Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes
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DEEDS THAT WON THE EMPIRE
HISTORIC BATTLE SCENES
LONDON: JOHN MURRAY
PREFACE
CONTENTS
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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