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Henry manded in the A shanti war 1873-74, and was made major general in 1875. He was administrator of Natal in 1875; a member of the Council of India in 1876; commi ioner and commander in Cyprus in 1878; and governor of Natal and the Transvaal 1879-80. In 1880 he was made quartermaster general, and adjutant-general in 1882. He defeated the Egyptian insurgents under Arabi and gained the victory of Tel-el-Kebir in 1882; was raised to the peerage and made general in 1882; and was commander-in-chief of the unsucce ful expedition for the relief of Gordon 1884-85. He was made viscount in 1885, commander-in-chief of the forces in Ireland in 1890, and commander-in-chief of the British army in 1895. He has written "Narrative of the War with China in 1860" (1860), "Soldier's Pocket-Book" (1869), "System of Field Manœuvres" (1872), "Marley Castle," a novel (1877), etc. Wolsey (wùl'zi), Thomas. Born at Ipswich, England, probably in 1471: died at Leicester, Nov. 29, 1530. A celebrated English statesman and cardinal. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford; studied divinity; became rector of Lymington in 1500; was succe ively chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, to Sir Richard Nanfan, and to Henry VII.; was sent by Henry VII. on a diplomatic mi ion to the emperor Maximilian; was made dean of Lincoln in 1509; became almoner in 1509, and privy councilor in 1511; served against France in 1513; was made bishop of Lincoln in 1514, and archbishop of York in 1514; and became lord chancellor and cardinal in 1515, and prime minister of Henry VIII. He was made legate in 1519. He gained the ill will of Henry VIII. by his conduct in the matter of the king's divorce; was deprived of his offices in 1529; was restored to the archbishopric of York in 1530; and was arrested for high treason in Nov., 1530. He founded Christ Church College, Oxford. Wolver hampton (wul-ver-hamp'ton). A borough in Staff ords hire, England, 13 miles northwest of Birmingham. It is situated near a large coal and iron-mining district, and is one of the principal centers for the manufacture of hardware in Great Britain. Population (1891), 82,620. Wolzogen (volt-sō'gen), Mme. von (Karo line von Lengefeld). Born at Rudolstadt, Germany, 1763: died at Jena, 1847. A German author, sister-in-law of Schiller. She wrote "Schillers Le ben" ("Life of Schiller," 1830), the novels "Agnes von Lilien" (1798) and "Cordelia" (1840), etc. Woman Hater, The. 1. A play by Beaumont and Fletcher, published anonymously in 1607. – 2. A novel by Charles Reade, published in 1877. Woman in White, The. A novel by Wilkie Collins, published in 1860. Woman Killed with Kindne , A. A play by Thomas Heywood, acted in March, 1603, printed in 1607. It is considered Heywood's best play. Womb well (wöm'wel). A town in the West