Abercromby, General James, ii. 296, 314;
incapacity of, 322, 327;
defeat  at Ticonderoga, 322, 359

Abraham, Heights of, ii. 376

Acadia, ii. 241

Act of Union, amalgamation of English and Scotch military establishments by, i. 580

Ælian, Tactics of, i. 106, 152

Æneas Poliorceticus, military maxims of, i. 106

Aix-la-Chapelle, Peace of, ii. 164, 191, 260, 561

Albany, Duke of, i. 118

Albemarle, George Monk, Duke of. See Monk

Albemarle, Arnold van Keppel, Earl of, i. 390

Albemarle, Earl of, commands expedition against Havana, ii. 541

Alberoni, Cardinal, ii. 8

Albert, Archduke of Austria, i. 160

Alcantara, taken by allies (1706), i. 482

Alexander the Great, i. 106

Alexander of Parma, i. 144, 150

Alexius Commenus, English nobles serve under, i. 8

Alfaraz, Pass of, i. 531

Alfred, King, fyrd under, i. 5

Allaverdy Khan (1733), ii. 409

Alva, Duke of, i. 101, 141

Amherst, Jeffery, Lord, ii. 113, 314, 318;
captures Louisburg, 321, 359, 364, 370;
advance to Crown Point, 371, 383, 395;
French capitulate to, 400;
estimate of his work in Canada, 402-405, 537, 544

Andros, Colonel Sir Edmund, ii. 251

Angus, Lord, i. 364

Anhalt, Prince of, ii. 487

Annapolis, our troops in, ii. 44, 255

Anne, Queen, i. 402;
strength and composition of army under, 555;
hardships of officers under, 573;
death, ii. 4;
colonial policy under, 254

Anson, Lord, ii. 340

Anwarudeen (Nabob of Carnatic, 1744), ii. 79, 181;
his treaty with the French, 185

Archers, i. 10;
established by statute, 16, 17;
at Bannockburn, 18, 28;
the artillery of the old army, 29;
pay of, 30;
at Poitiers, 40, 43;
Genoese cross-bowmen, 35;
French archers, 50;
at Roveray, 67;
at Towton, 74;
at Flodden, 116. See Arms, Bow

Arcot, Clive's attack on, ii. 200

Argyll, Duke of, treachery to Marlborough, i. 530, 552; ii. 28, 53

Ariancopang, ii. 185

Arleux, fort of, i. 542

Arms, Armour, and Accoutrements:—
Axe, i. 6, 16, 82
Badges, i. 73
Bandoliers, i. 102
Bayonet, i. 11;
added to dragoon's arms, 323;
increased use of, 327;
alterations in, 341, 586; ii. 586
Bill, i. 16;
foot-soldier armed with, 77, 116, 125, 133
Bombards, i. 53
Bow and arrows, i. 11, 16;
bow and bolts, 16;
long-bow encouraged by Edward I., 17, 28;
its superiority, 29;
used by train-bands, 120, 125;
disappearance of long-bow, 129;
superseded by fire-arms, 133
Buckler, carried by cavalry, i. 115
Caliver, i. 101, 128, 133
Cannon, i. 32, 66, 115;
scarcity of big guns, ii. 564;
the different ones used by artillery, 588
Carbine, i. 155, 322, 325;
cavalry armed with, ii. 586
Cartridges, i. 102
Chain-mail, i. 6, 12;
last appearance of mailed troops, 203
Chaplet, i. 12
Colours, flags of landsknechts and Swiss, i. 87;
under Tudors, 111, 118;
flags first called colours, 136;
Scottish colours, 182;
flags captured at Blenheim, 443;
St. Andrew crossed with St. George after Union, 492
Corselets, i. 119, 125;
worn by pikemen, 154;
die out, 327
Cuirass, reintroduced by Marlborough, i. 587;
worn by eighteenth-century cavalry, ii. 585
Culverin, i. 119
Dagger, i. 24, 137
Dart, i. 6
Dragoons' accoutrements, i. 323
Firelocks, i. 325
Fusil, i. 325
Gorget, last survival of armour, i. 327
Gun, early specimens of, i. 30;
improvements in, 53;
hand gun introduced, 77, 100, 112;
foreign and English makers of, 122
Gunstones, i. 120
Habergeon, i. 12;
worn by cavalry, 27
Halberd, i. 77, 82, 119, 128, 153;
peculiar weapon of sergeants, 326
Hand grenades, ii. 70
Harquebus, i. 53, 101, 112, 125, 136
Hatchet, Grenadiers armed with, i. 325
Hauberk, i. 16
Helmet, i. 6, 12, 28;
worn by pikemen, 154;
and cavalry, 215; ii. 586
Howitzer, i. 82
Iron cap, worn by archers, i. 28;
given to cavalry in 1758, ii. 585
Iron gloves, i. 28
Knife, i. 16
Lance, i. 11, 12, 24, 27, 104, 115, 133, 155
Matches for guns, i. 119
Medals, first issued after Dunbar, i. 245; ii. 583
Musket, i. 11, 101, 120;
English grow expert with, 143, 153;
becomes lighter, 179;
dragoons armed with, 216;
improved in Anne's reign, 585
Partisan, i. 214
Petronel, i. 102
Pike, i. 11, 17, 77;
long pike introduced, 83;
Scottish pikes, 116;
morris-pike, 117;
increased use of, under Henry VIII., 119;
under Mary, 125;
under Elizabeth, 128, 133, 153, 155;
improvements in, 179;
carried by captains, 214;
becomes obsolete, 237, but survives as spontoon, 326;
disappearance of, 584.
See also Drill and Exercises
Pistol, i. 82;
cavalry weapon, 104, 133, 155, 215, 586
Powder, i. 137
Ramrod, ii. 51
Shell, i. 122
Shield, i. 6, 12, 24, 82
Sollerets, i. 26
Spear, i. 82
Sword, i. 16, 24;
the weapon of an ensign, 214;
won by cavalry, 215; ii. 586;
the Highlander's broadsword, 130
Tassets, worn by pikemen, i. 154;
die out, 327
Wambais, i. 12

Arrian, military maxims of, i. 106

Arrows. See Arms and Armour, Bow

Artillery, rarely employed in old army, i. 66;
after the Wars of the Roses, 77;
French improvements in, 93;
Henry VIII. encourages, 112, 118, 119;
Gustavus Adolphus's reforms in, 184;
in New Model, 216, 328;
under William III., 388;
under Anne, 555, 587;
under the Georges, ii. 48;
remarkable efficiency of, at Minden, 496;
increases in numbers and reputation, 587.
See also Regiments

Arundel, Earl of, i. 34

Assize of arms, i. 4, 12, 15

Astley, Sir Jacob, i. 195, 225

Athlone, Lord. See Ginkell

Atterbury, Bishop, ii. 13

Audley, Lord, i. 148

Augsburg, occupied by Marlborough, i. 444

Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, i. 503

Aurungzebe (Mogul Emperor, 1672), ii. 168, 172;
granted Chandernagore to French, 173;
death, 174

Axe. See Arms and Armour


Baber (Mogul Emperor, 1526), ii. 167

Baden, Prince Louis of, i. 406, 412, 419, 424, 427;
besieges Ingolstadt, 430, 444, 456, 465, 474;
death, 490

Badges. See Arms and Armour

Bahadur, Shah (Mogul Emperor, 1707), ii. 174

Bannerets, i. 26

Bar, Duke of, i. 69

Barbados, Cromwell's expedition to, i. 261; ii. 40, 347.
See also West Indies

Baroney, General, ii. 158

Barracks, dislike to, in England, ii. 22;
at Hampton Court and Windsor, 36;
in colonies, 41

Barret, a military pamphleteer, i. 139

Barrington, Lord, ii. 288

Barrington, Colonel John, ii. 347;
commands in West Indies, 353, 367

Basalut Jung (1759), ii. 457

Basque Roads, the, ii. 308

Basseterre, Fort of, ii. 350

Battalion, origin of word, i. 182

Batthyany, General, ii. 150

Battles:—
Agincourt, i. 54-63
Aire (siege), i. 557
Albuquerque (siege), i. 459
Algesiras, i. 32
Alicante (siege), i. 528
Aljubarotta, i. 53
Almanza, i. 485-487, 566
Almenara, i. 531
Amöneburg, ii. 556
Arcot (siege), ii. 200
Arinez, i. 45
Arsouf, i. 13
Athlone, i. 349
Aughrim, i. 349
Auldearn, i. 223, 229
Auray, i. 43
Badajoz (siege), i. 459
Bahoor, ii. 217
Bannockburn, i. 18
Barcelona (siege), i. 459
Barnet, i. 76
Beaujé, i. 62
Beaumont, i. 10
Bergen, ii. 480
Bethune (siege), i. 537
Bicocca, i. 99
Blenheim, i. 433
Bois-le-Duc (siege), i. 169
Bosworth, i. 77
Bouchain (siege), i. 548
Bouvines, i. 15
Boyne, the, i. 349
Breda (siege), i. 168
Breitenfeld, i. 184-188
Brihuega, i. 532
Brückemühle, ii. 555
Brussels (siege), i. 509
Calais (siege), i. 37, 126
Cassel (siege), ii. 557
Castagnaro, i. 52
Caya, the, i. 529
Cerignola, i. 97
Chatillon, i. 71
Chotusitz, ii. 84
Clifton Moor, ii. 137
Cocherel, i. 42, 267
Condore, ii. 443
Cork (siege), i. 350
Covelong (siege), ii. 218
Covrepauk, ii. 204-208
Crecy, i. 4, 22, 33-37
Creveld, ii. 341
Cuddalore, ii. 187
Culloden, ii. 144-148
Derry (siege), i. 342
Dettingen, ii. 93-102
Douay (siege), i. 537
Drogheda, i. 238
Dunbar, i. 242; ii. 38
Dunkeld, i. 340
Dunkirk, i. 271
Durazzo, i. 8
Edgehill, i. 200
Emsdorff, ii. 504
Falkirk, i. 4, 17
Flodden, i. 115
Flushing (siege), i. 142
Fontenoy, i. 513, ii. 110-121
Fourmigny, i. 71
Fribourg, i. 270
Fulda, ii. 498
Gemblours, i. 143
Gerberoy, i. 69
Gibraltar (siege), i. 448
Gohfeld, ii. 494
Golden Rock, ii. 224, 230
Granson, i. 83
Grantham, i. 203
Grünberg, ii. 523
Halidon Hill, i. 19
Harfleur (siege), i. 55
Hastenbeck, ii. 307
Havana (siege), ii. 542
Havre (siege), i. 132
Herrings, the. See Roveray
Hochkirch, ii. 10
Hochstädt, i. 415
Huy (siege), i. 370
Isandlwana, ii. 141
Killiecrankie, i. 339
Kinsale (siege), i. 350
Kloster Kampen, ii. 514
Krotzka, ii. 50
Kunersdorf, ii. 498
La Hogue, i. 368
Landau (siege), i. 444
Landen, i. 371-376
Langensalza, ii. 523
Lauffeld, ii. 159-162
Lens, i. 270
Leuse, i. 358
Leuthen, ii. 313
Liegnitz, ii. 518
Lille (siege), i. 504-511
Limoges (siege), i. 47
Louisburg, ii. 258, 321
Lowestoft, i. 294
Lutter, i. 174
Lutternberg, ii. 552
Lützen, i. 189
Madras (siege), ii. 181
Malplaquet, i. 517-527
Manila (siege), ii. 497
Marburg (siege), ii. 497
Marignano, ii. 184
Marston Moor, i. 205
Maseyk (siege), i. 405
Menin (siege), i. 474
Minden, ii. 268, 485-497
Minorca, capture of, i. 511;
(siege), ii. 291-295
Mollwitz, ii. 80
Monongahela, ii. 274-279
Mons (siege), i. 358
Morat, i. 83