- 1Preface
- 2List of Plans…
- 3[Illustration: The Battle Off Cape St. Vincent — Cutting the Spanis…
- 4The Heights of Abraham
- 5[Illustration: Siege of Quebec, 1759. From Parkman’s “Montcalm & Wo…
- 6The Great Lord Hawke
- 7The Night Attack on Badajos
- 8[Illustration: Siege of Badajos, 1812. From Napier’s “Peninsular Wa…
- 9The Fire-Ships in the Basque Roads
- 10The Man Who Spoiled Napoleon’s “Destiny”!
- 11Great Sea-Duels
- 12The Blood-Stained Hill of Busaco
- 13Of Nelson and the Nile
- 14[Illustration: The Battle of the Nile — Doubling on the French Line…
- 15The Fusileers at Albuera
- 16[Illustration: Battle of Albuera, 16th May, 1811. From Napier’s “Pe…
- 17The “Shannon” and the “Chesapeake”
- 18The Great Breach of Ciudad Rodrigo
- 19[Illustration: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812. From Napier’s “Penins…
- 20How the “Hermione” Was Recaptured
- 21French and English in the Passes
- 22[Illustration: Combat of Roncesvalles, July 25, 1813. From Napier’s…
- 23Famous Cutting-Out Expeditions
- 24Mountain Combats
- 25The Bloodiest Fight in the Peninsula
- 26[Illustration: Battle of St. Pierre, December 9th & 13th, 1813. Fro…
- 27The Battle of the Baltic
- 28[Illustration: The Battle of the Baltic, April 2nd, 1801. From Bren…
- 29King-Making Waterloo
- 30[Illustration: Battle of Waterloo, June 18th, 1815.]
- 31I — The Rival Hosts
- 32II — Hougoumont
- 33III — Picton and D’Erlon
- 34IV — “Scotland for Ever!”
- 35V — Horsemen and Squares
- 36VI — The Fight of the Gunners
- 37VII — The Old Guard
- 38VIII — The Great Defeat
- 39The Night Attack Off Cadiz
- 40Trafalgar
- 41II — How the Fleets Met
- 42III — How the Victory Was Won
Deeds that Won the Empire
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