[249] Part of the Indian Empire, to the south of Afghanistan.
[250] The high priest and ruler of Tibet, and the head of the religion known as Lamaism. He lives at Lhassa, the capital of Tibet, a country of Central Asia north of the Himalayas.
[251] Aga Sultan Mohammed Shah, born 1875. He is a man of lofty character and great influence. He attended the coronation of Edward VII. as a guest of the nation.
[252] Ruler of Kashmir, the most northerly state of India.
[253] Both these generals were born in 1846.
[254] Surround them with troops, and thus form a screen behind which other troops can advance to engage the enemy.
[255] Province of Belgium, between the Meuse and the Scheldt, with Brussels as its chief town.
[256] Born 1713, died 1768. "Tristram Shandy" fills out nine volumes.
[257] Besieged in 1695.
[258] John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, born 1650, died 1722, was one of the most brilliant of British soldiers. He was sent to Flanders to protect Holland against French invasion, and in 1702-3 seized the line of the Meuse. Afterwards he joined Prince Eugène on the Danube, and inflicted a crushing defeat on the Franco-Bavarian armies at Blenheim, 1705.