Brief Summary of Events for Four Years preceding the Battle of Waterloo--Author’s Narrative resumed at that Period--Preparation of Troops for the Battle--Skirmishing preceding its Commencement --Reception of the News at Brussels--Departure of the English for the Field of Battle--Disposition of the Forces--Attack upon Hougomont--Progress of the Battle--Arrival of the Prussian Reinforcements--Charge of the Old Guard--Flight of the French, 199 CHAPTER VII. TURKEY AND RUSSIA. Origin of the Ottoman Empire--Siege and Capture of Constantinople by the Turks--Mahomet--The Sultans--_Abdul Medjid_--His popularity and power--The Koran. The Russian Empire--Area and population--Social organization --Religious policy--Nobility--Serfs--Conscription--The Army --Progress of Russia and extension of her frontiers--_Nicholas_ --Poland, 231 CHAPTER VIII. HISTORY OF THE WAR. Arrival of Menschikoff at Constantinople--Demands of the Czar --The Sultan--Occupation of Moldavia and Wallachia--Conference of Vienna--Protest of the Porte--Turkish forces--Commencement of hostilities, 258 CHAPTER IX. OMER PACHA. Anecdote--His Birth--Reforms--Sultan Mahmud--Enlistment in the Turkish army--His application--Expeditions among the wild tribes --Appointed Generalissimo--Present high position--Domestic life --Marriage--Personal habits--Kossuth and Hungarian refugees--War on the Danube--Battle of Oltenitza, 268 CHAPTER X. SCHAMYL, THE PROPHET-WARRIOR OF THE CAUCASUS. Caucasus--Character of the tribes--Circassian slave trade--Birth of Schamyl--Personal appearance--Form of government--His army and body-guard--Financial rule--Struggles with Russia--Personal habits--Legend--Circassian women in battle--Escape from the Russians, 283 CHAPTER XI. SINOPE. Town of Sinope--Osman Pacha--The Mussulmans--The Black Sea squadron--Exploit of Captain Drummond--Sebastopol harbor--Achmet Pacha--Citate--The Battle--Turkey, as a military power--Christian population--War in Asia--England and France--Declaration of War --Embarkation of Troops, 298 CHAPTER XII. TREATY OF ALLIANCE. The Five Articles of the Treaty--War on the Danube--General Luders--The Pestilence--Decree of the Czar--Governor of Moscow --Loss of the frigate Tiger--Captain Gifford--Black Sea fleet --Duke of Cambridge--Arrival at Varna--Captain Hall--Admiral Plumridge--General Bodisco--Silistria--The Siege--Mussa Pacha --Evacuation of the Principalities by the Russians, 309 CHAPTER XIII. CRIMEAN EXPEDITION.