=—Gough defeated the Sikhs, February 10th, 1846. =South Africa.=—1834–5, the first Kaffir War; 1846–7, engagements against the Gaikas; 1851–3, a third Kaffir rising led by Sandilli. (The “Birkenhead” was carrying troops to take part in this war when it foundered). 1878–9, the Zulu War; 1899–1902, the Boer War. =Suakin, 1885.=—Defended by military and naval forces in 1884–85 against the troops of the Mahdi and Osman Digna. =Surinam.=—Taken from the Dutch in 1799 and again in 1804, but restored to them later. =Taku Forts.=—After the Chinese ignored the Treaty of Tientsin the Taku Forts were stormed, 1860. =Talavera.=—Wellington defeated Victor on July 27–28, 1809. =Tangier, 1662–80.=—Given to the British by the Portuguese in 1662, as a dowry, when Charles II. married Catherine of Braganza. The 2nd, or Queen’s Regiment (Kirk’s Lambs), was raised to garrison it. =Tarifa.=—The most southerly town in Europe, south of Gibraltar. The French attacked the British there in 1811–2. =Tel-el-Kebir.=—This was the important engagement after the bombardment of Alexandria, during the Egyptian campaign, (q.v.) It took place on September 13th, 1882; after a trying night march of Sir G. Wolseley’s men through the desert the Egyptian encampment was rushed at dawn. =Ternate.=—A small Dutch island in the Malay Archipelago. It was the scene of fighting during the Napoleonic war. Lord Minto was in command. =Tirah.=—A N.W. frontier campaign in India, in the years 1897–8. =Tofrek.=—A battle of the Sudan campaign which followed shortly after the fall of Khartoum. (March 22nd, 1885). =Toulouse.=—Wellington defeated Soult. (April 10th, 1814). =Tournay.=—In southern Belgium, the scene of much fighting and some sieges during the years 1793–4. =Villers-en-Cauchies.=—The British and Germans met the French here in 1794. The Emperor Frances II. of Germany was on the point of being taken prisoner when the 15th Light Dragoons rescued him. =Vimiera.=—An early battle of the Peninsular War. Wellesley defeated Junot. (August 21st, 1808). =Vittoria.=—Wellington defeated King Joseph. (June 21st, 1813). The greatest of our victories during the Peninsular War.