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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... continued our course through the main ocean till September the 30th following , on which day we fell in kenne of certain islands , lying in about 8 degrees to the northward of the line . " * The natives came off in their canoes , each ...
... continued coasting along , proceeding in sight of the shore , in search of Sir Walter Raleigh's recently planted colony in Virginia ; which , by her Ma- jesty's command , Sir Francis Drake was directed to inspect , and to afford any ...
... continued slaying them in pursuit for more than a mile , in which affair from 1200 to 1300 Spaniards were supposed to be slain : three English captains were killed , Sir Edward Norris and Colonel Sidney wounded . This service ended ...
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EXPEDITION OF HAWKINS TO THE WEST INDIES | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 32 |
CHAPTER III | 75 |
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