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INDEX. 375 powor ho exerted over the Emperor, 243, 244 — success of his efforts to prevent a rupture, 245 — his efforts to pacify Niel, ib. Vaissier's battalion, vi. 344, 346. Valorous, the war-ship, viii. 51. Vane, Lieutenant, vi. 61 note. Varna, ii. 191, 193, 195, 197, 19S, 199, 202, 203, 209— the Allies at, 251, 255 et seq., 268, 276, 281, 285, 288— fire at, 291 — troops and supplies left at, 304, 320, 347, 370; v. 390; vii. 90, 120, 434 note. Vauban, ix. 26, 132. Vaudrey, i. 227. Vaughan, Lieutenant, iv. 872 ; vi. 303, 339, 341, 351, 387. Veloce, the French steamer, viii. 51, 54. Verschoyle (Guards), v. 77 ; vi. 246, 270. Vessey, ii. 342. Viaduct, the, vi. 21. Vialls, vi. 251, 308 note, 406, 415 note. Vicars, Captain Hedley, opposes Bous- ticheff's attack at Woronzoff Ridge, viii. 94 — charge by, 95 — death of, 96. Vico, iii. 301. Victoria Bridge, the, ix. 156. Victoria Fort, ix. 155. Victoria Ridge, v. 373 note ; vi. 7 et seq., 57, 59, 61, 75, 83, 88, 405 note, 437, 449, 476, 477 et seq.— defence of, viii. 38 ; ix. 96, 100, 107, 156. Victory, the Russian prayer for, iii. 265 and note, 266. ' Victualling ' Office, the, vii. 29, 38, 43 et seq. Vienna Conference, the, i. 359. Vienna Note, the, with the proposed Turkish* modifications, i. 390. 'Vienna Note,' the, i. 370— its accep- tance by the powers and Russia, 371 — Lord Stratford's opinion of, 374 — the Turkish Government deter- mines to reject it unless altered, 376 — the text of the Note, and of the alterations suggested by the Turks, ib. note and appendix, 390, 391. Vienna, peace negotiations at, viii. 319 — debates in Conference, 323 et seq. — failure of negotiations, 333 — Aus- trian proposals at, 335 et seq. — speeches at closing of, 347. Vieyra, i. 244 — his mutilation of the drums of the national Guard, 249. Vigilance, the English soldier's want of, v. 49. Villebois, General, vi. 152, 451. Villiers, the Right Hon Charles Pel- ham, vii. 326. Vinck, Captain, iv. 134. Vinoy, General, v. 71, 396 — position of his brigade before Inkennan, vi. 12, 13, 39, 49 ; vii. 465. ' Violet Fane ' quoted, vii. 326 and note. Viper, the gunboat, viii. 51, 54. Vitet, M., i. 259 note. Vivandiere, the, ix. 107. Vizier, the Grand, on Prince Mentschi- koff's mission, i. 110 — his communi- cation to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, 129 — consults Lord Stratford, 156. Vladimir steam-ship, vi. 76. Voirol, General, i. 227 — despatch of, 229 note. Volhynia Redoubt, formation of the, viii. 73 ; ix. 95, 100 et seq. Volokhoff Tower, the, iv. 48 et seq., 354 note ; ix. 24, 39. Volovia gorge, the, v. 372 ; vi. 72. Volovia ravine, the, vi. 113. Von Roon, ix. 247 note. Wabripon, i. 268. Waddy's, Colonel, enterprise, vi. 449, 450. Wagman, Lieutenant, v. 37 note. Wagram campaign, the, vii. 63, 408 note, 417. Walcheren disaster, the, vii. 408. Walcheren expedition, the, vii. 411 etseq. Walcott, Captain, commands No. VIII. battery, viii. 17S — their ineffective fire, 179 — Lord Raglan's high praise to, ISO, 372. Walewski, Count, his interview with Lord Aberdeen and Lord Clarendon, ii. 7, 9— at Council of War, viii. 242. Walker, Colonel, iii. 90; vi. 184, 190, 191 — he orders the Scots Fusiliers to charge, 192, 194 — his two first wounds, 207 — his third wound, ib. — he gives over his command to Colonel Seymour, 20S ; vii. 446 note. Walker, Lieutenant, viii. 214 note. Walker, Major, vi. 148, 149 note. Walker, Charles, Sergeant, vi. 349. Wallachia, i. 193— military occupation, of, by Russia, ii. 39, 45, 83, 109, 216. Wallis, Captain, iii. 158. Walsham, iii. 279. War administration of England, the, vii. 11, 12, 14, 21 — standing com- promise between the Horse Guards and the Government, 26, 27, 2S— the victualling and the transport sub- departments of the Admiralty, 29 — the Army Medical Service, ib. — the Commissariat, 33, 36 — the old army officers without experience derived from recent campaigns, 38 — the Duke of Newcastle, Secretary of State for War, ib., 39 — his capacity as a war administrator, 40, 41 — the way in which our dispersed system of war adminstration proved baneful, 46, 47, 48, 49— our system of war admin- istration at the time of the great conflict with France, 50, 53 — the Wellington era, 62, 66, 71, 73— the business of War administration com- passed, 74, 75-1816, 78, 77, 78, SO— long-protracted continuance of the