See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

VISCOUNT See also:

• GARNET
• GARNET, or GARNETT, HENRY (1555—1606)

GARNET See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

JOSEPH See also:

• VISCOUNT GARNET JOSEPH WOLSELEY WOLSELEY (1833- )

WOLSELEY WOLSELEY (1833- )  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

marshal, eldest son of See also:

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

Major See also:

• GARNET
• GARNET, or GARNETT, HENRY (1555—1606)

Garnet See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

Joseph See also:

• WOLSELEY, GARNET JOSEPH WOLSELEY, VISCOUNT (1833- )

Wolseley of 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's Own Borderers (25th See also:

• FOOT

Foot), was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• GOLDEN

Golden See also:

• BRIDGE

Bridge, Co . See also:

• DUBLIN

Dublin, on the 4th of See also:

• JUNE

June 1833 . Educated at Dublin, he obtained a See also:

• COMMISSION (from Lat. commissio, committere)

commission as See also:

• ENSIGN (through the Fr. enseigne from the Latin plural insignia)

ensign in the 12th Foot in 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 1852, and was transferred to the 8oth Foot, with which he served in the second Burmese See also:

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

War . He was severely wounded on the 19th of March 1853 in the attack of Donabyfl, was mentioned in despatches, and received the war See also:

• MEDAL (Fr. medaille, from Lat. metallum)

medal . Promoted to be See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant and invalided See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home, he exchanged into the 9oth See also:

• LIGHT

Light See also:

• INFANTRY

Infantry, then in Dublin . He accompanied the See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment to the See also:

• CRIMEA (ancient Tauris or Tauric Chersonese, called by the Russians by the Tatar name Krym or Crim)

Crimea, and landed at See also:

• BALAKLAVA

Balaklava in See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1854 . He was selected to be an assistant engineer, and did See also:

• DUTY (from " due," that which is owing, O. Fr. deu, dil, past participle of devoir; Lat. debere, debitum; cf. " debt ")

duty with the Royal See also:

• ENGINEERS, MILITARY

Engineers in the trenches before See also:

• SEVASTOPOL, or SEBASTOPOL

Sevastopol . He was promoted to be See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain in See also:

• JANUARY

January 1855, after less than three years' service, and served throughout the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege, was wounded at the Quarries on the 7th of June, and again in the trenches on the 3oth of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August . After the fall of Sevastopol Wolseley was employed on the quartermaster-See also:

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

general's See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff, assisted in the embarkation of the troops and stores, and was one of the last to leave the Crimea in See also:

• JULY

July 1856 . For his services he was twice mentioned in despatches, was noted for a See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority, received the war medal with clasp, the 5th class of the See also:

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

French See also:

• LEGION (Lat. legio)

Legion of See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

Honour, the 5th class of the See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish Mejidie and the Turkish medal . After six months' duty with the 9oth Foot at See also:

• ALDERSHOT

Aldershot, he went with it again, in March 1857, to join the expedition to See also:

• CHINA

China under Major-General the Hon . T .

See also:

• ASHBURNHAM, JOHN (c. 1603-1671)

Ashburnham . Wolseley embarked in command of three companies in the transport " Transit," which was wrecked in the Strait of See also:

• BANKA (BANCA, BANGKA)

Banka . The troops were all saved, but with only their arms and a few rounds of See also:

• AMMUNITION

ammunition, and were taken to See also:

• SINGAPORE (Malay, Singapiira, i.e. " The City of the Lion")

Singapore, whence, on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian See also:

• MUTINY
• MUTINY (from an old verb " mutine," O. Fr. mutin, meutin, a sedition; cf. mod. Fr. emeute; the original is the Late Lat. mota, commotion, from movere, to move)

Mutiny, they were despatched with all haste to See also:

• CALCUTTA

Calcutta . Wolseley distinguished himself at the See also:

• RELIEF

relief of See also:

• LUCKNOW

Lucknow under See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• COLIN, ALEXANDRE (1526-1612)

Colin See also:

• CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER (1788–1866)
• CAMPBELL, BEATRICE STELLA (Mrs PATRICK CAMPBELL) (1865– )
• CAMPBELL, GEORGE (1719–1796)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN
• CAMPBELL, JOHN (1708-1775)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMPBELL, BARON (1779-1861)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN FRANCIS
• CAMPBELL, LEWIS (1830-1908)
• CAMPBELL, REGINALD JOHN (1867— )
• CAMPBELL, THOMAS (1777—1844)

Campbell in See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November, and in the See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence of the See also:

• ALAMBAGH, or ALUMBAGH

Alambagh position under See also:

• OUTRAM, SIR JAMES (1803—1863)

Outram, taking See also:

• PART

part in the actions of the 22nd of December 1857, the 12th and 16th of January 1858, and the repulse of the See also:

• GRAND

grand attack of the 21St of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February . In March he served at the final siege and See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of Lucknow . He was then appointed See also:

• DEPUTY (through the Fr. from a Late Lat. use of deputare, to cut off, allot; putare having the original sense of to trim, prune)

deputy-assistant quartermaster-general on the staff of Sir See also:

• HOPE, ANTHONY
• HOPE, THOMAS (c. 1770-1831)

Hope See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

Grant's Oudh See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division, and was engaged in all the operations of the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign, including the actions of See also:

• BARI
• BARI (anc. Barium)

Bari, Sarsi, See also:

• NAWABGANJ

Nawabganj, the capture of See also:

• FAIZABAD

Faizabad, the passage of the See also:

• GUMTI

Gumti and the See also:

• ACTION

action of See also:

• SULTANPUR

Sultanpur . In the autumn and See also:

• WINTER, JOHN STRANGE
• WINTER, PETER (c. 1755-1825)

winter of 1858 he took part in the Baiswara, trans-See also:

• GOGRA, or GHAGRA

Gogra and trans-Rapti See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns, ending with the See also:

• COMPLETE

complete suppression of the See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion . For his services he was frequently mentioned in despatches, and, having received his See also:

• CRIMEAN

Crimean majority in March 1858, was in See also:

• APRIL

April 1859 promoted to be lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel, and received the Mutiny medal and clasp . Wolseley continued to serve on Sir Hope Grant's staff in Oudh, and when Grant was nominated to the command of the British troops in the Anglo-French expedition to China in 1860, accompanied him as deputy-assistant quartermaster-general . He was See also:

• PRESENT

present at the action at See also:

• SIN
• SIN (O. Eng. syn: a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zonde, Ger. Siinde)

Sin-ho, the capture of Tang-ku, the storming of the Taku Forts, the occupation of See also:

• TIENTSIN

Tientsin, the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Pa-le-cheau and the entry into See also:

• PEKING, or PEKIN

Peking . He assisted in the re-embarkation of the troops before the winter set in . He was mentioned in despatches, and for his services received the medal and two clasps .

On his return home he published the Narrative of the War with China in' 86o . In November 1861 Wolseley was one of the See also:

• SPECIAL

special service See also:

• OFFICERS

officers sent to See also:

• CANADA

Canada to make arrangements for the reception of troops in See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of war with the See also:

• UNITED

United States in connexion with the See also:

• MAIL

mail steamer " See also:

• TRENT
• TRENT (Lat. Tridentum; Ital. Trento; Ger. relent)
• TRENT, COUNCIL OF

Trent " incident, and when the See also:

• MATTER

matter was amicably settled he remained on the headquarters staff in Canada as assistant quartermaster-general . In 1865 he became a brevet colonel, was actively employed the following See also:

• YEAR

year in connexion with the Fenian raids from the United States, and in 1867 was appointed deputy quartermaster-general in Canada . In 1869 his Soldiers' See also:

• POCKET

Pocket See also:

• BOOK

Book for Field Service was published, and has since run through many See also:

• EDITIONS

editions . In 187o he success-fully commanded the Red See also:

• RIVER

river expedition to put down a rising under 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 See also:

• RIEL, LOUIS (1844-1885)

Riel at Fort Garry, now the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• WINNIPEG

Winnipeg, the See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of See also:

• MANITOBA

Manitoba, then an outpost in the See also:

• WILDERNESS

Wilderness, which could only be reached through a network of See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers and lakes extending for 600 m. from See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

Lake See also:

• SUPERIOR

Superior, traversed only by See also:

• INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN

Indians, and where no supplies were obtainable . The admirable arrangements made and the careful organization of the transport reflected See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• CREDIT (Lat. credere, to believe)

credit on the See also:

• COMMANDER

commander, who on his return home was made K.C.M.G. and C.B . Appointed assistant See also:

• ADJUTANT (from Lat. adjutare, to aid)

adjutant-general at the war See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office in 1871 he worked hard in furthering the See also:

• CARDWELL
• CARDWELL, EDWARD (1787-1861)
• CARDWELL, EDWARD CARDWELL, VISCOUNT (1813-1886)

Cardwell schemes of See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army reform, was a member of the localization See also:

• COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

committee, and a keen See also:

• ADVOCATE (Lat. advocatus, from advocare, to summon, especially in law to call in the aid of a counsel or witness, and so generally to summon to one's assistance)

advocate of See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short service, territorial regiments and linked battalions . From this 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 till he became commander-inchief Wolseley was the See also:

• PRIME, PRIMER AND PRIMING

prime mover and the deciding See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence in practically all the steps taken at the war office for promotipg the efficiency of _the army under the altered conditions of the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day . In 1873 he commanded the expedition to See also:

• ASHANTI

Ashanti, and, having made all his arrangements at the See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

Gold See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

Coast before the arrival of the See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white troops in January 1874, was able to complete the campaign in two months, and re-embark them for home before the unhealthy See also:

• SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio, sowing time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

season began . This was the campaign which made his name a See also:

• HOUSEHOLD, ROYAL

household word in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England . He fought the battle of Amoaful on the 31st of January, and, after five days' fighting, ending with the battle of Ordahsu, entered Kumasi, which he burned . He received the thanks of both Houses of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

Parliament and a grant of £25,000, was promoted to be major-general for distinguished service in the field, received the medal and clasp and was made G.C.M.G. and K.C.B .

The freedom of the city of See also:

• LONDON

London was conferred upon him with a See also:

• SWORD (0. Eng. sweord; ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning to wound)

sword of honour, and he was made honorary D.C.L. of See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford and LL.D. of See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge See also:

• UNIVERSITIES

universities . On his return home he was appointed inspector-general of See also:

• AUXILIARY (from Lat. auxilium, help)

auxiliary forces, but had not held the See also:

• POST

post for a year when, in consequence of the native unrest in See also:

• NATAL

Natal, he was sent to that See also:

• COLONY (Lat. colonia, from colonus, a cultivator)

colony as See also:

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

governor and general commanding . In November 1876 he accepted a seat on the See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council of See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, from which in 1878, having been promoted lieutenant-general, he went as high-See also:

• COMMISSIONER

commissioner to the newly acquired See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of See also:

• CYPRUS
• CYPRUS, CHURCH OF

Cyprus, and in the following year to See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa to supersede See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• CHELMSFORD
• CHELMSFORD, FREDERIC THESIGER, 1ST BARON (1794-1878)

Chelmsford in command of the forces in the Zulu War, and as governor of Natal and the See also:

• TRANSVAAL

Transvaal and high commissioner of South-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East Africa . But on his arrival at See also:

• DURBAN

Durban in July he found that the war in See also:

• ZULULAND

Zululand was practically over, and after effecting a temporary See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

settlement he went to the Transvaal . Having reorganized the See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration there and reduced the powerful See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief Sikukuni to submission, he returned home in May 188o and was appointed quartermaster-general to the forces . For his services in South Africa he received the Zulu medal with clasp, and was made G.C.B . In 1882 he was appointed adjutant-general to the forces, and in August of that year was given the command of the British forces in See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt to suppress the rebellion of Arabi See also:

• PASHA

Pasha (see EGYPT: Military Operations) . Having seized the See also:

• SUEZ

Suez See also:

• CANAL
• CANAL (from Lat. canalis, " channel " and " kennel " being doublets of the word)

Canal, he disembarked his troops at See also:

• ISMAILIA

Ismailia, and after a very short and brilliant campaign completely defeated Arabi Pasha at Tel-el-Kebir, and suppressed the rebellion . For his services he received the thanks of parliament, the medal with clasp, the See also:

• BRONZE

bronze See also:

• STAR

star, was promoted general for distinguished service in the field, raised to the See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage as See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron Wolseley of See also:

• CAIRO
• CAIRO (Arabic Misr-al-Kahira, or simply Misr)

Cairo and Wolseley, and received from the See also:

• KHEDIVE

Khedive the 1st class of the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of the Osmanieh . In 1884 he was again called away from his duties as adjutant-general to command the See also:

• NILE
• NILE, BATTLE OF THE
• NILE, SOBAT

Nile expedition for the relief of General See also:

• GORDON
• GORDON, ADAM LINDSAY (1833—1870)
• GORDON, ALEXANDER (c. 1692—c. 1754)
• GORDON, CHARLES GEORGE (1833-'885)
• GORDON, LEON
• GORDON, LORD GEORGE (1751-1793)
• GORDON, PATRICK (1635–1699)
• GORDON, SIR JOHN WATSON (1788—1864)

Gordon and the besieged See also:

• GARRISON
• GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD (1805-1879)

garrison of See also:

• KHARTUM

Khartum . The expedition arrived too See also:

• LATE

late: Khartum had fallen, and Gordon was dead; and in the See also:

• SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring of 1885 complications with See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia over the Penjdeh incident occurred, and the withdrawal of the expedition followed . For his services he received two clasps to his See also:

• EGYPTIAN

Egyptian medal, the thanks of parliament, and was created a See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

viscount and a See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight of St See also:

• PATRICK, SIMON (1626–1707)
• PATRICK, ST

Patrick .

He continued at the war office as adjutant-general to the forces until 189o, when he was given the command in See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . He was promoted to be field marshal in 1894, and was nominated colonel of the Royal See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

Horse See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards in 1895, in which year he was appointed by the Unionist See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government to succeed the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of Cambridge as commander-in-chief of the forces . This was the position to which his great experience in the field and his previous See also:

• SIGNAL

signal success at the war office itself had fully entitled him . His See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers were, however, limited by a new order in council, and after holding the See also:

• APPOINTMENT, POWER OF

appointment for over five years, he handed over the command-in-chief to See also:

• EARL

Earl See also:

• ROBERTS, DAVID (1796-1864)
• ROBERTS, FREDERICK SLEIGH ROBERTS, EARL

Roberts at the commencement of 19o1 . The fact that the unexpectedly large force required for South Africa was mainly furnished by means of the See also:

• SYSTEM

system of reserves which Lord Wolseley had originated was in itself a high See also:

• TRIBUTE (Lat. tributurn, a stated payment, contribution)

tribute to his foresight and sagacity; but the new conditions at the war office had never been to his liking, and on being released from responsibility he brought the whole subject before the 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 of Lords in a speech which resulted in some remarkable disclosures . Lord Wolseley had been appointed colonel-in-chief of the Royal Irish Regiment in 1898, and in 1901 was made gold-stick in waiting . He married in 1867 Louisa, daughter of Mr A . See also:

• ERSKINE, EBENEZER (1680-1754)
• ERSKINE, HENRY (1746-1817)
• ERSKINE, JOHN
• ERSKINE, JOHN (1721-1803)
• ERSKINE, RALPH (1685-1752)
• ERSKINE, THOMAS
• ERSKINE, THOMAS ERSKINE, 1ST BARON (1750-1823)

Erskine, his only See also:

• CHILD
• CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES (1825-1896)
• CHILD, L
• CHILD, LYDIA MARIA (1802-1880)
• CHILD, SIR FRANCIS (1642-1713)
• CHILD, SIR JOHN (d. 1690)
• CHILD, SIR JOSIAH (163o - 1699)

child, Frances, being heiress to the viscountcy under special See also:

• REMAINDER, REVERSION

remainder . A frequent contributor to See also:

• PERIODICALS

periodicals, he also published The Decline and Fall of See also:

• NAPOLEON

Napoleon (1895), The See also:

• LIFE

Life of 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:

• CHURCHILL (MISSINNIPPI or ENGLISH)
• CHURCHILL, CHARLES (1731-1764)
• CHURCHILL, LORD RANDOLPH HENRY SPENCER (1849-1895)

Churchill, Duke of See also:

• MARLBOROUGH
• MARLBOROUGH, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• MARLBOROUGH, JOHN CHURCHILL, 1ST DUKE OF (1650-1722)

Marlborough, to the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

Accession of See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne (1894), and The See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

Story of a Soldier's Life (1903), giving in the last-named See also:

• WORK

work an account of his career down to the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of the Ashanti War .