| CHAP. | | PAGE |
| I. | The Fool of the Family (1769–93) | 17 |
| II. | Wellington’s Baptism of Fire (1794–97) | 28 |
| III. | The Campaign of Seringapatam (1797–1800) | 35 |
| IV. | War with the MarhattÁs (1801–3) | 47 |
| V. | Last Years in India (1803–5) | 58 |
| VI. | Service in England, Ireland, and Denmark (1805–7) | 68 |
| VII. | The First Battles of the Peninsular War (1808) | 76 |
| VIII. | Victory Abroad and Displeasure at Home (1808–9) | 90 |
| IX. | Sir Arthur’s Return to Portugal (1809) | 99 |
| X. | Talavera (1809) | 110 |
| XI. | Wellesley’s Defence of Portugal (1809–10) | 119 |
| XII. | The Lines of Torres Vedras (1810) | 128 |
| XIII. | MassÉna beats a Retreat (1810–11) | 137 |
| XIV. | The Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1811–12) | 154 |
| XV. | Badajoz and Salamanca (1812) | 165 |
| XVI. | The Closing Battles of the Peninsular War (1812–14) | 181 |
| XVII. | The Prelude to the Waterloo Campaign (1814–15) | 200 |
| XVIII. | Ligny and Quatre Bras (1815) | 210 |
| XIX. | Waterloo (1815) | 218 |
| XX. | Wellington the Statesman (1815–52) | 236 |
| Index | 253 |
| Maps— |
| (1) Wellington’s Campaigns in India | 37 |
| (2) Wellington’s Peninsular Campaigns | 77 |
| (3) The Battle of Waterloo | 219 |
