The Struggle for Sea Power, Book IV of the Story of the WorldCosimo, Inc., 01.01.2013 - 248 Seiten "Covers the history of the world from the American Revolution to Waterloo--from 1745-1815--and includes tales of: the black hole of Calcutta; George Washington, solider and patriot; how Pitt saved England; The Declaration of Independence and much more."--Cover back. |
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... harbour was still choked with ice , and it was not till June that the advanced squadron of the fleet could begin the passage of the St Lawrence . Wolfe had never seen Quebec , the city he was sent out to capture ; but he knew that ...
... harbour was still choked with ice , and it was not till June that the advanced squadron of the fleet could begin the passage of the St Lawrence . Wolfe had never seen Quebec , the city he was sent out to capture ; but he knew that ...
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... harbour of Brest , while more . ships lay to the south at the mouth of the Loire . Hawke was to block all the ships in the harbour of Brest , and prevent their joining the others . He sailed over to the French coast , and there for six ...
... harbour of Brest , while more . ships lay to the south at the mouth of the Loire . Hawke was to block all the ships in the harbour of Brest , and prevent their joining the others . He sailed over to the French coast , and there for six ...
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... harbour of Brest ; again and yet again he fought his way back . On November 6 , a tremendous gale swept over the English fleet . For three days Hawke stood his ground , but he was forced to run back to the shores of England for shelter ...
... harbour of Brest ; again and yet again he fought his way back . On November 6 , a tremendous gale swept over the English fleet . For three days Hawke stood his ground , but he was forced to run back to the shores of England for shelter ...
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... harbour flew their flags half - mast high , shops were shut , for it seemed as though the liberty of the American colonies were dead . CL Men denounced it openly . Cæsar , " cried one in a voice of thunder , " had his Brutus , Charles ...
... harbour flew their flags half - mast high , shops were shut , for it seemed as though the liberty of the American colonies were dead . CL Men denounced it openly . Cæsar , " cried one in a voice of thunder , " had his Brutus , Charles ...
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... harbour , and the citizens of the town refused to land the tea unless the duty were repealed . A watch of twenty - five colonists guarded the wharf by day and night , sentinels were placed at the top of the church belfries , post ...
... harbour , and the citizens of the town refused to land the tea unless the duty were repealed . A watch of twenty - five colonists guarded the wharf by day and night , sentinels were placed at the top of the church belfries , post ...
Inhalt
JAMES BRUCE AND THE NILE | 55 |
MARIE ANTOINETTE | 65 |
THE FLIGHT TO VARENNES | 75 |
A REIGN OF TERROR | 81 |
HORATIO NELSON | 90 |
THE TRAVELS OF BARON HUMBOLDT | 101 |
THE BEGINNING OF THE STRUGGLE | 107 |
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The Struggle for Sea Power, Book IV of the Story of the World M. B. Synge Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2013 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Admiral Africa America army arrived attack Austria battle Blücher Book brave British broke Bruce Cape Captain Captain Cook chapter Clive coast colonies colonists command Conflans Cook Corsica cried darkness dauphin dead death declared Dupleix Dutch East Emperor empire enemy England English escape Europe famous father fell fight fire flag fought France French empire governor guns harbour Hawke heart hero honour Horatio Nelson hour Humboldt India island king land Louis Louis XVI Marie Antoinette miles morning Mungo Park Napoleon nation native Nelson never Niger night Nile palace Paris passed peace Pitt Portugal Quebec queen Raja reached retreat returned river Robert Clive Russia sailed sailor sent slaves snow soldiers soon South Spain Stamp Act stood storm story struggle throne Toulon Trafalgar triumph troops Tuileries Versailles victory Warren Hastings Waterloo Wellesley Wellington wild wind Wolfe young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 170 - I hope the people of England will be satisfied!" "I hope my country will do me justice!
Seite 170 - We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him.
Seite 130 - May the great God whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it, and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet!
Seite 142 - Where he greatly stood at bay, Whence he issued forth anew, And ever great and greater grew, Beating from the wasted vines Back to France...
Seite 166 - Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
Seite 25 - Resolved, That a committee, in conjunction with one from the Senate, be appointed to consider on the most suitable manner of paying honor to the memory of the man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens.
Seite 23 - Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
Seite 170 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And we spoke not a word of sorrow, But we steadfastly gazed on the face of the dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.
Seite 139 - Burke, moved even to tears, exclaimed, "It is not a chip of the old block; it is the old block itself.