A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals

Part 19

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Waterloo, battle of; medal by Pistrucci, 552; medal for, 576.

Wellington, Arthur, Duke of; battle of Talavera, 545; lines of Torres Vedras, 546; battle of Salamanca and entry into Madrid, 547; victories up to Salamanca and entry into Madrid, 548; battle of Busaco, 553.

Whitelock, Bulstrode, 176.

Wilberforce, William, 563.

Wilkes, John, prosecuted for libel in "North Briton," 518.

William (II.) Prince of Orange and Princess Mary; betrothal, 81; marriage, 82.

William III.; peace of London, 230; invited to England, 283; expedition to England and landing at Torbay, 325—327; arrival in England, 328; liberty and religion restored to England, 331; coronation, king on globe, 338; Toleration Act, 347; rebellion in Ireland (1690), 348—351, 356—362 (relief of Londonderry, 348; called to Ireland, 350; departure for Ireland, 351; battle of the Boyne, 356—358; enters Dublin, 359; amnesty to Ireland, 361, 362); return to Holland, 364; rejoicings at the Hague, 365; entry into the Hague, 366; and Louis XIV. contrasted, 367; presides at Congress of Allies, 368; rebellion in Ireland (1691), 370, 373, 374 (battle of Aghrim, 370; suppression of rebellion, 373; pacification of Ireland, 374); throne established, 376, 377; literary prize-medal, 378; battle of La Hogue and dominion of the sea, 383, 384; execution of Grandval, 387; battle of Landen, 388; defeats in Low Countries, 390; Prince of Baden in London and bombardment of Dieppe, 392; bombardment of Havre, 393; and of Dunkirk, 394; taking of Huy, 395; retaking of Namur, 401—403; assassination plot, 404, 405; Peace of Ryswick, 407—409; presents new collar to Dublin, 411; death, 413—415; memorial, 416.

William (III.) of Orange and Charles II., 190.

William III. and Mary, marriage, 231; Roman Catholic chapels destroyed, 329; coronation, 332—342, 344, 345 (Perseus and Andromeda, 332; Jupiter and Phaethon, 333; Papal emblems destroyed, 334; bird ejected from nest, 335; crowned by Archbishop, 337; James and Father Petre flying from orange-tree, 339; Belgic Lion with Bible, 340; Britannia welcoming Belgia, 341; festival at Amsterdam, 342); peace restored to Britain, 343; action off Beachy Head, and regency, 354, 363; rebellion in Ireland (1691), 369, 371, 372, 375 (battle of Aghrim, 369; taking of Athlone, Galway, and Sligo, 371; taking of Limerick, 372; pacification of Ireland, 375); battle of La Hogue, 379, 380.

William III. and Monmouth; fortunes contrasted, 346.

Withipoll, Edmund, 32, 33.

Wolfe, Major-General James, 512.

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Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.]