See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

JOHN See also:

• FORBES
• FORBES, ALEXANDER PENROSE (1817-1875)
• FORBES, ARCHIBALD (1838-1900)
• FORBES, DAVID (1828--1876)
• FORBES, DUNCAN
• FORBES, EDWARD (1815—1854)
• FORBES, JAMES DAVID (1809—1868)
• SIR JOHN FORBES (1787—1861)

FORBES (1787—1861)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British physician, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born I See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country, the project was formed of introducing the See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian See also:

• RELIGION
• RELIGION, FOLKLORE, CUSTOM

religion and See also:

• EUROPEAN

European See also:

• CIVILIZATION

civilization, and the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king sent an See also:

• EMBASSY

embassy to See also:

• LOUIS
• LOUIS (804–876)
• LOUIS (893–911)
• LOUIS, JOSEPH DOMINIQUE, BARON (1755-1837)
• LOUIS, or LEWIS (from the Frankish Chlodowich, Chlodwig, Latinized as Chlodowius, Lodhuwicus, Lodhuvicus, whence-in the Strassburg oath of 842-0. Fr. Lodhuwigs, then Chlovis, Loys and later Louis, whence Span. Luiz and—through the Angevin kings—Hungarian

Louis XIV . In response a See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French embassy was sent out, See also:

• FORBIN, CLAUDE DE (1656—1733)

Forbin accompanying the See also:

• CHEVALIER, ALBERT (1861– )
• CHEVALIER, MICHEL (1806-1879)
• CHEVALIER, ULYSSE (1841– )

chevalier de Chaumont with the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major . When Chaumont returned to See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, Forbin was induced to remain in the service of the Siamese king, and accepted, though with much reluctance, the posts of See also:

• GRAND

grand See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral, See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general of all the king's armies and See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• BANGKOK

Bangkok . His position, however, was soon made untenable by the See also:

• JEALOUSY (adapted from Fr. jalousie, formed from jaloux, jealous, Low Lat. zelosus, Gr. j'i os, ardour, zeal, from the root seen in '&u', to boil, ferment; cf. " yeast ")

jealousy and intrigues of the See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister Phaulcon; and at the end of two years he See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• SIAM (known to its inhabitants as Muang Thai)

Siam, reaching France in 1688 . He was afterwards fully engaged in active service, first with See also:

• JEAN

Jean See also:

• BART, JEAN (1651-1702)

Bart in the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war with See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, when they were both captured and taken to See also:

• PLYMOUTH
• PLYMOUTH, EARLS OF

Plymouth . They succeeded in making their See also:

• ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli

escape and were soon serving their country again . Forbin was wounded at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of La Hogue, and greatly distinguished himself at the battle of See also:

• LAGOS

Lagos . He served under D'See also:

• ESTREES, GABRIELLE

Estrees at the taking of See also:

• BARCELONA

Barcelona, was sent See also:

• AMBASSADOR (also EMBASSADOR, the form sometimes still used in America; from the Fr. ambassadeur, with which compare Ital. ambasciatore and Span. embajador, all variants of the Med. Lat. ambassiator, ambassiator, ambasator, &c., derived from Med. Lat. amba

ambassador to See also:

• ALGIERS (Fr. Alger, Arab. Jezair, i.e. The Islands)

Algiers, and in 1702 took a brilliant See also:

• PART

part in the Mediterranean in the War of the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

Succession . In 1706 he took command of a See also:

• SQUADRON

squadron at See also:

• DUNKIRK
• DUNKIRK (Fr. Dunkerque)

Dunkirk, and captured many valuable prizes from the Dutch and the See also:

• ENGLISH

English . In 1708 he was entrusted with the command of the squadron which was to convey the Pretender to See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland; but so effectually were the coasts guarded by Byng that the expedition failed, and returned to Dunkirk . Forbin was now beginning to be weighed down with the infirmities of See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age and the toils of service, and in 1710 he retired to a country See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house near See also:

• MARSEILLES

Marseilles . There he spent part of his See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time in See also:

• WRITING
• WRITING (the verbal noun of " to write," O. Eng. writan, to inscribe)

writing his See also:

• MEMOIRS

memoirs, published in 1730, which are full of See also:

• INTEREST

interest and are written in a graphic and attractive See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style .

Forbin died on the 4th of See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1733 .