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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1898 Excerpt: ... INDEX. Abdul Aziz, Sultan, 103, 104 Abo, capture of, 13 Abuhoff, naval works at, 120 Ackerman, occupied by Potemkin, 44 Acre, bombardment of, 81 Aden, 157 Admiral Popoff, the, 100 Admiral Spiridoff, the, 100 Adrianople, Charles XII. at, 13; Treaty of, 77; Skobeleffs advance on, 107 Adriatic, the, 30 Advice frigate, the, 34 Afghanistan, 171 Aix la Chapelle, Treaty of, 24 Aland, Russian naval vic-tory off, 13 Alexander I., the Tzar, 56, 62, 173; concludes the Peace of Tilsit, 66; death of, 75. Alexander II., the, 115 (note), 156 (note) Ali Bey, revolt of, 33 Alma, battle of the, 91 American Independence, War of, 38 Amiens, Peace of, 59 Amur, the, 79, 134, 146, 147. ISO Anapa, defeat of Turko-Circassian force at, 44; in Russian hands, 76 Ancona, bombardment of, Anglo-Russian alliance, 47, 54 Anglo-Russian relations, 168 to 187 Anglo-Swedish alliance, 15 Anne, the Empress, 21; death of, 22 Apraxine, Admiral, 13, 19 Aral, Sea of, 78, 79,171 Araxes, defeat of the Per-sians near the, 59; advance of the Russian frontier to, 75 Archangel, I, 176; ship-building at, 11 Archimedes, the, 81 Argun, the, 146 Armed Neutrality, the, 39, 55 Armenian atrocities, 181 Armfeldt, General, 13 Armourclad floating bat-teries, 98 Ashurada, island of, 78 Aspo Roads, 73 Astrabad, naval station at, 157 Astrachan, conquest of, 3, 17 Auckland, Lord, 171, 172 Augustus II. of Poland, 19 Augustus III. of Poland, 28 Austerlitz, 61, 62 Austrian Succession, War of the, 22 Azof, siege of, 6, 7; re-stored to the Sultan, 12; captured by General Lacy, 20; demolished, 22; Russia confirmed in her possession of, 37 Azof, the Sea of, 17, 37, 48, 176 Bagration, 61 Baku, naval station at, '57 Balkans, Russian advance on, 44; passage of the, 104; right of Turkey to garrison, 109 Ball, Captain (afterwards...
