Deeds that Won the Empire

About this eBook

Author

Fitchett, W. H. (William Henry), 1845-1928

Title

Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes

Credits

Produced by Al Haines

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Great Britain -- History, Military

Category

Text

eBook-No.

19255

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19255

Release Date

September 12, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.DEEDS THAT WON THE EMPIRE
2. 2.HISTORIC BATTLE SCENES
3. 3.BY W. H. FITCHETT, LL. D. — LONDON: JOHN MURRAY — PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.LIST OF PLANS — THE BATTLE OFF CAPE ST. VINCENT — THE SIEGE OF QUEBEC — THE SIEGE OF BADAJOS — THE BATTLE OF THE NILE — THE BATTLE OF ALBUERA — THE SIEGE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO — THE COMBAT OF RONCESVALLES — THE BATTLE OF ST. PIERRE — THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC — THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO — THE ATTACK OF TRAFALGAR — THE FIGHT OFF CAPE ST. VINCENT — [Illustration: THE BATTLE OFF CAPE ST. VINCENT. Cutting the Spanish Line. From Allen's "Battles of the British Navy."] — THE HEIGHTS OF ABRAHAM — [Illustration: Siege of Quebec, 1759. From Parkman's "Montcalm & Wolfe."] — THE GREAT LORD HAWKE — THE NIGHT ATTACK ON BADAJOS — [Illustration: Siege of Badajos, 1812. From Napier's "Peninsular War."] — THE FIRE-SHIPS IN THE BASQUE ROADS — THE MAN WHO SPOILED NAPOLEON'S "DESTINY"! — GREAT SEA-DUELS — THE BLOOD-STAINED HILL OF BUSACO — OF NELSON AND THE NILE — [Illustration: THE BATTLE OF THE NILE. Doubling on the French Line. From Allen's "Battles of the British Navy."] — THE FUSILEERS AT ALBUERA — [Illustration: Battle of Albuera, 16th May, 1811. From Napier's "Peninsular War."] — THE "SHANNON" AND THE "CHESAPEAKE" — THE GREAT BREACH OF CIUDAD RODRIGO — [Illustration: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812. From Napier's "Peninsular War."] — HOW THE "HERMIONE" WAS RECAPTURED — FRENCH AND ENGLISH IN THE PASSES — [Illustration: Combat of Roncesvalles, July 25, 1813. From Napier's "Peninsular War."] — FAMOUS CUTTING-OUT EXPEDITIONS — MOUNTAIN COMBATS — THE BLOODIEST FIGHT IN THE PENINSULA — [Illustration: Battle of St. Pierre, December 9th & 13th, 1813. From Napier's "Peninsular War."] — THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC — [Illustration: The Battle of the Baltic, April 2nd, 1801. From Brenton's Naval History.] — KING-MAKING WATERLOO — [Illustration: Battle of Waterloo, June 18th, 1815.] — I. THE RIVAL HOSTS — II. HOUGOUMONT — III. PICTON AND D'ERLON — IV. "SCOTLAND FOR EVER!" — V. HORSEMEN AND SQUARES — VI. THE FIGHT OF THE GUNNERS — VII. THE OLD GUARD — VIII. THE GREAT DEFEAT. — THE NIGHT ATTACK OFF CADIZ — TRAFALGAR — I. THE STRATEGY — II. HOW THE FLEETS MET — [Illustration: The Attack at Trafalgar, October 21st, 1805. Five minutes past noon. From Mahan's "Life of Nelson."] — III. HOW THE VICTORY WAS WON — THE END

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