Illustrated Battles of the Nineteenth Century

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Sergeant Ewart Capturing the Eagle at Waterloo (p. 62). (From a Painting by W. B. WOLLEN, R.I.) Battles OF THE Nineteenth Century DESCRIBED BY ARCHIBALD FORBES, G. A. HENTY, MAJOR ARTHUR GRIFFITHS, And other Well-known Writers WITH A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE MORE IMPORTANT BATTLES OF THE CENTURY Vol. I WITH ABOUT 370 ILLUSTRATIONS AND S5 PLANS CASSELL and COMPANY, Limited LONDON, PARIS A MELBOURNE 1896 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction. By Major Arthur Griffiths i Saareruck : The Baptism of Fire. Aug. 2, 1S70. By Archibald Forbes 22 The Storming of the Taku Forts. June 25, 1859— Aug. 2i> 1860. By A. Hilliard Attyridge . 27 Palermo : The Coming of Gariealdi. May— June, 1860. By Stoddard Dewey .... 35 The Red Man's Last Victory: The Fight of the Little Big Horn. June 10—27, 1876.

By Angus Evan Abbott. -43 Waterloo. June 18, 181 5. By D, H. Parry 51 Koniggratz (or Sadowa). July 3, 1866. By Charles Lowe 74 Ayacucho. Dec. 9, 1824. By W. B. Robertson 85 The First Battle of Bull Run. July 21, 1S61. By Angus Evan Abbott 92 The July Battles Before Plevna. July 20 — July 30, 1877. By Archibald Foibcs . . .101 The Shangani Patrol. Dec. 3 — 4, 1893. By E. F. Knight no The Siege and Storming of Delhi. May— Sept., 1857. By Charles Lowe 12c Gislikon. Nov. 23, 1847. By A. J. Butler . • 137 Insandhlwana. Jan. 22, 1879. By C. Stein 147 LlSSA. July 20, 1866. By A. Hilliard Atteridge 156 MacMahon at Magenta. June 4, 1859. By Stoddard Dewey 164 The Battle of the Alma. Sept. 20, 1854. By Major Arthur Griffiths 174 Austerlitz. Dec. 2, 1805. By C. Stein 183 Kassassin and Tel-el-Kebir. Sept. 9 and Sept. 13, 1882.

By Charles Lowe . . . 195 Shiloh. April 6—7, 1862. By Angus Evan Abbott . 205 Amoaful. Jan. 31, 1874. By G. A. Henty ... 215 The Redoubts of Duppel. April 18, 1864. By Charles Lowe 224 Roberts' Battles About Cabul. Sept.— Dec., 1879. By Archibald Forbes ... • -34 Custozza. June 24, 1866. By A. Hilliard Atteridge . -47 The Taking of Badajoz. April 6, 181 2. By D. H. Parry 256 The Blockade of Callao. Nov., 1820. By W. B. Robertson 267 The Taking of the Gate Pah. April 27, 1864. By A. Hilliard Atteridge 276 Warsaw. Sept. 6—7, 1831. By A. S. Krausse -S;' The Storming of the Nilt Forts. Dec. 1891. By E. F. Knight 2P0 Aspromonte. Aug. 29, 1862. By Charles Lowe -99 Napoleon's Moscow Campaign. June — Dec., 1812. By D. H. Parry 3°7 Rorke's Drift. Jan. 22, 1879. By C. Stein A,3° Mars-la-Tour (Vionville or Rezonville).