i. 141

1854: Battle of the Alma (Sept. 20), i. 145; attention called to nursing deficiencies (Oct. 9), i. 146; F. N. informs Sidney Herbert of her scheme for going out with a party of nurses (Oct. 14), i. 150; letter from him, crossing, asking her to go for the Government (Oct. 15), i. 151; expedition arranged (Oct. 16), i. 155; official appointment and instructions (Oct. 19), i. 155; preparations, i. 158-60; expedition leaves London (Oct. 21), i. 162; journey through France, i. 162-3; F. N. lays in stores at Marseilles, i. 162, 205; sails for Constantinople (Oct. 27), i. 164, 166 _seq._ 1854 (Nov.)-1855 (May): Scutari:--arrival at Constantinople (Nov. 4), i. 171; arrival at Scutari (Nov. 4), i. 181; work in receiving and tending the sick and wounded, i. 181-8; arrival of second party of nurses under Miss Stanley (Dec.), i. 188 1855: first visit to the Crimea:--leaves Scutari (May 2), i. 254, 255; arrival at Balaclava (May 5), i. 251; visit to the front, i. 257; work in the hospitals, i. 258; attack of fever, i. 258, 371; out of danger (May 24), i. 259; public anxiety and sympathy, i. 264; visit from Lord Raglan, i. 259; returns to Scutari, convalescence at Therapia, i. 260; at Scutari, evening walks, i. 262 1855 (Aug.-Oct.): resumes work at Scutari (Aug.), i. 261, 262 1855 (Oct.-Nov.): second visit to the Crimea:--leaves Scutari for Balaclava (Oct. 9), i. 283 1855 (Nov.)-1856 (March): resumes work at Scutari, cholera patients, i. 283; Christmas at the Embassy, i. 296 1856 (March-July): third visit to the Crimea:--leaves Scutari for Balaclava (March 21), i. 283 1856: return to Scutari (July), i. 283; leaves Scutari for England (July 28), i. 283; declines offer of man-of-war, i. 302; travels incognito, i. 303; her spoils of war, i. 304; night in Paris (Aug. 4), 1. 303; arrival in London (Aug. 5), i. 303; visit to the Bermondsey Convent, i. 304; arrives unobserved at Lea Hurst (Aug. 7), i. 304; sojourn there, i. 307, 318-20; meets S. Herbert at Atherstone (Sept.), i. 313; resolve to devote herself to reforms for the health of the army, i. 313-18; invited to Balmoral (Aug. 23), i. 321; plans for interview with the Queen and Prince, resolve to obtain a Royal Commission, i. 321-3; confers with Sir J. McNeill at Edinburgh (Sept. 15), inspects hospitals, i. 321; reaches Sir J. Clark's house, Birk Hall (Sept. 19), i. 324; introduced to Queen Victoria at Balmoral (Sept. 21), i. 324; visited by the Queen at Birk Hall (Sept. 23), i. 324; conversations with the Queen and Prince,