ters of, 486 (and note), 490, 493;
credit of breaking French line claimed for, 490;
opinion as to Rodney's failure to pursue his success, 496.

_Dubois_, Cardinal,
minister of Philippe d'Orleans, 233;
his policy, 233, 235, 237, 239, 241;
death, 241.

_Duguay-Trouin_, French privateer,
expedition against Rio de Janeiro, 230.

_Dupleix_,
advances the power of France in India, 243;
his ambition and policy, 258, 274, 282;
problem before him in India, 275;
foiled by lack of sea power, 276, 278;
quarrel with La Bourdonnais, 276;
seizes Madras, 276;
successful defence of Pondicherry, 277;
extends his power in the peninsula, 282;
is recalled to France, 282.

_Duquesne_, French Admiral,
compares French and Dutch officers, 129;
commands at battle of Stromboli, 160-162;
tactics of, 163-165;
commands at battle of Agosta, 165.

_Egypt_,
Napoleon's expedition to, 10, 11;
Leibnitz proposes to Louis XIV. to seize, 141;
commanding commercial and strategic position of, 141, 142;
occupation of, by England, 22, 328;
importance of, to India, 328.

_Elliott_, British General,
commands at Gibraltar during the great siege, 411.

_England_, See under Colonies, Commerce, Commerce-Destroying,
Geographical Position, Government, Inhabitants, character and number
of, Naval Policy, Naval Tactics, Sea Power, Strategy.

_Extent of Territory_,
its effect upon the sea power of a country, 42-44.

_Falkland Islands_,
dispute concerning, 335.

_Farragut_, American Admiral,
at Mobile, 164, 287, 361;
at Port Hudson, 361;
at New Orleans, 354, 356;
practice of, as to his position in order of battle, 354-356.

_Fleuri_, Cardinal,
minister of Louis XV., 241;
peace policy, 241, 243, 253;
commercial expansion of France under, 242, 248;
accord with Walpole, 241, 244, 252;
policy, continental rather than maritime, 243, 244, 251, 253;
supports claimant to Polish throne, 247;
arranges Bourbon Family Compact with Spain, 244, 248;
acquires Bar and Lorraine for France, 249;
allows the navy to decay, 244, 249, 252, 253;
death, 253.

_France._
See under Colonies, Commerce, Commerce-Destroying, Geographical
Position, Government, Inhabitants, character and number of Naval
Policy, Naval Tactics, Sea-Power, Strategy.

_Frederick_, King of Prussia,
seizes Silesia, 262;
Silesia ceded to, 278;
opens Seven Years' War, 292;
desperate struggle o