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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... shot out of her fiered the Spani- ards ' Vice Admirall , * where the most part of 300 Spanyards were spoyled and blowen over - boord with powder . Their Admirall * also was on fire halfe an houre . " We cut our cables , wound off our ...
... shot of the iland . " Our Generall couragiously cheered up his soul- diers and gunners , and called to Samuel his page for a cup of beere , who brought it him in a silver cup ; and hee , drinking to all men , willed the gun- ners to ...
... shot at him which first began the quarrel , and striking him in the pancy with hail shot , sent his guts abroad with great torment , as it seemed by his cry , which was so hideous and terrible a roar , as if ten bulls had joined ...
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EXPEDITION OF HAWKINS TO THE WEST INDIES | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 32 |
CHAPTER III | 75 |
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