Trebizond, 315; journey to, 403-413. Trestenik, recapture of the village, 156. Trojan Pass, 155. Turin, 7. Turkish baby, birth of a, 408. Turkish dinner, 26. Turkish soldiers, character, 13, 26, 424; constitution, 13; fortitude, 31, 131, 144; compared with the Egyptian troops, 66; religious prejudices, 132; casualties, 137 _note_; number of, 224; reluctance to undergo operations, 240; stoicism, 240. Turkish women, under fire, 91; devotion to the wounded, 282. Turks, their religion, 77; wrestling, 79; superstition, 196; victories, 177, 235; losses, 177, 225 _note_; defeated at Lovtcha, 210; genius for fortification, 220; defeated at Telish, 313. Tutchenitza, 114, 117, 139, 181, 187, 239, 271. Typhus, cases of, 329, 330, 334, 364, 388. VACHIN, 342, 343; his theft of money, 355; consigned to prison, 356; released, 357. Van, province of, 411. Varna, 11. Veltchiderma village, 108. Vid, 112, 114, 157, 224, 259. Vidpol, 103. Vienna, 3, 9. Villiers, Mr., 422. Villiers, Fred, 423. Vladimir Regiment, 231. Vratza, 55. WADY HALFA, 85. Wagga, 39. Waldemann, 242. Weinberger, 102, 108, 111, 119, 125, 146, 208, 242. Widdin, 22, 34, 43, 55, 56; population, 57; fortress, 58; climate, 59; arrival of Egyptian troops, 66; preparations for war, 74; bombardment, 90; hospital explosion of a shell, 93; number of killed and wounded, 97. Widow, Spanish, her wish to go to Constantinople, 401; style of beauty, 403; vocabulary, 405; ingratitude, 414. Williams, 316, 331, 334, 404, 408; attacked with typhus fever, 351. Williams, General, 342. Woods, Dr., 315, 316, 317, 326, 331, 342; falls ill, 332. Wounded, sufferings of the, 129, 138, 272-276, 299, 333; operations, 143, 181, 239; finger wounds, 144, 145; reception of the, 178; extraction of bullets, 199; number of, 239; variety, 241; cases of small-pox and typhoid fever, 278; frostbite, 333. Wrench, Mr., British consul in Constantinople, 298, 310. Wrestling, pastime of, 79. XAVIER, ST., COLLEGE, 38. YALAAT BEY, 206. Yeni Khan, 326. Yunuz Bey, 222. _Yuoart_, bowls of, 24. ZABERGAN, 42. _Zacuska_, 125. Zaitchar, defeat of the Servians at, 60. _Zaptiehs_, 56. Zara Dilber Effendi, 67, 421. Zegana Pass, 362. Zohrab, Mr., British consul at Erzeroum, 324, 326, 331, 420; ordered to Constantinople, 340; his excellent provisions and wines, 377. Zohrab, Mrs., 420. Zola, _Le Petit Village_, 116. FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 1: Lieutenant Herbert's reckoning gave the field state of Osman's marching out strength at 19 battalions, 6 squadrons, 9 batteries; in all 12,000 men, with 54 guns. _Vide The Defence of Plevna_, by Lieutenant V. Herbert (Longmans, Green, & Co.).]
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