“Agamemnon,” British ship-of-the-line,
Nelson ordered to command her, i. 95;
relation to his career, 97-99;
action with four French frigates, 113,
115;
engages the batteries at Bastia, 120,
121;
action with the “Ca Ira,”
French 80-gun ship, 163-166;
engagement of March 14, 1795, 168;
engagement of July 13, 178-180;
services at Genoa, 200-202;
on the opening of Bonaparte’s campaign,
1796, 220-223;
Nelson leaves her for the “Captain,”
seventy-four, 229, 230;
she sails for England, 230;
subsequent history, 230;
misfortune at the Battle of Copenhagen,
ii. 87;
joins the fleet shortly before Trafalgar,
361.
“Albemarle,” British frigate commanded by Nelson, i. 31-41.
Alexandria, Nelson’s first voyage to, i. 332-339;
second voyage, 342, 343;
blockaded, 366;
Nelson’s third voyage to, ii. 276,
277.
Algiers, Bonaparte’s designs upon, ii. 184;
Nelson’s difficulties with, 230-232.
“Amazon,” British frigate,
services at Copenhagen, ii. 82, 86, 89,
91;
subsequent mention, 217, 261-263, 289,
295, 315.
Amiens, Peace of, signature of, ii. 146;
Nelson’s home life during, 150-178;
rupture of, 175.
“Amphion,” British frigate,
Nelson’s passage to Mediterranean
in, ii. 189-196;
leaves her for the “Victory,”
222.
Archduke Charles, Nelson’s meeting with, at Prague, ii. 43.
Austria and Austrians,
result of campaign of 1794 in Holland
and Germany, 155;
in Italy, 156;
delay in opening campaign of 1795 in Italy,
177;
their advance to Vado Bay, on the Riviera,
178;
Nelson ordered to co-operate with, 178,
184;
their disregard of Genoese neutrality,
184;
position of, in summer of 1795, 186;
inability, or unwillingness to advance,
188, 189, 194;
their attitude towards the British, 197,
202, 213;
growing insecurity of their position,
196, 200, 201, 212;
attacked and defeated by French at Battle
of Loano, 201;
retreat across the Apennines, 202;
urged by Nelson to reoccupy Vado in 1796,
218, 219;
their advance under Beaulieu, 220-223;
Nelson’s assurances to, 221;
defeat by Bonaparte, 220, 223;
driven into the Tyrol, and behind the
Adige, 232;
besieged in Mantua, 232;
advance under Wurmser to relieve Mantua,
238;
Nelson’s hopes therefrom, 238-241;
hears of their defeat again, 241, 244;
the peace of Campo Formio between Austria
and France, 317, 318;
dissatisfaction of Austria with France,
319, 322;
effect of their position in upper Italy
upon French operations, 391;
attitude towards France and Naples, 1798,
392;
Nelson’s judgment on, 399, 400;
alliance with Russia, 1799, 400;
successes in 1799, 400, 415, 416, ii.
1, 14, 15;
reverses, 15;
capture of Genoa, 1800, 37;
defeat at Marengo, 37;
abandon Northern Italy, 37;
Nelson’s visit to, 40-43;
peace with France, 1801, 63, 119;
exhaustion of, 1801-1805, 180;
Nelson’s remonstrance with, on failure
to enforce her neutrality, 242.