Juan de Cardona, who sailed on the left of the right wing, finding no enemy opposed to him, brought his vessel round to the rear of the Turkish
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Admirals Target Counterparts at Lepanto
Ali and Don John had each directed his helmsman to steer for the flag-ship of the enemy.Continuing The Battle of Lepanto and the Destruction of the
First Shots Fired at Lepanto
The first shot that took effect carried off the point of the pennant of Don Juan de Cardona, who in his swiftest vessel was hovering along the
Enemy Approaches at Lepanto
While Don John, baffled by the winds and waves, was beating off the Curzolarian Isles, the Pacha was sailing down the gulf before a fair
The Battle of Lepanto and the Destruction of the Turkish Navy
This series has seven easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Enemy in Sight at Lepanto.IntroductionEven before 1000 AD the Muslim
Famine and Hardship at Buenos Aires
Today's installment concludes Mendoza Settles Buenos Aires,our selection from History of Brazil by Robert Southey published in 1810. For works
Mendoza Settles Buenos Aires
This series has two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Site of Buenos Aires.IntroductionBy the discovery in 1515 of the Rio de
Cornwallis’ Report
I have the honor to enclose to your excellency the copy of the correspondence between General Washington and me on that subject, and the terms of
Dawson Concludes; Cornwallis Begins
I have the mortification to inform your Excellency that I have been forced to give up the posts of York and Gloucester, and to surrender the troops