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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1885. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Australia, 42. Austria, the House of, 15. Auxiliary forces, roll of officers, 162. Ayr, 3, 28, 31, 62. Ayrshire Artillery Volunteers, the, 160. Ayrshire County Regiment, the, 65, 159. Ayrshire Yeomanry, the, 160. gADEN, the Margrave of, 8. Baked dinners, 122. Bakery, the regimental, 64. Bainbridge, Lieutenant - Colonel E. T., 69, 78, Si, 82, 107, 149. Balaklava, 51, 55, 58. Ballenden, Lieutenant, 18. Baltimore, action at, 37. Band, old uniforms of, 130, 132. Band, the, joins the ranks, 76. Bangalore, 64, 74 75. Barbadoes, island of, 24, 41, 59. Barnsley, detachment at, 48. Basse-terre, 26. Bassein, 66. Bath, stationed at, 42. Battles and sieges, 1689 to 1748, 113-115. Bavaria, 15. Bayonets, the, of old, 130. Bearskin caps, 129. Beer money, 122. Beete, Major Picton, 43. Beggars' Bush barracks, Dublin, 49, 73- Belbec, the river, 51. Bellairs, Colonel, 85. Bellary, 73. Belle-Isle, capture of, 21. Bellfield, 59. Benedict, St, landing at, 36. Bentinck, Lieutenant - General Lord William, 35. Berbice, 41. Bergen-op-Zoom, attack upon, 35. Bermuda, 36, 39. Benvick-on-Tweed, 45. Bethunc, surrender of, 13. Bevelle Camp, 26. Big Drummer, the, 130. Black Sea, the, 50. Bladensburg, the battle of, 36, 49. Blanks, 129. Blenheim, the battle of, 9, 10, 18, 67. Blood River, the, 76. Boers and Boer rebellion, 80, 86. Boldero, Captain G. N., 52, 73, 119. Bombay, 87. Bonaparte, Napoleon, 28, 33, 35. Bonaparte, Joseph, 33. Borgne Lake, 38. Bothwell, the battle of, 3. Bouchatn, siege and capture of, 13. Boufflers, Marshal, 12. Bounty, 122. Boyd, Captain, his duel, 29. Boycr, Fort, capture of, 39. Brabant, 4, 11. Bradford, detachment at, 48. Brady, Lieutenant and Adjutant, 27, 39, 4i- Breast-plate, the, 129. Breda, 8. Brigade Depot or Centre, the, 65. Brisbane, Admiral Sir Charle...