Decisive battles since Waterloo : the most important military events from 1815 to 1887 . Siege of Silistria—1829 Battle of Staoueli and Fall of Algiers—1830 . . Capture of Antwerp and Liberation ofBelgium—1832 ..... Capture of the City of Mexico—1847 Battle of Gujerat—1849 . Capture of the Malakoff and the Redanand Fall of Sebastopol—1855 lucknow and cawnpore—1857-8 Capture of the Peiho Forts and Pekif—1858-60 . Battle of Solferino—1859 Battle between the Monitor and theMerrimac—1862 . Battle of Gettysburg—1863 Siege and Fall of Vicksburg—1863 . Battle of Five Forks and Lees Surren-der—1865 Ba
Decisive battles since Waterloo : the most important military events from 1815 to 1887 . Siege of Silistria—1829 Battle of Staoueli and Fall of Algiers—1830 . . Capture of Antwerp and Liberation ofBelgium—1832 ..... Capture of the City of Mexico—1847 Battle of Gujerat—1849 . Capture of the Malakoff and the Redanand Fall of Sebastopol—1855 lucknow and cawnpore—1857-8 Capture of the Peiho Forts and Pekif—1858-60 . Battle of Solferino—1859 Battle between the Monitor and theMerrimac—1862 . Battle of Gettysburg—1863 Siege and Fall of Vicksburg—1863 . Battle of Five Forks and Lees Surren-der—1865 Battle of Koeniggratz (Sadowa)—1866 Battle of Gravelotte—1870 PAGE I 1729 47 64 77 117 *33154 177197 210230260 289308325 vin CONTENTS. CHAPTER. PAGE XIX. Battle and Fall of Sedan—1870 . 344 XX. Fall of Khiva—1873 365 XXI. Fall of Plevna—1877 . ... 382 XXII. Capture of Geok Tepe—1881 . . 415 XXIII. Battle of Miraflores—1881 . . 431 XXIV. El Obeid—Annihilation of Hicks Pashas Army—1883 ...... 450 XXV. Fall of Khartoum—1885 .... 465. MAPS AND PLANS. PAGE Outline Map of Spanish America . Frontispiece Battle of Ayacucho . • n Outline Map of British Burmah .... 17 Turkey in Europe 29 Navarino, Battle Plan 41 Silistria, Siege Plan 51 Outline Map of Algeria . . . 65 Plan of the Fortifications of the City of Algiers, 67 Plan of Fortifications of Antwerp and Vicinity . 79 Plan of the Gates (Vera Cruz) .... 93 Siege of Vera Cruz 95 Valley of Mexico 97 Battle of Churubusco 103 Battle of Molino del Rey 105 Storming of Chapultepec 111 Outline Map of the Punjaub . . .119 Battle of Gujerat 127 Plan of Sebastopol 133 Attack on the Malakoff 135 Lines of Attack on the Malakoff and the Redan, 141 Sketch Plan of the Redan ..... 147 Position at Cawnpore 157 Siege of Lucknow . . . -171 River Pei-Ho . . . .179 Forts on River Pei-Ho 183 Engaging the Takoo Forts ... 189 IX MAPS AND PLANS. Sketch Map of Northern Italy Battle of Solferino Plans of the Monitor
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