ii. 249, 270;

importance of, to Great Britain, 270; rendezvous fixed by Napoleon, for the concentration of his fleets, in 1805, 271, 283; Toulon squadron goes to, 284, 285; Nelson pursues to, 296, 297; Nelson's week in, in June, 1805, 298-303; his estimate of his services rendered by going there, 301, 305; Nelson returns to Europe from, 302-310.

William Henry, Prince, son of George III., and captain in the British navy, first meeting of Nelson with, i. 38, 39; description of Nelson at twenty-four, by, 39; accompanied by Nelson in visit to Havana, 41; Nelson's association with, in 1786-87, 74, 75; gives away the bride at Nelson's wedding, 75; intimacy of Nelson with, 86-88; returns with his ship from America, contrary to orders, 88; at variance with the King, 88, 89; made Duke of Clarence, 89; effect of intimacy with, upon Nelson, 89; subsequent correspondence between Nelson and, 239, 244, 256, 284, 451; continues his friendship to Lady Nelson, after her husband's alienation, ii. 55.

Woolward, Frances Herbert, maiden name of Lady Nelson, i. 65.

Wurmser, Austrian marshal, succeeds Beaulieu, after the latter's defeat by Bonaparte, in 1796, i. 238; raises the siege of Mantua, 238; Nelson's enterprise against Leghorn dependent on the success of, 240; defeated by Bonaparte, at Castiglione and Lonato, 241.

Wyndham, British minister to Tuscany, mention of Nelson and the Hamiltons by, ii. 38, 39; strained relations of, towards Nelson and the Hamiltons, 39.

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