philosophic movement in,182;
war between England and,193,195,211,217-220,227-236;
accepts the propositions of Russia with regard to neutrals,208;
schemes of conquests,211,236;
peace between England and,242,243;
commercial and navigation treaties with,257,293,294;
attempts upon Holland by,295-301;
war declared with Francis II.,324;
treaty of commerce with, 1786,341;
war declared with England and Holland,342;
first coalition against,349;
treaty between the United Provinces and,363;
treaty with Grand Duke of Tuscany,363;
treaty with Spain,363;
second coalition against,420.
SeeFrench Revolution.
France, revolutionary army of,350,353.
Francis, Philip,99,100,247,286,302.
Francis II. of Austria,334,336,337,349,390,397.
Frankfort, capture of,337.
Franklin, Benjamin,59,125-127,136,138,145,155,156,182,228,239,240,242,243.
Frederick the Great, of Prussia, his
alliance with England,2;
his Silesian war,13-14;
subsidy to,2,17,23,26,27,33;
British subsidy refused,34;
offended,40-42;
declines Chatham's proposal for a defensive alliance,75,154,160;
America seeks help from,182,208;
joins the league of armed neutrality,208-209,298;
death of,299.
Frederick William II. of Prussia,299,300,325-328,331,334,338-339,351,354,360,361,363,374.
Frederick William III. of Prussia,421,423,436,437,440,442.
Freeman's Farm, battle of,178.
French Revolution,315;
meeting of states-general at Versailles,316;
national assembly,316;
bread riots in Paris,317;
views of Burke on the,318,329;
flight of Louis XVI.,330;
the new constitution accepted,331;
insurrection in Paris,336;
king and queen imprisoned,336;
allied armies enter France,337;
revolutionary societies,338,339;
execution of Louis XVI.,342;
war declared against England,342,343;
fighting in the Netherlands,349-351;
surrender of Toulon,352;
second committee of public safety,353;
the Vendeans appeal to England for help,354;
siege and evacuation of Toulon,355;
siege of Landrecies,360;
capitulation,361;
fall of Robespierre,372;
new constitution adopted,375;
expedition to Quiberon,376;
war in the West Indies,377;
campaign in Italy,380;
German campaign,382;
campaign in Spain,388-390;
preliminaries for peace,396-398;
projected invasion of England,401;
army of England,402;
Egyptian campaign,415-417;
Syrian campaign,418,419;
occupation of Naples,422;
war of the second coalition,425;
conquest of Italy by Suvorov,425;
invasion of Holland,429,430;
overthrow of the directory,432;
consulate,432;
Italian campaign,436,437;
proposed armistice with Great Britain,
438,439;
treaty of Lunéville,440.
Freya, Danish ship, case of the,441.
Freytag, Marshal,353.
Friends of the People, Society of the,324,335,357.
Frost, John,357.
Fuentes, Comte de,25,28.
Fürstenbund, the,298-300.
Gage, Thomas, general,61,88,127;
appointed governor of Massachusetts,129,131,132,137,140,143,145,147,148,150-154,184.
Gainsborough, Thomas,262.
Galitzin, Prince, Russian ambassador in London,34.
Gambia ceded to England,243.
Gambling,256,257.
Garrick, David,258.
Gaspee, ship, case of the,125.
Gates, Horatio, general,177-179,219-221.
Geisberg, Austrians defeated at,354.
Genlis, Madame de,386.
Genoa, siege of,436;
capitulation of,437.
George I.,6,145.
George II.,1,6.
George III., his accession,1;
his education and character,3-5;
his political system,6,7,9,10;
his scheme of attack on the whigs,11;
first speech to parliament,12;
civil list,13;
love affair,21;
marriage and coronation of,22;
anger against Pitt,29;
his success against the whigs,35;
dissatisfied with Bute,45;
attack of mental disorder,64;
desires to make provision for a regency,65;
opposes his ministers,71;
disappointed by Chatham's illness,85;
growth of personal power,87;
his policy triumphant,103;
contest with the city of London,110,111;
signs of mental excitement,112;
family troubles,119;
political predominance,123;
his American policy,131-135;
hires foreign troops,154;
refuses to call Chatham to office,188-189;
takes measures to suppress the Gordon riots,206-207;
end of personal government,229;
refuses to call Portland to office,240;
hostile to the coalition ministry,245-246;
unconstitutional move in the case of Fox's India bills,250-251;
creates new peers,253;
attempt on his life,307;
insane,309,310,453;
recovers,314,454;
his feelings towards the emancipation
of the Irish catholics,451-452,453.
Georgetown,221.
Georgia,132,134,150,195,198,215.
Germain, Lord George. SeeSackville, Lord George.
German troops employed in America,154,159,176,177,186.
Germantown, battle of,174.
Germany, Emperor of. SeeFrancis II.,Joseph II.andLeopold II.
Gibbon, Edward,261.
Gibraltar,154,160,196,198,199,210,217,236,241,243.
Gilbert's act,277,278.
Gillray, James,257,399.
Girondists,334,350.
Girtin, Thomas, painter,262.
Glasgow, petition from,138.
Gloucester (U.S.A.),224;
surrender at,225.
Gloucester, William Henry, Duke of (brother of the king),119.
Glynn, Serjeant,97,104,135.
Goddard, Colonel,237.
Godoy, Emmanuel, "Prince of the Peace,"363.
Goldsmith, Oliver,258-260,262.
Gordon, Lord George,205,207.
Gordon riots. SeeRiots.
Goree (Africa),2,23,24,26,41;
ceded to France,243;
surrendered to the English,439.
Gorey (Ireland), captured,410.
Gower, second Earl (Leveson-Gower), afterwards Marquis of Stafford, president of the council,87;
resigns,202,229,245,251;
privy seal,287,366.
Gower, Lord,336,337.
Gozo, surrender of,422.
Grafton, Duke of (Fitzroy),42,47;
secretary of state,68,69;
resigns office,73;
first lord of the treasury,74,80,85,86,89,90,95;
resigns office,102;
privy seal,115;
resigns,159,160,203;
again lord privy seal,229,244,257,274.
Granard (Ireland), rebellion in,414.
Granby, Marquis of (Manners),14,36,53;
commander-in-chief,74,90;
resigns,102,116.
Grantham, Lord (Robinson), secretary of state,240.
Granville, Lord (Carteret),8,29,30,49.
Grasse, Count de,217,218,223,224,226,227,234,235.
Grattan, Henry,201,202,232,233,290,291,315,368,369,449,450.
Graves, Samuel, admiral,151,153.
Graves, Thomas, admiral (afterwards Lord Graves),218,224,226.
Gray, Thomas,259.
Greene, Nathaniel, American general,221-223.
Grenada, conquest of,37,195,197,243,377.
Grenville, George,9,20,21,32,34;
secretary of state,35,38;
the "gentle shepherd,"43,44;
prime minister,45,46,48-50,53,54;
proposes to tax the American colonies,54,57-59;
stamp act,59,60,63-65;
dismissed from office,67,83,96,99,100,107;
elections act,108,109;
death of,115,116.
Grenville, Thomas,239,423.
Grenville, William Wyndham (afterwards Lord Grenville),250,252,313;
home secretary,315;
created Baron Grenville, secretary of state,322,327,328,334,336,338-340,342,343,349,352,356,359,366,373,374,379,394,396-398,421,423,433,438,444,452.
Greville, Charles,422.
Grey, Sir Charles, general (afterwards first earl),363,364.
Grey, Charles (afterwards second Earl Grey),294,308,341,357,372-374;
motion for parliamentary reform,399,447.
Grimaldi, Marquis,25,28,29,74,112-114.
Guadaloupe,2,23,24,26,40;
surrendered to the English,363;
reconquered by the French,364;
reconquered by the English,377.
Guichen, Comte de,199,200.
Guilford (U.S.A.), battle at,222.
Gustavus III., King of Sweden,115;
war with Russia and Denmark,325,326;
allied withémigrés,330.
Haarlem Heights (U.S.A.),165,167.
Habeas corpus, suspension of,169,358,385,403;
motion for repeal of,372.
Hadfield, king's assailant,435.
Haidar Alí, ruler of Mysore,80,196,236,237;
death of,238,241.
Halifax, Earl of (Dunk),8;
first lord of admiralty,35;
secretary of state,40,46,47,65,98,115;
death of,115.
Halifax (Nova Scotia),155,164.
Hamilton, Lady,422.
Hamilton, Sir William,422.
Hancock, John, president of congress,88,147.
Hanover,14,18,245,298,442.
Harcourt, Simon, Earl of, Viceroy of Ireland,200.
Hardwicke, Earl of (Yorke),8,12,20,29,34,39,48,102,264.
Hardy, French general,414,415.
Hardy, shoemaker,358.
Hardy, Sir Charles, admiral,196.
Hargreaves, James,271,272.
Harris, George, general (afterwards Lord Harris),420.
Harris, Sir James (afterwards Earl of Malmesbury),113,298,300,301,307,360,373,383,396,397.