XII. THE ARMY IN THE NETHERLANDS--WATERLOO, 1815 206 XIII. THE ARMY AFTER THE LONG PEACE--THE CRIMEA, 1854 236 XIV. THE ARMY IN INDIA: (_a_) THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, ITS RISE--1600-1825 264 XV. THE ARMY IN INDIA: (_b_) THE FALL OF THE COMPANY AND AFTERWARDS--1825-1858 277 XVI. THE ARMY IN INDIA: (_c_) THE ARMY OF THE QUEEN-EMPRESS-- 1858-1896 318 XVII. THE ARMY IN THE FAR EAST--1819-1875 336 XVIII. THE ARMY IN SOUTH AND WEST AFRICA--1834-1836 351 XIX. THE ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA--1867-1896 374 XX. THE ARMY AS IT IS 396 APPENDIX I.--THE PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES OF THE BRITISH ARMY SINCE 1658 407 APPENDIX II.--THE LIST OF REGIMENTS WITH THEIR PRESENT AND FORMER TITLES 411 APPENDIX III.--LIST OF BADGES, MOTTOES, AND NICKNAMES OF THE ARMY 416 INDEX 424 LIST OF MAPS, PLANS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS LEADERS PAGE FIELD-MARSHAL VISCOUNT WOLSELEY, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., etc. _Frontispiece_ THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH (from an old print) 73 THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON 209 ARMOUR NORMAN (from the Bayeux Tapestry) 10 PLATE ARMOUR, _circa_ 1500 23 PLATE ARMOUR AT BARNET, 1471 29 HALF ARMOUR, 1640 35 UNIFORMS PRIVATE SOLDIER, 14TH REGIMENT, 1712 72 PRIVATE SOLDIER, 24TH REGIMENT, 1751 104 PRIVATE SOLDIER, 14TH REGIMENT, 1792 126 PRIVATE SOLDIER, 20TH REGIMENT, 1812 200 PRIVATE SOLDIER, 24TH REGIMENT, 1840 239 OFFICER, LIGHT COMPANY, 20TH REGIMENT, 1853 260 PRIVATE SOLDIER, 14TH REGIMENT, 1864 322 PRIVATE SOLDIER, 24TH REGIMENT, 1879 370 BATTLES THE LINES OF BATTLE AT BARNET, 1471 32 THE LINES OF BATTLE AT NASEBY, 1645 43 THE LINES OF BATTLE AT BLENHEIM, 1704 77 THE LINES OF BATTLE AT WATERLOO, 1815 228 THE LINES OF BATTLE AT TEL EL KEBIR, 1882 383 GENERAL MAPS