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Mulgrave, in the Cabinet, 1246; Foreign
Secretary, 1252; Privy Seal, 1450
Munro, in India, 1121, 1127

Murat, leaves Egypt, 1224; in Bavaria,
1264; removed from Naples, 1336, 1339
Murphy, Irish leader, 1214

Murray of Broughton, joins Charles Ed-
ward, 1000; turns king's evidence, 1009
Murray, Lord George, joins Charles Ed-
ward, 1001; commander, 1003; advises
retreat, 1004; his prudence, 1006, 1007;
reassembles the army, 1008; his mili-
tary skill, 1009

Murray, Attorney-General, 1018; Lord
Chief-Justice, 1021

Murray, in Gujerat, 1255; successful, 1257

NAPIER, quoted, 1297, 1311

Napoleon, at Toulon, 1169; at the estab
lishment of the Directory, 1186; his
Italian campaign, 1187, 1188; Com-
mander-in-chief, 1219; in Egypt, 1220;
at Acre, 1223; leaves Egypt, 1224;
First Consul, 1225; in Italy, 1226; his
aggressions, 1235-1237; his interviews
with Whitworth, 1239, 1240; arrests
English travellers, 1241; excites re-
bellion in Ireland, 1242; intends to
invade England, 1247, 1248; attempts
to form a coalition, 1250; murders
D'Enghien, 1251; obtains subsidies
from Spain, 1252; offends Europe,
1260, 1261; prepares to invade England,
1262, 1263; attacks Austria, 1264; at
Austerlitz, 1266; negotiates with Fox,
1268, 1270; his vassal kingdoms, 1269;
despises Prussia, 1275; murders Palm,
1276; at Jena, 1276; his Berlin Decree,
1277; desires war with Russia, 1279;
at Eylau, 1280; at Tilsitt, 1283; in-
trigues in Spain, 1286; makes Joseph
King, 1287; excites popular anger, 1289;
at Erfurth, 1294; at Madrid, 1295;
leaves Spain, 1296; at Aspern, 1300; at
Wagram, marries Maria Louisa, 1301;
tyranny over Joseph, 1312; desires
war with Russia, 1312-1314; his retreat
from Moscow, 1320; at Dresden, 1821;
abdicates, 1321, 1328; withdraws to
Elba, 1329; escapes, 1339; in Belgium,
1340; at Waterloo, 1344-1346; banished,
1347

National Debt, origin of, 840; amount of,
927; dread of, 949, 950, 1012, 1134, 1138,
1377, 1441

Necker, dismissed, 1152; recalled, 1153
Nelson, takes Bastia, 1172; at St. Vincent,
1193; at the Nile, 1220; at Copenhagen,
1232, 1233; at Boulogne, 1234; pursues
Villeneuve, 1262-1264; at Trafalgar, 1265
Newcastle, Privy Seal, 910; character,
969; seeks George II.'s favour, 981; in-
trigues against Walpole, 983; remains

in office, 987, 988; thinks of declaring
for the Pretender, 1005; head of the
Whigs, 1010; First Lord of the Treasury,
1018; incapacity of, 1018, 1019; attempts
the election of the Archduke Joseph,
1020; secures the support of Fox, 1020;
resigns, 1021; returns to office, 1022;
his parliamentary influence, 1022, 1025,
1037; resigns, 1040; deprived of his
Lord-Lieutenancy, 1041; Privy Seal, 1050
Newton, on the Currency Commission, 849;
approves of the new coinage for Ire-
land, 957

Ney, in Switzerland, 1237; pursues Moore,
1296; at Quatre Bras, 1342; at Water-
loo, 1245, 1246

Nicholas, Emperor of Russia, 1397
Nithsdale, escape of, 938

Noailles, in Franconia, 991; at Dettingen,
992; withdraws, 993

Normanby, Privy Seal, 877

North (William), Lord, a Jacobite, 954
North, Frederick, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, 1059; his policy, 1060, 1061;
his supporters, 1064; yields to the King,
1070, 1085, 1089; his reconciliation
scheme, 1072; desires to resign, 1084;
shields Sandwich, 1089; his Irish Bills,
1090, 1091; upholds toleration, 1094;
resigns, 1104; his objections to the
peace, 1112; Secretary of State, 1112;
his Regulating Act, 1123

Northington, Lord Chancellor, 1049; his
talents, 1050; Lord President, 1053
Northumberland, Lord-Lieutenant of Ire-
land, 1050

Northumberland, Lord-Lieutenant of Ire-
land, 1406

Nottingham, Secretary of State, 810; re-
monstrates with William, 824; dismissed,
843; Secretary of State, 877; dismissed,
909; returns to office, 931
Nuncomar, rival to Reza Khan, 1122;
accuses him, 1124; accuses Hastings,
trial and death, 1125

O'CONNELL, forms the Catholic Association,
1390; his election, 1403, 1404; his power,
1405; agitates for repeal, 1409, 1421,
1435, 1446, 1455; in Parliament, 1434,
1437, 1439, 1450; his conversation with
Littleton, 1448, 1449

O'Connor, plans French invasion, 1211; his
confession, 1216; his Catholic petition,

1272

Oliver, Government spy, 1354, 1357
Orange, Stadtholder, 1010

Orford. [See Russell and Walpole.]
Orleans, in Italy, 893; Regent, 934; negotia-
tions with George I., 940; applied to by
the Jacobites, 955
Ormond, Commander, 920; his Jacobite
tendencies, 922; joins the Pretender,
932; attempts to land in England, 935;
collects a second expedition, 945; a
third, 955; a fourth, 983

Orrery, in Atterbury's plot, 954, 955

Crillon, takes Minorca, 1099; attacks Gib-
raltar, 1109

Cuesta, at Rio Seco, 1288; his character,
1303; at Talavera, 1304
Cumberland, William, Duke of, at Dettin-
gen, 993; at Fontenoy, 998; collects an
army, 1003; Charles Edward escapes
from, 1004; he overtakes him, 1005;
character, 1006; at Culloden, 1007; his
cruelty, 1008; at Laufeldt, 1010; Fox a
protégé of, 1018; defeated, 1026; nego-
tiates with Pitt, 1049, 1050; forms a
Whig ministry, 1050

Cumberland (son of William), his charac-
ter, 1064

Cumberland. [See Ernest.]

Curran, Solicitor-General, 1208; opposes
the Union, 1217

Currency re-established, 848-850

D'AIGUILLON, succeeds Choiseul, 1062
Dalrymple, sent to Scotland, 817; made
Viscount Stair, 834

Dalrymple. [See Stair.]
Dalrymple, in Portugal, 1290; supersedes
Burrard, 1293

Danby, President of the Council, 809;
Lord Caermarthen, 811; Parliamentary
attack on, 821; Premier, 824; chief
adviser to Mary, 826; discovers Pres-
ton's plot, 831; Lord President, 843;
Duke of Leeds, accused of venality,
845; retires, 846
Danton, his party, 1185

Darien scheme, 865-867; ill-feeling excited
by, 925, 933; the Company dissolved,
927
Darmstadt, takes Gibraltar, 887; his
quarrel with Peterborough, 889
Dartmouth, his conspiracy, 825
Dartmouth, Colonial Secretary, 1068, 1072
Dashwood, Treasurer of the Chamber,
1037; Chancellor of the Exchequer,
1041

Davoust, in Prussia, 1276

De Broglie, at Minden, 1031, 1032; at
Langen-Saltza, 1037
D'Enghien, murdered, 1251

D'Erlon, in Belgium, 1342; at Waterloo,
1345

D'Estaing, French admiral, 1088
D'Estrées, French admiral, 836
D'Estrées, Marshal, at Hastenbach, 1026
De Grasse, Admiral, 1099; fights with
Graves, 1101, 1102; at Jamaica, 1109
D'Hervilly, at Quiberon, 1176, 1177
De la Clue, at Lagos, 1028

De la Croix, French minister, 1189
De Puisaye, Chouan leader, 1174; in
England, 1175; at Quiberon, 1176;
escapes, 1177

De Suffren, Admiral, 1099, 1104; in India,

1128

Derby. [See Stanley.]

Derwentwater, at Preston, 936; executed,

938

Desaix, at Marengo, 1226

Devonshire, Lord Steward, 877
Devonshire, First Lord of the Treasury,
1021; deprived of his office of Chamber-
lain, 1041; friend of Pitt, 1042

Digby, Admiral, 1095

Doddington, leader of the Opposition, 1012
Donzelot, at Waterloo, 1345

Drouet, in Estremadura, 1313, 1814
Drummond, James, joins Charles Edward,

1001

Drummond, John, joins Charles Edward,

1005; at Falkirk, 1006

Dubarry, her influence, 1062; character,
1065

Dubois, his negotiations, 940

Duckworth, at the Dardanelles, 1281
Dudley, Foreign Secretary, 1392; supports
Wellington, 1395; signs Treaty of Lon-
don, 1398; resigns, 1402

Dumouriez, his victories, 1159; treats
with Auckland, 1166; meditates trea-
son, 1168

Duncan, watches the Dutch, 1194; mutiny
in his fleet, 1196; at Camperdown,
1198

Duncannon. [See Ponsonby.]
Dundas, proposes Catholic relief, 1087;
his India Bill, 1129; supports Pitt, 1182,
1135; defends Hastings, 1139; resigns,
1230; negotiates for Pitt's return, 1240;
made Lord Melville, 1246; his energy,
1249; attack on his naval administra-
tion, 1258; resigns, 1259; acquitted,
1260; resigns, 1392

Dundee. [See Claverhouse.]
Dunning, Solicitor-General, 1058; presents
American petition, 1068; his motion,
1092; Lord Ashburton, in the ministry,
1105

Dupleix, in India, 1019; in Pondicherry
1115; his schemes, 1116, 1117; dies,
1118

Durham, his reform measure, 1368; Privy
Seal, 1423; resigns, 1439; his dispute
with Brougham, 1455

EDWARD, Duke of Kent, his marriage,

1358

Egremont, Secretary of State, 1039; dies,

1042

Elector of Bavaria. [See Charles Albert
and Maximilian.]

Elector of Hanover. [See George I.]
Eldon, prosecutes Hardy, 1181; Lord
Chancellor, 1230; negotiates for Pitt's
return, 1245; remains in office, 1948;
opposes the Slave Trade Bill, 1972;
opposes the Catholic Bill, 1273; his
influence, 1274; high Tory, 137;
Palmerston's opinion of, 1988; resins,
1392; quoted, 1401; interview with
George IV., 1408

Elizabeth of Russia, alliance with Austna,
1023; dies, 1040

Ellenborough, in the Cabinet, 1267; of
poses the Catholic claims, 1273; jus
Hone, 1356

Elliot, at Gibraltar, 1109
Emmett, his rebellion, 1242; hanged, 1243
Ernest, his marriage, 1358

Erskine, desires reform, 1162; defends
Hardy, 1181

Eugene, in Italy, 879; his friendship with
Marlborough, 882; joins Marlborough,
884; sent to Italy, 888; at Turin, 893;
at Toulon, 895; at the Hague, 897; at
Oudenarde, 897; besieges Lille, 901; at
Malplaquet, 903, 904; at the Diet of
Frankfort, 918; deserted by the English,
921; commanding the German army,

976

FAMILY COMPACT, the, 981; suspected by
Pitt, 1038; signed, 1039

Fenwick, his conspiracy, 847; his trial,
855; executed, 856

Ferdinand IV., of Naples, insurrection
against, 1372; at Laibach, 1378
Ferdinand VII., of Spain, 1286; abdicates,
1287; restored, rebellion against, 1371;
changes the law of succession, 1463;
dies, 1464

Ferdinand, of Brunswick, 1026; at Cre-
veld, 1027; at Minden, 1031, 1032; his
successes, 1037; his manifesto, 1158; at
Jena, 1276; in Saxony, 1301
Fitzgerald, in France, 1209, 1211; killed,
1214

Fitzgerald, his cruelty, 1218

Fitzgibbon, Irish leader, 1200; his vigour,
1206, 1207; his policy, 1208; opposes
Catholic claims, 1209; Lord Clare,
advises amnesty, 1215; urges the Union,

1217

Fitzwilliam, Lord President, 1181; Viceroy

of Ireland, 1208; recalled, 1209; Presi-
dent of the Council, 1267

Fleury, his pacific views, 961, 970; his
policy, 975; dupes Walpole, 981; pro-
mises mediation, 982; intrigues with
the Jacobites, 983

Flood, his Reform Bill, 1136, 1155
Forbes, President of Scotland, 1000
Forbes, takes Fort Duquesne, 1027
Forster, at Preston, 936

Fox, Henry, Secretary at War, 1018;
Secretary of State, 1020; resigns, 1021;
Paymaster-General, 1022; purchases a
majority in the House, 1041; belongs
to the Bedford party, 1042; Lord Hol-
land, dismissed, 1049

Fox, Charles James (son of the above),
champion of the Americans, 1082; at
Westminster, 1092; assaults the Govern-
ment, 1103, 1104; Secretary of State,
1105; yields to Grattan, 1106; supports
Pitt, 1107; negotiates peace, 1108; in
Opposition, 1111; Secretary of State,
1112; his India Bill, 1129; opposes
Pitt, 1133; his election, 1134; opposes
Pitt's Irish Bill, 1137; accuses Hastings,
1140; friend of George IV., 1141; his
opinion of the French Revolution, 1154,
1161; his breach with Burke, 1156; his

Libel Bill, 1157; opposes Pitt, 1164,
1183; alliance with Grenville, 1243;
George's prejudice against, 1246; doubts
the French invasion, 1247: Foreign
Minister, 1266; character, 1267; nego-
tiations with Napoleon, 1268-1270; dies,
1270; proposes the abolition of the slave
trade, 1271.

Fox, Lord Holland, nephew of Charles,
opposes the Government, 1374; in the
Cabinet, 1423

Francis I., marries Maria Theresa, 976;
supported by Frederick II., 989; elected
Emperor, 996; acknowledged at Aix-la-
Chapelle, 1011

Francis, author of Junius' Letters, 1057,
1058; in India Council, 1124; opposes
Hastings, 1125, 1139

Franklin, in England, 1052; agent for
Massachusetts, 1068; insulted, 1069;
with Chatham, 1072; in France, 1083;
his medal, 1103; in Paris, 1108
Frederick William, becomes King, 941;
desires Juliers, 962

Frederick II., his ambition, 989; alliance
with France, 990; deserts France, 991;
takes Prague, 996; deserted by his
allies, 997; quarrels with George II.,
1020; begins the Seven Years' Wa: 1023;
his campaign of 1758, 1026; campaign
of 1759, 1028; fourth campaign, 1032,
1033; his success, 1041; his character,
1054; partitions Poland, 1066; alliance
with Russia, 1096, 1148
Frederick William II., attacks France in
Holland, 1147; alliance with England,
1149; leaves the coalition, 1173; dies,

1221

Frederick William III., declares war with
Napoleon, 1276; visits England, 1335
Frederick, Prince of Wales, leader of the
Opposition, 978, 1012; his quarrel with
his father, 978, 979, 980
Frederick, Duke of York, in Holland,
1169; recalled, 1172; captures the
Dutch fleet, 1223; withdraws, 1224;
appreciates the Peninsula War, 1294;
deprived of his office, 1299; opposes
Catholic relief, 1391; dies, 1392
Frere, urges Moore's advance, 1295; his
false information, 1322; recalled, 1323

GAGE, Governor, 1071; defeated, 1072; at
Bunker's Hill, 1073; his delays, 1074,
1075

Galway, succeeds Schomberg, 887; in
Spain, 889; occupies Madrid, 890;
Commander-in-chief, 895

Gates, Burgoyne surrenders to, 1082;
Washington's rival, 1087; in Carolina,
1097, 1098

Gaultier, his negotiations, 917, 918
Gay, writes against Walpole, 978
George L., in command of the Imperial
troops, 896; summoned to England,
923, 924; his character, 950, 931; goes
to Hanover, 940; his German policy,

941; his dislike to Townshend, 942; at
the opening of Parliament, 955; friend-
ship for Carteret, 957; dies, 963 char-
acter, 964

George II., comes to England, 930; made
Guardian of the Realm, 940; his dislike
to Sunderland, 948; his character, 966;
trusts Walpole, 967; Wyndham's de-
scription of, 977; his parsimony, 978;
his quarrel with his son, 979, 980;
desires war, 981; his love for Hanover,
988; at Dettingen, 993; his negotiations
at Hanover, 994; dislikes Chesterfield
and Pitt, 997, 1018, 1022; his friendship
for Carteret, 988, 1009, 1010; his grief
at Pelham's death, 1018; goes to Han-
over, 1020; dies, 1033

George III., his education, 1085; his views

his

of royalty, 1036, 1060; his popularity,
1036; his interview with Pitt, 1042; his
illness, 1048; the Regency Bill, 1049;
dislike to his ministers, 1050, 1052; his
views on his ministry, 1053; determina-
tion to conquer the Americans, 1055;
appoints Lord North Premier, 1059;
triumph of his policy, 1060; his domestic
life, 1064, 1140; selfish policy, 1065;
prejudice against America, 1070, 1077,
1085; his frugality, 1082; prejudice
against Catholic emancipation, 1087;
his command over North, 1089; his
power over Parliament, 1091;"
courage, 1093, 1094, 1183; his deter-
mination, 1104; friendship for Thurlow,
1105; his dislike of the Whigs, 1112;
opposition to Fox's India Bill, 1131,
1132; his illness, 1142, 1143; chooses a
wife for George IV., 1182; assaulted,
1183; interferes in the army, 1191;
loyalty of the fleet towards, 1196;
refuses Irish Catholic emancipation,
1209; return of his illness, 1230; inter-
view with Pitt, 1245; his prejudice
against Fox, 1246, 1266; rejects the
Catholic claims, 1273-1275; final illness,
1323; respected, 1357; dies, 1363
George IV., as Prince of Wales, his
depravity, 1140, 1141, 1357; proposed
as Regent, 1143; his marriage, 1182;
Regent, 1334; his speech,
assaulted, 1354; his ill health, 1358;
approves of the Manchester massacre,
1363; his conduct to his wife, 1365,
1367; opposes the Catholic claims, 1392,
1395, 1407, 1409; receives Donna Maria,
1411; dies, 1416

1349;

George of Denmark, unfit for a general,

878; attack on his naval administration,
912; dies, 913

Georges, Chouan leader, 1240; his con-
spiracy, 1251

Germaine, desires to retire, 1084; retires,

1104

Gibraltar, taken, 887; importance of, 970
Ginkel, at Ipswich, 808; in Ireland, 828,
829; receives a grant, 868
Glencoe, massacre of, 834-836

1

Gloucester (brother of George III.), hin
marriage, 1064

Goderich. [See Robinson.]
Godolphin, on the Treasury Commission,
810; his Jacobite tendencies, 832; his
industry, 843; accused of treason, 855;
resigns, 856; First Lord of the Treasury,
870; dismissed, 874; Lord Treasurer,
876; intrusted with Marlborough's
plans, 882; influence over Anne, 909;
son-in-law to Marlborough, 910; his
timidity, 911, 912; submits to an affront,
914; dismissed, 915

Godoy, Spanish minister, 1173; rules
Spain, 1252; intrigues with Napoleon,
1286

Gordon, his character, 1087; provokes
riots, 1092, 1093; dies, 1094

Görtz, minister of Charles XII., 943
Goulbourn, Irish Secretary, 1389; Home
Secretary, 1456

Gower, in the Privy Council, 877; on the
Jacobite Committee, 954; collects fol
lowers, 955; Privy Seal, 997

Gower, President of the Council, 1132
Grafton, visits Wilkes, 1043; Secretary of

State, 1050; First Lord of the Treasury,
1053; subservient to the King, 1055; his
conciliatory measures, 1057; resigns,
1058; returns, 1063; in Rockingham's
ministry, 1105

Graham, at Cadiz, 1308; at Vittoria, 1319
Graham, in the Cabinet, 1423; resigns,
1447; refuses to join Peel, 1456
Grammont, at Dettingen, 993

Granby, at Minden, 1032; attacks the
ministry, 1058; dies, 1061

Grant, resigns, 1402, 1403; President of
Board of Control, 1423
Granville. [See Carteret.]

Grattan, Irish leader, 1090, 1105, 1106:
his policy, 1199, 1200, 1201; interview
with Pitt, 1208; urges Catholic claims,
1209; secedes, 1213; opposes the Uni
1217; his speech against the Unive
1218; his speech on Catholic emand
pation, 1360

Grenville, George, leader of the Commoss,
1041; First Lord of the Treasury, 1042;
proceeds against Wilkes, 1043; his mis-
takes, 1045, 1047; his trick with regard
to the Regency Bill, 1049; his allian
with Temple, 1049; his speech in aust
to Pitt, 1051; reconciliation with Pit
1058; reforms election petitions, des

1060

Grenville, James (brother of George), r
signs, 1058

Grenville, Thomas (second son of George)
in Paris, 1108; joins Pitt, 1163
Grenville, William (third son of Geor
supports Pitt, 1182; rebukes Chauve
1163; his instructions to Malmesb
1189; letter to Napoleon, 1985;
political economy, 1229; retires, 12
disapproves of the peace, 1235: 4
cluded from office, 1240; his a

with Fox, 1243, 1246, 1247; ridicules the
volunteers, 1248; First Lord of the
Treasury, 1267; his Catholic policy,
1272; resigns, 1274; incapacity for war,
1280; attempts to form a ministry,
1325; declines office, 1369

Grey, his liberality, 1161; his motion for
reform, 1162; his petition, 1163; First
Lord of the Admiralty, 1267; quoted,
1268; introduces Slave Trade Bill, 1272;
supports Catholic claims, 1273; quarrels
with George IV., 1324; attempts to
form a ministry, 1325; opposes Govern-
ment, 1374; Premier, 1423; refuses re-
pressive measures, 1424; resigns, re-
turns, 1430; his Church policy, 1435;
his Coercion Bill, 1438; his speech,
1447; his difficulties, 1448; resigns,
1449

Grouchy, at Bantry Bay, 1212; pursues
Blücher, 1342

Gustavus III., his character, 1064; attacks
Russia, 1148

HABEAS CORPUS ACT suspended, 808, 854,
935, 1181, 1211, 1354, 1355, 1390, 1439
Hales, Sir Edward, impeached, 823
Halifax. [See Montague.]
Halifax, at the coronation of William,
806; Privy Seal, 809; parliamentary
attack on, 821, 823; withdraws, 824;
member of the Junto, 842

Halifax, Secretary of State, 1042; deceives
the King, 1049

Hamilton, Gustavus, at Enniskillen, 813
Hamilton, Richard, his treason, 813; at
Londonderry, 814, 815; taken prisoner,

827

Hamilton, Duke of, in Scotland, 818
Hanoverian courtiers, 940; dislike Town-
shend, 942; opposition to Stanhope,
946; receive bribes from the South Sea
Company, 952; bad influence of, 964
Harcourt, French diplomatist, 869
Harcourt, retires, 913; Lord Chancellor,
915; Jacobite tendencies, 922; his skill
in wording the Union, 928

Harcourt, in Cuttack, 1255; successful,
1257

Hardinge, at Albuera, 1311; insulted by
O'Connell, 1421; Irish Secretary, 1456
Hardwicke, supports Walpole, 983; re-
mains in office, 987, 988; his Marriage
Act, 1015

Hardwicke, Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland,
1241

Hardy, Admiral, 1089

Hardy, his trial, 1180, 1181

Harley, tries to establish the Land Bank,
851; joins the ministry, 881; Secretary
of State, 909; intrigues against Marl-
borough, 911; dismissed, 913; Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, 915; his policy,
916; stabbed, Earl of Oxford, Lord
Treasurer, 918; his Jacobite tendencies,
922; indecision, 923; dismissed, 924;
impeachment against him dropped, 932;

his trial, 947; his financial scheme, 949;
joins James, 955
Harrington. [See Stanhope.]
Harris, at Seringapatam, 1224
Harris. [See Malmesbury.]
Harrison, his speech at

Stockport,

arrested, 1362; his trial, 1366
Harrowby, Foreign Secretary, 1246; his
views, 1250; resigns, 1252; refuses the
Premiership, 1395

Harvey, character, 969; supports Wal-
pole, 983

Hastings, Warren, Governor-General,
1123; accused in the Council, 1125;
war with the Mahrattas, 1126, 1127;
robs Cheyte Singh, 1128; reprimanded,
1129; his trial, 1139-1141
Hastings. [See Rawdon.]

Hawke, contradictory orders to, 1019; at
Rochefort, 1025; at Brest, 1028; at
Quiberon, 1029

Hawkesbury, Foreign Secretary, 1238;
Home Secretary, 1246; remonstrates
with Napoleon, 1251; refuses the Pre-
miership, 1266; Home Secretary, 1274
Hawley, supersedes Wade, 1005; at Fal-
kirk, 1006; his cruelty, 1008
Hébert, his party, 1185

Hedges, Secretary of State, 870; dis-

missed, 874; Secretary of State, 877
Heinsius, friendship with Marlborough,
882; rejects proposals for peace, 894;
refuses to make a separate peace,

902

Henry, brother of Frederick II., 1041
Herbert, his maladministration, 822; at
Beachy Head, 826

Herries, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
1394; resigns, 1395; Secretary at War,
1456

Hill, in Estremadura, 1313; moves north,
1315; threatened by Soult, 1318
Hillsborough, Colonial Secretary, 1056;
his folly, 1058; effect of his policy, 1061
Hobhouse, Irish Secretary, 1439; resigns,
1440; in the Cabinet, 1450

Hoche, defeats the Prussians, 1169; in La
Vendée, 1175; at Quiberon, 1176; in
Belgium, 1194; plans the Irish invasion,
1189, 1209; his expedition, 1191, 1211,
1212

Hofer, his insurrection, 1301
Holderness, removed, 1037
Holkar, his power, 1126; defeated, 1127;
extent of his territory, 1254; war with
Wellesley, 1255; defeated, 1257; war
with Hastings, 1469
Holland. [See Fox.]

Hone, his trial, 1355, 1356

Hood, succeeds Rodney, 1099; candidate
for Westminster, 1134; at Toulon, 1169;
takes Bastia, 1172

Horner, his financial views, 1859
Houchard, in Holland, 1168
Howe, Admiral, destroys Cherbourg, 1027;
goes to America, 1076; at Gibraltar,
1110; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1132;

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