Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant Deeds, Daring Adventures, and Services, in the Infant State of the British Navy |
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Page xii
Voyages to Guinea and the West Indies — Contest with the Spaniards at San
Juan d ' Ulloa — Disastrous Result - Vice - Admiral against the Armada -
Commands a Fleet on the Coast of Spain - Another Expedition to the West Indies
under ...
Voyages to Guinea and the West Indies — Contest with the Spaniards at San
Juan d ' Ulloa — Disastrous Result - Vice - Admiral against the Armada -
Commands a Fleet on the Coast of Spain - Another Expedition to the West Indies
under ...
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THOMAS CAVENDISH Fitted out an Expedition to attack the Spaniards in the
South Sea , passed the Strait of Magelhaens , and after various Successes
followed Drake ' s Track round the Cape of Good Hope , and arrived in safety -
Fitted out ...
THOMAS CAVENDISH Fitted out an Expedition to attack the Spaniards in the
South Sea , passed the Strait of Magelhaens , and after various Successes
followed Drake ' s Track round the Cape of Good Hope , and arrived in safety -
Fitted out ...
Page xiv
His early Promotion — Gallant Conduct in the Low Countries , A great Favourite
of the Queen - Joins Drake and Norris in the Portugal Expedition - Offends the
Queen - Is joined with the Lord High Admiral on the Cadiz Expedition — Is sole ...
His early Promotion — Gallant Conduct in the Low Countries , A great Favourite
of the Queen - Joins Drake and Norris in the Portugal Expedition - Offends the
Queen - Is joined with the Lord High Admiral on the Cadiz Expedition — Is sole ...
Page 8
The chief commander of every expedition , whether fitted out by the government
or by private individuals , was styled admiral or general . Sir William Monson says
— “ There have been often disputes whether the title of admiral or general was ...
The chief commander of every expedition , whether fitted out by the government
or by private individuals , was styled admiral or general . Sir William Monson says
— “ There have been often disputes whether the title of admiral or general was ...
Page 10
Thus when Lord Howard of Effingham and the Earl of Essex were jointly
appointed to the Cadiz expedition , they made upwards of sixty knights . In short ,
the duties and the powers of the High Admiral , in these two reigns , were never
defined ...
Thus when Lord Howard of Effingham and the Earl of Essex were jointly
appointed to the Cadiz expedition , they made upwards of sixty knights . In short ,
the duties and the powers of the High Admiral , in these two reigns , were never
defined ...
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| Title | Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant Deeds, Daring Adventures, and Services, in the Infant State of the British Navy |
| Author | John Barrow |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1845 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 juuni 2010 |
| Length | 495 pages |
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