Table of Contents:
Hugh O'Neill.
Battle of the Yellow Ford. Owen Roe O'Neill.
Battle of Benburb. A fighting bishop.
The Confederation of Kilkenny. Patrick Sarsfield.
Defence of Limerick. Sergeant Costume.
The siege of Athlone. Undress uniform.
The surprise of Cremona. Captain James Cantillon.
Battle of Malplaquet. Field Marshal Count Peter Lacy.
His campaigns as commander of the Russian forces. Lieutenant-General Daniel O'Mahony.
The Wars of the Spanish Succession. Chevalier Wogan.
Stealing a princess. An old-fashioned duel.
Swords for Four; Coffee for two. Lord Clare.
Battle of Fontenoy. Captain Carew.
Implicit obedience. Major-General Richard Montgomery.
The invasion of Canada. John Sullivan.
How he seized an opportunity and some cannon. Mad Anthony Wayne.
Capture of Stony Point. General Edward Hand.
How a doctor killed his enemies instead of his patients. Colonel Fitzgerald.
Battle of Princeton, N. J. Commodore John Barry.
Organization of the American navy. The men of '98.
The Wexford Insurrection. General Count O'Connell.
Last days of the Irish Brigade in France. Count O'Shea.
Sweet revenge. Captain O'Reilly.
A brigade officer of the old school. Daniel O'Connell.
His duel with D'Esterre.