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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... stood ready on either side , their bridles enriched with precious stones . Elephants were trained to kneel down before the throne and do reverence with their trunks . The Emperor's favourite elephant was fed on good meat , with plenty ...
... stood ready on either side , their bridles enriched with precious stones . Elephants were trained to kneel down before the throne and do reverence with their trunks . The Emperor's favourite elephant was fed on good meat , with plenty ...
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... stood and applied the system of Dupleix . " Robert Clive was the eldest of a large English family . He was born in Shropshire in the year 1725. At a very early age he showed that he had a strong will and a fiery passion , " flying out ...
... stood and applied the system of Dupleix . " Robert Clive was the eldest of a large English family . He was born in Shropshire in the year 1725. At a very early age he showed that he had a strong will and a fiery passion , " flying out ...
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... great native army was retreating in wild disorder . Clive stood triumphant on the battlefield of Plassey . With a loss of twenty- two men he had scattered an army of nearly 16 ENGLISH AND FRENCH IN AMERICA . [ 18TH CENT.
... great native army was retreating in wild disorder . Clive stood triumphant on the battlefield of Plassey . With a loss of twenty- two men he had scattered an army of nearly 16 ENGLISH AND FRENCH IN AMERICA . [ 18TH CENT.
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... stood in the forefront of a nation's life . " He was , as Emerson , the great American thinker , had said , a " perfect citizen . " He was , as a fellow - citizen said after his death in 1799 , " The man first in war , first in peace ...
... stood in the forefront of a nation's life . " He was , as Emerson , the great American thinker , had said , a " perfect citizen . " He was , as a fellow - citizen said after his death in 1799 , " The man first in war , first in peace ...
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1759. ] THE ENGLISH BEFORE QUEBEC . 29 against the western sky it stood , perched on its rocky throne . The rugged outline of batteries , bristling with cannon , seemed to frown defiance at the mere handful of Englishmen , now looking ...
1759. ] THE ENGLISH BEFORE QUEBEC . 29 against the western sky it stood , perched on its rocky throne . The rugged outline of batteries , bristling with cannon , seemed to frown defiance at the mere handful of Englishmen , now looking ...
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.