CHAPTER IV.

FIRST PART OF THE LONG EUROPEAN PEACE.

Distress in England after the war—Reductions in the Army and

Navy—Stations of the Brigade—French Eagles captured, deposited

in the Chapel Royal, Whitehall—Reforms in interior

economy—Death of George III., and Accession of George IV.—Cato

Street Conspiracy—Trial of Queen Caroline—Coronation of George

IV.—Guards in Dublin—Distress in 1826—Death of the Duke of

York—Changes in uniform—Death of George IV.; succeeded by

William IV.—Political agitation at home, revolution abroad; the

Reform Act—Coronation of William IV.—First appearance of

cholera—Death of the King, and Accession of Her Majesty Queen

Victoria—Changes and reforms introduced during the reign of

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