The Life, Voyages, and Exploits of Admiral Sir Francis Drake, Knt: With Numerous Original Letters from Him and the Lord High Admiral to the Queen and Great Officers of StateJ. Murray, 1843 - Всего страниц: 428 Francis Drake was among the most successful explorers and naval officers of England in the Elizabethan era, successfully circumnavigating the globe and emerging victorious against the Spanish Armada. This biography discusses the most notable accomplishments of Francis Drake, and the role he assumed on voyages around the world. Although the numerous successes he enjoyed on his daring expeditions gained him plaudits in his native England, for the Spanish he was considered a ruthless and menacing pirate for his coastal raids upon settlements. Between 1577 and 1580 Drake succeeded in circumnavigating the world on a single voyage, an achievement which symbolized the growing naval prowess of his nation. A lengthy, blow-by-blow account of the battle with the Spanish Armada spans some three chapters of this text. Feared for its sheer numbers and tonnage, Spain's enormous fleet proved to be unwieldy in battle: novel tactics, such as England's use of ships set aflame and driven toward the enemy's tightly-packed vessels, drove the Armada off. However, as this biography notes, the victory was also thanks to the levelheadedness of Drake and his fellow commanders. |
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... ARMADA , CALLED THE INVINCIBLE . 1588 . Part Second . The Armada in the Channel - Anecdote - First attack - Note on a Spanish MS . Journal - Daily proceedings of the two fleets b -Dispersion of the Armada by fire - ships - Driven ...
... Armada the day of its appearing in sight of Dun- kirk . " In the evening , he says , a breeze sprung up , with which the Armada began to shape its course for Calais . * 26th July . On this day it was calm , the fleets in sight of each ...
... Armada that could be collected , against the enemy , in order still to maintain his position in the Channel ; " but the pilots declared it to be impossible against the wind and tide , and that the Armada must proceed into the North Sea ...
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EXPEDITION OF HAWKINS TO THE WEST INDIES | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 32 |
CHAPTER III | 75 |
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