Deeds that Won the Empire / Historic Battle Scenes
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Chapters (51)
- 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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