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CONVENTION OF.—Between the Duke of Cumber land, third son of George II, and the Duke of Richelieu, commanding the French; 38,000 Hanovarians laid down their arms and were dispersed,—signed September 10th, 1757. COALITIONS AGAINST FRANCE. 1st. Pru ia i ued her manifesto June 26th, 1792. 2nd. Great Britain, Germany, Ru ia, Naples, Portugal and Turkey signed them, June 22nd, 1799. 3rd. Great Britain, Ru ia, Austria and Naples, August 5th, 1805. 4th. Great Britain, Ru ia, Pru ia and Saxony, October 6th, 1806. 5th. England and Austria, April 6th, 1809. 6th. Ru ia and Pru ia, ratified at Kalisch, March 17th, 1813. COLONEL.—This word is derived from the French, and means the chief commander of a regiment of troops. COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF OF THE BRITISH ARMY SINCE 1674: | Duke of Mon mouth | 1674 | Lord Amherst again | 1793 | | Duke of Marl borough | 1690 | Frederick, Duke of York | 1795 | | Duke of Schomberg | 1691 | Sir David Dundas | March 25, | 1809 | | Duke of Ormond | 1711 | Frederick, Duke of York | May 29, | 1811 | | Earl of Stair | 1744 | Duke of Wellington | Jan’y 22, | 1827 | | Field Marshal Wade | 1745 | Lord Hill, Gen’l Commander- | | Lord Ligonier | 1757 | in-Chief | Feb’y 25, | 1828 | | Marque of Granby | 1766 | Duke of Wellington again | Dec. 28, | 1842 | | Lord Amherst | 1778 | Viscount Hardinge | Sept. 25, | 1852 | | General Seymour Conway | 1782 | Duke of Cambridge | July 15, | 1856 | CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE.—The League of the Germanic States formed under the auspices of Napoleon Bonaparte. By this celebrated League the German States had to raise 258,000 troops to serve in case of war. It terminated with the downfall of Napoleon.