The British Admirals: With an Introductory View of the Naval History of England, Band 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1833 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
appointed archers arms army arrived artillery assault attack battle Bellay besieged Boulogne Bretagne Bretons brought Bruges Burgundy burnt Calais called camp captains captured carrack carried castle cause Charles the Bold Charnock coast Comines commanded council courage crown danger death defended divers duke duke of Burgundy earl enemy English fleet Englishmen entered enterprise expedition favour fire Flanders Flemings force France French king galleys garrison Genoese Ghent Gravelines Guisnes harbour Harfleur hath haven Henry Holinshed honour horse house of York Isle of Wight king of England king's land lord admiral loss merchants Monstrelet naval navy night Niño ordered party peace persons pirates port prince prisoners realm reign retreat returned Rymer sailed says Hall Scotland sent ships shot side siege sieur sir Edward Howard Sluys soldiers soon Spaniards spoil succour Sueyro taken things thought took town troops vessels victualled Warwick wind Zeeland
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 366 - To which, rather than any dishonour should grow by me, I myself will take up arms: I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already...
Seite 344 - Some put their trust in chariots, and some in horses ; but we will remember the Name of the LORD our God.
Seite 144 - Enclosures they would not forbid, for that had been to forbid the improvement of the patrimony of the kingdom ; nor tillage they would not compel, for that was to strive with nature and utility...
Seite 365 - I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England too; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realms...
Seite 361 - English ships using their prerogative of nimble steerage, whereby they could turn and wield themselves with the wind which way they listed, came often times very near upon the Spaniards, and charged them so sore, that now and then they were but a pike's length asunder : and so continually giving them, one broadside after another, they discharged all their shot both great and small upon them, spending one whole day from morning till night in that violent kind of conflict, untill such time as powder...
Seite 365 - Let tyrants fear. I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
Seite 307 - A Declaration of the Causes moving the Queen of England to give Aid to the Defence of the People afflicted and oppressed in the Low Countries 472.
Seite 365 - Tilbury, their cheerful countenances, courageous words and gestures, dancing and leaping wheresoever they came ; and in the camp their most felicity was hope of fight with the enemy, where oft-times divers rumours ran of their foes approach, and that present battle would be given them, then were they as joyful at such news as if lusty giants were to run a race.
Seite 366 - In the mean time my lieutenant-general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject ; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdoms, and of my people.
Seite 369 - Memoirs of celebrated naval commanders, illustrated by engravings from original pictures in the naval gallery of Greenwich Hospital.