CONTENTS 



PAGES 



Title Page i. 



Dedication to the Right Hon. The Earl of Derby, K.G iii. 



Portrait of the Author Separate Plate. 



The Author's Retrospect iv. 



Principal Authorities Consulted v. 



Contents vii. 



Errata xii. 



The Introduction xiii. 



THE WARS OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S REIGN. 

 1837 to 1887. 

 The accession of Queen Victoria, 1837. The First War : in Canada, 

 1838. The Second War: the Afghan War, 1839 to 1842. The 

 Third War: China, 1839. The Fourth War: in Syria, 1840. 

 The Fifth War: in the Punjaub, 1848. The Sixth War: in 

 Borneo, 1849. The Seventh War: Don Pacifico, 1850. The 

 Eighth War : Kaffir War, 1846. The Ninth War : Kaffir War, 

 1850 to 1853. The Tenth War: in Burmah, 1852. The Eleventh 

 War : Crimean War, 1854-5. The Twelfth War : in Oude, 1856. 

 The Thirteenth War : Persian War, 1857. The Fourteenth War : 

 Mutiny in India, 1857. The Fifteenth War : the Second China 

 War, 1857. The Sixteenth War: the Third China War, 1859. 

 The Seventeenth War : in Japan, 1863. The Eighteenth War : in 

 New Zealand, 1860-64. The Nineteenth War: in Abyssinia, 1867. 

 The Twentieth War : in Ashantee, 1873. The Twenty -first War : 

 in the Transvaal, 1877. The Twenty-second War : the Zulu War, 

 1878. The Twenty-third War: the Afghan War, 1878. The 

 Twenty-fourth War : War in Egypt, 1882. Conclusion : 

 Legislation of the Fifty Years' Reign. The Record of Wars. 

 Non-intervention. Balance of Power. Opinions of Cobden 

 and Bright I to 54 



RUSSIA, TURKEY, AND BULGARIA. 

 1768 to 1886. 

 History of the Ottoman Empire. The First Intervention of Russia, 

 1768. The Second Intervention of Russia, 1820. The Third 

 Intervention of Russia, 1834. The Fourth Intervention of 

 Russia, 1853. The Fifth Intervention of Russia, 1876. The 

 Insurrection in Bosnia. The Andrassy Note. The Berlin 

 Memorandum. Deputation to Lord Derby. The Constantinople 



