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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... took such few weapons as they had : namely , a broken pointed rapier , one old fisgee , and a rusty calliver : John Drake took the rapier , and made a gauntlet of his pillow : Richard Allen took the fisgee , both standing at the head of ...
... took possession , and found in her sixty pounds ' weight of gold , and a large supply of provisions . At the end of six days he took another bark from Lima , in which he found a hundred pounds ' weight of silver in bars . He then went ...
... took for the service , meaning at their return to pay the value of her , which he did ; to this bark he gave the name of Drake . A few days after this , they fell in with a stout Spanish ship , having great store of dry Newfoundland ...
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EXPEDITION OF HAWKINS TO THE WEST INDIES | 1 |
CHAPTER II | 32 |
CHAPTER III | 75 |
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