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Naval battles of the world

Naval battles of the world

by Edward Shippen

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Author
Shippen, Edward, 1826-1911
Title
Naval battles of the world : Great and decisive contests on the sea ... with an account of the Japan-China war and the recent battle of the Yalu; the growth, power, and management of our new Navy.
Original Publication
Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler Co., 1905.
Credits
Brian Coe, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library with additional images from the Internet Archive.)
Language
English
LoC Class
D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere
Subject
Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 73068
Release Date
February 28, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Naval Battles of the World.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.List of Illustrations.
  5. 5.NAVAL BATTLES, ANCIENT AND MODERN — INTRODUCTION.
  6. 6.I. SALAMIS. B. C. 480.
  7. 7.II. NAVAL BATTLE AT SYRACUSE. B. C. 415.
  8. 8.III. ROMANS AND CARTHAGINIANS.
  9. 9.IV. ACTIUM. B. C. 31.
  10. 10.V. LEPANTO. A. D. 1571. — THE BATTLE.
  11. 11.VI. THE INVINCIBLE ARMADA. A. D. 1588.
  12. 12.VII. SOME NAVAL EVENTS OF ELIZABETH’S TIME, SUCCEEDING THE ARMADA.
  13. 13.VIII. NAVAL ACTIONS OF THE WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND AND HOLLAND. A.D. 1652-3. — BATTLE OFF THE NORTH FORELAND. — 1652-3. — THE BATTLE OFF PORTLAND.
  14. 14.IX. FRENCH AND DUTCH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. A.D. 1676.
  15. 15.X. BATTLE OF CAPE LA HAGUE. A. D. 1692.
  16. 16.XI. BENBOW. A. D. 1702.
  17. 17.XII. BYNG AND LA GALISSONIÈRE. A.D. 1756.
  18. 18.XIII. SIR EDWARD HAWKE AND CONFLANS. A. D. 1759.
  19. 19.DE GRASSE AND RODNEY. A. D. 1782.
  20. 20.LORD HOWE AND THE FRENCH FLEET. JUNE 1st , A. D. 1794.
  21. 21.BATTLE OF CAPE ST. VINCENT. A. D. 1797.
  22. 22.ENGLISH FLEET IN CANARY ISLANDS. A. D. 1797.
  23. 23.BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN. 11TH OCTOBER, A. D. 1797.
  24. 24.BATTLE OF THE NILE. 1ST. AUGUST, 1798.
  25. 25.LEANDER AND GÉNÉREUX. 16TH AUGUST, A.D. 1798.
  26. 26.ACTION BETWEEN THE AMBUSCADE AND BAYONNAISE. A.D. 1798.
  27. 27.SIR SIDNEY SMITH AND HIS SEAMEN AT ACRE. A.D. 1799.
  28. 28.FOUDROYANT AND CONSORTS, IN ACTION WITH THE GUILLAUME TELL. 1800.
  29. 29.NAVAL OPERATIONS AT ABOUKIR BAY, AND CAPTURE OF ALEXANDRIA. A.D. 1801.
  30. 30.THE CUTTING OUT OF THE CHEVRETTE. JULY, A. D. 1801.
  31. 31.BOAT ATTACK UPON THE FRENCH FLOTILLA, AT BOULOGNE. A. D. 1801.
  32. 32.COPENHAGEN. A.D. 1801. — COPENHAGEN, 1807.
  33. 33.TRAFALGAR. OCTOBER 21 ST , A.D. 1805. — THE BATTLE.
  34. 34.LORD EXMOUTH AT ALGIERS. A. D. 1816.
  35. 35.NAVARINO, 1827.
  36. 36.SINOPE, 1853.
  37. 37.LISSA, 1866.
  38. 38.SOME NAVAL ACTIONS BETWEEN BRAZIL, THE ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION AND PARAGUAY. 1865-68. — THE BATTLE OF THE BANK. — THE RIVER FIGHT AT TAYI.
  39. 39.THE CAPTURE OF THE HUASCAR. OCTOBER 8 TH , 1879.
  40. 40.BOMBARDMENT OF ALEXANDRIA. JULY 11 TH , A. D. 1882.
  41. 41.THE WAR BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN. — The Opening of Japan to Foreign Nations. — The Naval Battle of the Yalu, Sept. 17, 1894.
  42. 42.Naval Battles of America — PREFACE.
  43. 43.Contents
  44. 44.List of Illustrations
  45. 45.SERAPIS AND BONHOMME RICHARD. A. D. 1779.
  46. 46.WASP AND FROLIC. A. D. 1812.
  47. 47.CONSTITUTION. A.D. 1812.
  48. 48.LAKE ERIE. 10TH SEPTEMBER, 1813.
  49. 49.ESSEX, PHŒBE AND CHERUB—VALPARAISO. MARCH 28 TH , A. D. 1814.
  50. 50.BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN. SEPTEMBER 11 TH , A. D. 1814.
  51. 51.CONSTITUTION IN ACTION WITH CYANE AND LEVANT. 1815.
  52. 52.MERRIMAC AND MONITOR. MARCH 9 TH , 1862.
  53. 53.FARRAGUT AT NEW ORLEANS.
  54. 54.ATLANTA AND WEEHAWKEN. JUNE 17 TH , 1863
  55. 55.KEARSARGE AND ALABAMA. JUNE 19 TH , 1864.
  56. 56.MOBILE BAY. AUGUST 5, 1864.
  57. 57.CUSHING AND THE ALBEMARLE. OCTOBER, 1864.
  58. 58.FORT FISHER. DECEMBER, 1864, JANUARY, 1865.
  59. 59.DEEDS OF VALOR ON THE SEAS. BY CAPTAIN H. D. SMITH, U. S. R. S., AND OTHERS. — Captain Silas Talbot, the Soldier-Sailor. — THE WHALEBOATMEN OF THE REVOLUTION AND THEIR HEROIC ACHIEVEMENTS. — ADVENTUROUS CAREER AND PATHETIC END OF CAPTAIN JAMES DREW. — BURNING OF THE FRIGATE PHILADELPHIA IN THE HARBOR OF TRIPOLI BY STEPHEN DECATUR. — McDUGALL’S PLUCKY FIGHT IN SIMONOSEKI STRAITS. — CAPTAIN McGIFFEN AT THE BATTLE OF THE YALU.
  60. 60.OUR NEW NAVY. — MERCHANT VESSELS. — MACHINERY. — OFFICERS AND MEN. — NAVAL ACADEMY. — MARINE CORPS. — REVENUE MARINE. — MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE. — LIGHT HOUSES. — TRAINING SHIPS. — LIFE-SAVING SERVICE. — THE FLAG. — VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY. — VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.— Continued.
  61. 61.THE EXPLOSION OF THE MAINE. February 15, 1898.
  62. 62.DEWEY’S ACTION AT MANILA. May 1st, 1898. — Transcriber’s Notes

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