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A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan - The Life of Nelson, Vol. II. (of 2)

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Strategic ideas, indications of, i. 27,
28, 102, 105, 107, 115, 123, 135,
136, 150, 159, 160, 171, 174, 176,
182, 183, 191, 193-196, 199-200,
213-215, 216, 217-218, 231-232,
234, 239, 243-246, 247-250, 330,
332-336, 337, 342, 365, 366, 391,
407, 419-421, 427; ii. 18-21, 42,
71-73, 74-77, 106, 111, 122, 123-133,
136, 182-184, 185-188, 198,
200-203, 204, 207, 211-213, 249,
250, 269-271, 276, 281, 282, 285-288,
293, 302, 305, 306, 314-317,
323, 324, 364.

Tactical ideas, indications of, i. 34,
105, 121, 126, 135, 163, 164, 166,
180-182, 217-218, 222, 226, 240,
244, 270-272, 301, 327, 344-345,
350, 355-357, 358, 421; ii. 76, 79,
80-82, 84-87, 92, 100, 124-126,
137, 138, 215-217, 219, 220, 230,
306, 333, 341-353, 356, 357, 360,
361, 366-369, 370, 371, 373, 380.

Nelson, Frances, Lady, wife of
Lord Nelson, birth, parentage,
and first marriage to Dr. Josiah
Nisbet, i. 65; one son, Josiah
Nisbet, 65; widowhood, 65; lives
with her uncle, at Nevis, 66;
characteristics, 67-69, 71, 149,
173, 386, ii. 46, 53, 54; wooing
of, by Nelson, i. 69-71; marriage
to Nelson, and departure to England,
75; no children by Nelson,
90; resides with Nelson, in his
father's house, 91; lives with
father of Nelson, during the latter's
absences, 1793-1800, 207,
257, 308, ii. 46-48, 55; letters of
Nelson to, quoted, i. 111, 133,
139, 147, 149, 172, 173, 207, 248,
255-258, 295, 307, 325, 372, 387,
ii. 47, 146,147; continued attachment
of Nelson to, on returning
home in 1797, i. 308, 309, 316;
Nelson's message to, when thinking
himself mortally wounded at
the Nile, 351; uneasiness of, at
the reports of Nelson's intimacy
with Lady Hamilton, 396; apparent
purpose of, to go to the Mediterranean,
discouraged by Nelson,
396; growing alienation of Nelson
from, 422, ii. 45-47, 48, 51,
53; attitude of, towards Nelson,
ii. 46, 47, 50, 53, 54; letters of, to
Nelson, quoted, 47; Nelson's bearing
towards, 48, 50; attitude of,
towards Lady Hamilton, 51; final
breach between Nelson and, 53,
55, 146-149; later years of, 54,
55; testimony to, of Nelson and
of his father, 55; Nelson's "letter
of dismissal" to, and her endorsement
thereon, 146, 147; date of
death, i. 65 note.

Nelson, Maurice, Nelson's eldest
brother, quoted by Lady Nelson,
ii. 147 and note.

Niebuhr, the historian, accounts of
the Battle of Copenhagen, quoted,
ii. 81, 98, 112.

Nile, Battle of the, i. 343-358.

Nisbet, Captain Josiah, Nelson's
stepson, birth and parentage, i.
65; goes to sea with Nelson in the
"Agamemnon," 100; Lady Hamilton's
kindness to, 111; good conduct
of, at Teneriffe, 302, 303;
Nelson attributes the saving of
his life to, 306, ii. 147; St. Vincent
promotes to commander at
Nelson's request, i. 306; Nelson's
disappointment in, 412; estrangement
between Nelson and, ii.
146-148; St. Vincent's assertion
of Nelson's high opinion of, in
early life, 148 note.

Nisbet, Dr. Josiah, first husband of Lady Nelson, i. 65.

Nisbet, Mrs. Josiah, Lady Nelson's name by first marriage.
_See_ Nelson, Lady.

Niza, Marquis de, Portuguese admiral, commanding squadron
under Nelson's orders in the Mediterranean, 1798, 1799, i. 370;
conducts sea blockade of Malta, 370, 392, ii. 1, 8, 9, 12, 14;
ordered temporarily to defence of Messina, i. 413;
co-operates at sea with Nelson, when expecting Bruix's
fleet, 420, 425;
limitations to Nelson's authority over, 439;
recalled by Portuguese government, ii. 8;
Nelson forbids him to obey, 8, 9;
Nelson's expressions of esteem for, 9;
final recall allowed by Nelson, 14.


Orde, Admiral Sir John, governor of Dominica, i. 59;
difficulty with Lord St. Vincent concerning Nelson's appointment
to command a squadron, 337, 338;
assigned in 1804 to command part of Nelson's station, from the
Straits of Gibraltar to Cape Finisterre, ii. 247;
relations between Nelson and, 247, 248, 256-263, 291;
driven from before Cadiz by combined fleets, 285;
popular outcry against, 290;
Nelson's complaint against, for not watching course of combined
fleets, 290 note, 292-295;
relieved from duty at his own request, 310.

"Orient," French flagship at the Battle of the Nile, present as the
"Sans Culottes," in Hotham's action of March 13, 1795,
i. 162, 164, 166;
at the Battle of the Nile, 347, 349, 353, 354;
blows up, 354;
Nelson's coffin made from mainmast of, ii. 327.

Otway, Captain, commands Sir Hyde Parker's flagship at the
Battle of Copenhagen, ii. 77;
advises against the passage of the Great Belt, 77, 78;
opposes the making signal to Nelson to leave off action, 89;
message from Parker to Nelson by, 89, 91.


Paget, Sir Arthur, succeeds Hamilton as British minister
to Naples, i. 397, ii. 34, 35;
quotations from the "Paget Papers," i. 397, 398, ii. 23, 37.

Pahlen, Russian minister of state during Nelson's command
in the Baltic, ii. 107;
Nelson's correspondence with, 112-114.

Palermo, Nelson's residence in, i. 395-420; ii. 2-35.

Palmas, Gulf of, in Sardinia, rendezvous of Nelson's fleet,
ii. 207, 277, 278,
282, 283;
Nelson learns there of Villeneuve's second sailing, 283.

Parker, Commander Edward, aide to Nelson, ii. 134;
description of Nelson's celerity by, 134;
takes part in boat-attack on the French vessels off Boulogne, 137;
mortally wounded, 138;
death of, and Nelson's distress, 143.

Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde, succeeds Hotham in command in the Mediterranean,
i. 199, 200;
Nelson's dissatisfaction with, 202;
selected to command the Baltic expedition, ii. 56;
Nelson joins, as second in command, 65;
cool reception of Nelson by, 66-69;
growing influence of Nelson with, 70-74;
sluggish movements of, 71, 102, 106, 107;
Nelson's comprehensive letter to, 75-77;
authorizes Nelson's plan of attack, 79;
the signal to leave off action, 89-93;
intrusts negotiations to Nelson, 100-104;
relieved from command, 110;
Nelson's opinion of his conduct in the Baltic, 110, 164.

Parker, Admiral Sir Peter, early patron of Nelson, and chief mourner at
his funeral, i. 20-22;
personal kindness to Nelson of, 20, 30;
Nelson's gratitude expressed to, ii. 105, 240.

Parker, Vice-Admiral Sir William, controversy with Nelson about
the latter's account of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, i. 277-282;
remonstrates with Lord St. Vincent for Nelson's appointment to command
a detached squadron, 337, 338.

Parker, Captain William, commander of the frigate "Amazon,"
anecdote of Nelson, i. 337 note, ii. 217;
anecdote of Captain Hardy, 245;
special mission and singular orders given by Nelson to, 261-263;
accompanies Nelson to the West Indies, 289, 295, 297;
final letter from Nelson to, 315, 316.

Pasco, Lieutenant, Nelson's signal officer at Trafalgar, ii. 359;
anecdotes of Nelson by, 359, 360, 381, 882;
makes the signals "England expects," etc., 383,
and for "close action," 384;
wounded, 390;
replies to a query made by Nelson while dying, 390.

Paul I., Emperor of Russia,
congratulations to Nelson on the Battle of the Nile, i. 363;
coalition of, with Austria and Naples, 400, 404-406;
becomes Grand Master of Knights of Malta, and seeks the
restoration of the Order, 406-408;
Nelson's compliments to, ii. 10, 28;
successes of his general, Suwarrow, 14;
subsequent reverses, and anger of, against Austria and
Great Britain, 15, 62;
indignation at the refusal of Great Britain to surrender
Malta to himself, 62;
renews the Armed Neutrality of 1780, with Sweden, Denmark,
and Prussia, 63;
Bonaparte's management of, 64;
murder of, 100.

"Penelope," British frigate, efficacious action of, in
compelling the surrender of the "Guillaume Tell,"
French ship-of-the-line, ii. 31, 328.

Pitt, William, Prime Minister of Great Britain, marked courtesy
shown to Nelson when last in England by, ii. 156;
intercourse of Nelson with, just before Trafalgar, 323, 327.

Porto Ferrajo, Island of Elba, seized by Nelson in 1796, i. 237;
British forces retire from Bastia to, 253;
naval evacuation of, superintended by Nelson, 259-262.


Radstock, Admiral, Lord, quotations from letters of, relating to
Nelson, i. 152, ii. 202 and note, 236, 239, 247, 289, 290, 291,
307, 308, 325.

"Redoutable," French ship-of-the-line, Nelson mortally wounded
by a shot from, ii. 387-389.

Registration of seamen, Nelson's plans for, ii. 168. 169.

Revel, Nelson's desire to attack the Russian detachment of ships in,
ii. 74, 77, 100, 102, 106, 107, 111;
Nelson's visit to, 112-114;
results of Nelson's visit, 114.

Riou, Captain, commands the frigate "Amazon," and a light squadron in the
Battle of Copenhagen, ii. 82, 83, 86, 89, 91;
obeys signal to retire, and is killed, 91.

Riviera of Genoa, operations of Nelson upon the, 1795, 1796, i. 184-236;
importance of, to the French, 184-190.

Rochefort, the part of the French squadron at, in Napoleon's
combinations, ii. 269, 272, 312.

Rodney, Admiral, Lord, effect of his victory upon Nelson's plans
for Trafalgar, ii. 352.

Rogers, Samuel, anecdote of Nelson, ii. 50.

Rose, George, Nelson's interview with, in 1788, i. 82-84;
accompanies Nelson on board ship before Trafalgar, ii. 337;
Nelson's message to, when dying, 395.

Ruffo, Cardinal, leader of the Neapolitan "Christian Army" at
Naples, 1799, i. 416;
concludes with the insurgents in the castles a capitulation
which Nelson annuls, 429 and note, 432;
stormy interview of, with Nelson, 431.


"Sabina," Spanish frigate, captured by the "Minerve" carrying
Nelson's broad pendant, i. 259;
recaptured, 260.

"San Josef," Spanish three-decked ship, taken possession of by Nelson
at Battle of St. Vincent, i. 273-276;
flagship to Nelson in the Channel Fleet, ii. 56, 65.

"San Nicolas," Spanish eighty-gun ship, boarded by Nelson at
Battle of St. Vincent, i. 273-276.

Santa Cruz, Canary Islands. _See_ Teneriffe.

Sardinia, Island of, importance of, in Nelson's opinion, ii. 200-205.

Saumarez, Sir James, commands the "Orion," at the Battle of
St. Vincent, i. 276, 277;
relieves Nelson in the blockade of Cadiz, 288;
accompanies Nelson as second in command in the Nile campaign, 316,
325, 332, 333 and note, 336, 345;
at Battle of the Nile, 349, 353;
sent to Gibraltar with the prizes, 366, 368;
Nelson's eulogy of, in the House of Lords, ii. 160.

Scott, Rev. A.J., private secretary to Sir Hyde Parker, and afterwards
to Nelson in the Mediterranean, ii. 80, 92;
testimony of, to Nelson's religious feelings, 160;
Nelson's method of transacting business with, 233-235;
mention of Nelson's kindliness by, 236-238;
anecdote of Nelson, 293, 294;
remark of Nelson to, 368;
at Nelson's death-bed, 389, 395, 396.

Scott, John, public secretary to Nelson, ii. 232;
remarks on the quickness of Nelson's intelligence, 236,
and on his kindliness, 238;
killed at Trafalgar, 385.

Sicily, importance of Malta to, i. 330;
Nelson's anxiety for,
in 1799, 413, 414, 419, 423, 426-428, 445, 447, ii. 5;
in 1803-5, ii. 185, 191-193, 196, 212, 282, 285-287;
Nelson's estate of Bronte in, ii. 2, 110.

Sidmouth, Lord. _See_ Addington.

Smith, Sir Sidney, Nelson's indignation at the mission of,
to the Levant, i. 400-402;
Nelson's relations with, 402-404;
successful defence of Acre by, ii. 17;
Nelson's peremptory orders to, not to permit any Frenchman
to quit Egypt, 18;
nevertheless, Convention of El Arish countenanced by, 20-22;
Nelson's distrust of, 10, 194.

Smith, Spencer, brother to Sir Sidney, minister and joint
minister of Great Britain to Constantinople, i. 400-403;
becomes secretary of embassy, ii. 13.

Spain, Nelson sees that Spain cannot be a true ally to Great
Britain, i. 104;
effect upon Nelson of declaration of war by, 243-250;
political condition of, in 1803, ii. 181;
Nelson's views concerning, 185, 199, 248, 251, 254, 258,
259, 265;
Nelson's letter of instructions to a captain contingent
upon action of, 252.

Spencer, Earl, first Lord of the Admiralty, i. 294;
letters to Nelson from, quoted, 285, 361, 452, ii. 32-34;
letters of Nelson to, quoted, i. 294, 327, 362, 401, 402,
407, 444, 445, 447, ii. 5, 6, 11, 12, 16, 27, 32, 34, 65;
indicates to Jervis the Government's wish that Nelson
command the squadron in the Mediterranean, i. 321, 322;
selects Sir Hyde Parker for Baltic command, ii. 67.

St. George, Mrs., description of Lady Hamilton, i. 380, 382;
account of meeting with Nelson and the Hamiltons at Dresden
in 1800, ii. 43-45;
remarks likeness of Nelson to the Russian Marshal Suwarrow, 43.

"St. George," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson's flagship in the
Baltic expedition, ii. 65;
Nelson quits, for the "Elephant," for the Battle of Copenhagen, 78.

St. Vincent, Battle of Cape, i. 268-277.

St. Vincent, Earl. _See_ Jervis.

Stewart, Lieutenant-Colonel, accompanies the Baltic expedition on
board Nelson's flagship, ii. 65;
narrative of the expedition, and anecdotes of Nelson by, quoted,
65, 79, 82-84, 89-91, 94-96, 101, 113, 115.

Stuart, General, in command of the British troops at the siege of
Calvi, i. 134, 136-146;
apparent friction between Lord Hood and, 142-145;
Nelson's high opinion of, 140, 143.

Suckling, Catherine, maiden name of Nelson's mother, i. 4.

Suckling, Captain Maurice, Nelson's maternal uncle, i. 5;
receives Nelson on board his ship the "Raisonnable," on
entering the navy, 6;
care for Nelson during his early years, 9-16;
made Comptroller of the Navy, 15;
procures Nelson's promotion to lieutenant, 16;
death of, 21;
Nelson's care, when wounded at Teneriffe, to save the sword of, 303;
successful naval engagement of, on the date of Trafalgar, and
expectation formed therefrom by Nelson, ii. 368.

Suckling, William, Nelson's maternal uncle, Nelson appeals to, for
aid to marry, i. 43, 69, 70;
makes an allowance to Nelson, 70;
letters of Nelson to, 43, 69, 133.

Suwarrow, Russian marshal, commands the combined Russian and Austrian
troops in Italian campaign of 1799, i. 416, ii. 2, 6, 15;
personal resemblance of Nelson to, ii. 43, 112.

Sweden, joins Russia, Denmark, and Prussia in the Armed Neutrality of
1800, ii. 60-63.

Syracuse, Nelson refreshes his squadron in, before the Battle of the
Nile, i. 340-342;
Nelson's opinion of, as a base for his operations after the battle,
368, 369;
insecurity of, with headquarters at Palermo, 414;
Nelson ordered by Keith to make his headquarters at, ii. 30.

"TEMERAIRE," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson's supporter at Trafalgar,
ii. 378, 391.

Teneriffe, Nelson's expedition against, i. 296-306.

Tetuan, Nelson's visits to, for water and fresh provisions,
ii. 292-294, 314, 315;
sends a detachment to, before Trafalgar, 360.

"Theseus," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson's flagship before Cadiz
and at Teneriffe, 289-291, 300, 304.

Thomson, name under which Nelson speaks of himself in his
correspondence with Lady Hamilton, ii. 149,
and borne by his daughter prior to his own death, 366.

Toulon, delivered by its inhabitants to Lord Hood, i. 106, 107;
retaken by the French, 117;
Nelson reconnoitres, 198, 217;
Jervis's efficient blockade of, 230, 242;
Nelson's method of watching, ii. 197-199, 202, 211-217.

Trafalgar, Battle of, general plan of action, as originally
conceived, ii. 343-346;
discussed, 347-349;
contrasted with the tactics of the battle as fought, 350-352;
anecdote concerning its conception, 352;
narrative of, 363-397.

Trench, Mrs. _See_ St. George.

Tripoli, maintains formal war with Naples and Portugal, for the
purposes of piracy, i. 409, ii. 7;
Nelson's diplomatic difficulties with, i. 409, 410.

Troubridge, Sir Thomas, nobly supports Nelson in his initiative
at the Battle of St. Vincent, i. 271-273, 277-282;
advises and accompanies Nelson in the Teneriffe expedition, 296-306;
limitations of, 300, 301,
and admirable qualities, 304-306, ii. 141;
sent with a detachment of ten ships-of-the-line to join Nelson in
the Nile campaign, i. 323, 325, 326;
mentioned, 328, 329, 333, 340, 341, 343;
his ship, the "Culloden," unfortunately grounds before getting into
action at the Nile, 352;
Nelson's praise of, 364, ii. 10;
incidental services in the waters of Italy and Malta, i. 393, 405,
414-416, 419, 420, 437, 444, ii. 6, 13, 29;
remonstrates with Nelson on his life at Palermo, i. 398;
sent by Nelson on a special mission to Alexandria, 401;
singular anecdote of, 411;
letters of, to Nelson, 453, ii. 29, 35;
Nelson's petulant reproach to, ii. 28;
strong remonstrances of, to Nelson, against quitting the blockade
of Malta, 29, 30, 35;
return of, to England, 41;
impression of, that Nelson will not serve again, 42;
advice to Miss Knight concerning the Hamiltons, 48;
letter of Nelson to, concerning the sailing of the Baltic fleet, 66;
beginning alienation of Nelson from, 111, 140, 141, 142, 170;
St. Vincent's opinion of, 116, 140.

Tunis, Nelson's mission to, in 1793, i. 113-116;
maintains formal war with Naples and Portugal, for the purposes of
piracy, 409, ii. 7;
Nelson's diplomatic difficulties with, i. 409, 410.

Turkey, co-operates with Russia and Great Britain in the
Mediterranean, 1798, i. 392, 404-406, 419, 420, 429, ii. 16-18;
Nelson's sympathy with, against Russia, i. 406, 408;
makes separate convention of El Arish with French, regardless of
her allies, ii. 19, 20;
interests of, threatened in the Morea and in Egypt by the French in
1803-5, 185-188, 195, 211-213.

Tuscany, attitude of, towards France, in 1794, i. 156, 161;
importance of ports of, to France, 157, 158;
difficult neutrality of, 185, 233;
Nelson imagines a French enterprise against, by sea, 214, 217,
218, 219;
control of, obtained by the French, 233;
Nelson's operations on the coast of, 236;
blockade of Leghorn and seizure of Elba, 237;
political condition of, in 1803-5, during Nelson's Mediterranean
command, ii. 182.

Two Sicilies, the Kingdom of the, (Naples and Sicily,) Nelson's
successful mission to, to obtain troops for the occupation of
Toulon, i. 110;
attitude towards France, 1795, 158;
sends flotilla to aid Nelson, but too late in the season, 192;
makes an armistice with France, 1796, 233;
Nelson's interest keenly excited for, 247, 248;
makes peace with France, 1796, 251;
dissatisfaction with course of France, in 1798, 319;
attitude of, towards France, during the campaign of the Nile,
329-331, 340, 341, 342;
Nelson's anxieties for, 339;
Nelson's extreme interest in, throughout his life, after his
return from the Nile, 369, 388, 412, 417, 427, 442-446, 448, 450-452,
ii. 4, 5, 6, 39, 183, 190-194, 264-266, 282, 285-287;
joy of, upon receipt of the news of Battle of the Nile, i. 371, 372;
strategic weight of, in the counsels of Bonaparte, 391;
Nelson persuades, to declare war against France, 389-393;
overwhelming defeat of, and flight of Court to Palermo, 394, 395;
restoration of the royal authority in Naples, ii. 6;
refusal of the king to reside in Naples, 5, 6;
occupation of Adriatic coast of, by Bonaparte, 1803-5, 179.

Vado, Bay of, occupied by Austrians in 1795, i. 178;
best anchorage between Nice and Genoa, 186;
importance of, to France, 187, 214, 215;
evacuated by Austrians after the Battle of Loano, 201, 208;
held definitively by French, 223.

Valetta, French in Malta shut in, i. 392, 407, 409, ii. 7;
Nelson's difficulties in maintaining the blockade, ii. 7-10, 12-14;
urgency of Spencer and Troubridge upon Nelson to await the
capitulation of, 28-30, 32-35.

"Vanguard," British ship-of-the-line, Nelson's flagship at the
Battle of the Nile, commissioned, i. 310;
dismasted off Corsica, 323;
at the Battle of the Nile, 348, 349, 350;
arrives at Naples, 371;
Nelson's flag shifted from, to the "Foudroyant," 423.

Vansittart, British envoy to Copenhagen in 1801, ii. 71-73;
report of Danish defences, 73;
explanations conveyed from Nelson to the Admiralty by, 73.

"Victory," British hundred-gun ship, Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar,
Jervis's flagship at Battle of St. Vincent, i. 275;
Nelson sails in, for the Mediterranean, ii. 175;
his long stay on board of, 222, 313;
returns to England, 318;
again sails with Nelson, 338;
at Battle of Trafalgar, 370, 378-380, 384-389, 390-394, 397.

Villeneuve, French admiral, commands the rear at the Battle of the
Nile, i. 357;
escapes with two ships-of-the-line and two frigates, 357;
indecision of, 358, ii. 349;
commands the Toulon squadron, after the death of Latouche Treville,
ii. 257, 271;
Napoleon's orders to, 271, 272;
first sailing of, and disasters encountered by, 272, 275, 276, 277;
second sailing of, from Toulon, 284;
arrival at Cadiz and in the West Indies, 285;
Nelson learns of his passing the Straits, 287,
and of his destination to the West Indies, 292-295;
leaves West Indies for Europe, on learning Nelson's arrival, 301;
followed by Nelson, 302;
engagement of, with Calder's fleet, 313;
arrives at Ferrol, 314;
sails from Ferrol, 323;
arrival in Cadiz, 328;
dispositions for battle, before Trafalgar, 349, 369, 370, 379, 380;
commander-in-chief of the entire combined fleet, 363;
encounter of his flagship and Nelson's, 384-387;
surrender of, 391.

Villettes, British general, at the siege of Bastia, i. 130;
Nelson's criticism on, when commander of the troops at Malta, 1803,
ii. 193;
characteristic letters of Nelson to, 200, 250.


Wellington, Nelson's one meeting with, ii. 321.

West Indies, Nelson's early service in, i. 17-30;
called by Nelson "the station for honour," i. 37;
Nelson enforces Navigation Act in, 53-65;
wishes to return to, in search of more active service, 108, 115;
conjectures destination of French Toulon fleet to, in 1804,
ii. 249, 270;
importance of, to Great Britain, 270;
rendezvous fixed by Napoleon, for the concentration of his fleets,
in 1805, 271, 283;
Toulon squadron goes to, 284, 285;
Nelson pursues to, 296, 297;
Nelson's week in, in June, 1805, 298-303;
his estimate of his services rendered by going there, 301, 305;
Nelson returns to Europe from, 302-310.

William Henry, Prince, son of George III., and captain in the British
navy, first meeting of Nelson with, i. 38, 39;
description of Nelson at twenty-four, by, 39;
accompanied by Nelson in visit to Havana, 41;
Nelson's association with, in 1786-87, 74, 75;
gives away the bride at Nelson's wedding, 75;
intimacy of Nelson with, 86-88;
returns with his ship from America, contrary to orders, 88;
at variance with the King, 88, 89;
made Duke of Clarence, 89;
effect of intimacy with, upon Nelson, 89;
subsequent correspondence between Nelson and, 239, 244, 256,
284, 451;
continues his friendship to Lady Nelson, after her husband's
alienation, ii. 55.

Woolward, Frances Herbert, maiden name of Lady Nelson, i. 65.

Wurmser, Austrian marshal, succeeds Beaulieu, after the latter's
defeat by Bonaparte, in 1796, i. 238;
raises the siege of Mantua, 238;
Nelson's enterprise against Leghorn dependent on the success of, 240;
defeated by Bonaparte, at Castiglione and Lonato, 241.

Wyndham, British minister to Tuscany, mention of Nelson and the
Hamiltons by, ii. 38, 39;
strained relations of, towards Nelson and the Hamiltons, 39.




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IV. The Life of Nelson: the Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great
Britain. With 12 Battle Plans, 7 Lithographic Maps, and 19
Photogravure Plates. 2 vols. Demy 8vo., cloth extra, gilt top, price
36_s._ _net_.

The late Admiral Tryon, of the British Navy, pronounced them _simply
great_,--_the best things ever written._


THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER UPON HISTORY.

Extracts from Reviews.

Captain Mahan, whose name is famous all the world over as that of the
author of "The Influence of Sea Power upon History," a work, or rather
a series of works, which may fairly be said to have codified the laws
of naval strategy--_The Westminster Gazette._

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