Von Ehwald, Colonel, on the training of light troops, 112, 113, 114, 118 Walcheren Expedition, 142 "War against Commerce," 84 War in the Mediterranean, chaps. iii., iv.; in India and Ceylon, 92-99; in the Peninsula and S. of France, chaps, vii.-xii.; in Belgium and France, chaps. xiii., xiv. Waterloo, 134, 168, 176, 202, 203, 253 _n._, 296, 304; campaign, chap. xiii.; Allies concentrate on, 280; village of, 282; battle of, 282-295 Wavre, 296; Blücher retires to, after Ligny, 280, 285; Prussians march from, to Waterloo, 288 Weather, influence of, on operations, 133, 134, 137, 138, 150, 160, 163, 171, 183, 195, 207, 223, 224, 245, 257, 265, 281, 282 Wellesley, Sir A. _See_ Wellington, Duke of. Wellington, Duke of, at Roliça, 125; comes home from Portugal, 126; takes command in Portugal, 143; defeats Soult at the Douro, and Victor at Talavera, 143; defeats Massena at Busaco, and retires to Torres Vedras, 144; pursues Massena and defeats him at Sabugal, 146, 147; invests Badajoz, 151; defeats Massena at Fuentes d'Onor, 152-155; commences second siege of Badajoz, 157; withdraws to the Caya R., 161; captures Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, chap. ix.; pursues Marmont and defeats him at Salamanca, 205-212; enters Madrid, 212, 213; attempts capture of Burgos, 214; retreats to Ciudad Rodrigo, 215-224; advances north, 230; defeats King Joseph at Vittoria, 232-237; drives the French to the Pyrenees and blockades Pampeluna, 238; captures St Sebastian, 245; invades France, 256; defeats Soult at the Nivelle, 260, 261; wins victories at the Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse, 266-270; takes command of Anglo-Dutch army in the Netherlands, 275; attacked by Ney at Quatre Bras, 280; withdraws to Waterloo, 280; defeats Napoleon, 282-295; meets Blücher at Genappe, 291; enters Paris, 300; his character, 160, 165, 166, 168, 200, 201, 202, 203, 218, 223, 257, 265; his reticence, 170, 175, 176; keeps a pack of hounds, 180 Wemyss, Colonel, occupies Piombino, Italy, 81 West Indies, 87, 103, 105 Wolfe, Gen. J., and Quebec, 109 Women, regimental, 218, 221, 222, 272 York, H.R.H. the Duke of, 30, 80, 103, 111 Zadorra R., 232, 233, 234 Zafra, 185 Zagaramurdi, 238 Zante, 309 THE END. PRINTED BY WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS. SELECTIONS FROM MESSRS BLACKWOODS' PUBLICATIONS. THE SHIP OF THE LINE IN BATTLE. By ADMIRAL SIR REGINALD CUSTANCE, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., C.V.O. Royal 8vo. 5s. net. IMPERIALISM AND DEMOCRACY. UNIONIST PRINCIPLES APPLIED TO MODERN PROBLEMS. By ARTHUR PAGE, of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law, Author of the 'Licensing Bill, 1908. Is it Just?' With Introduction by the Right Hon. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN, M. P. Crown 8vo. 5s. net. PIKE AND CARRONADE. By MAJOR G. F. MACMUNN, D.S.O., R.F.A. With Frontispiece in colours. Crown 8vo. 6s.