Today's installment concludes Battle of Lake Erie,our selection from The Naval War of 1812 by Theodore Roosevelt published in 1882.If you have
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US Victory on Lake Erie
The victory of Lake Erie was most important, both in its material results and in its moral effect.Continuing Battle of Lake Erie,our selection
The Two Fleets Close for Battle
As, amid light and rather baffling winds, the American squadron approached the enemy, Perry's straggling line formed an angle of about fifteen degrees
Composition of the Opposing Fleets
The superiority of the Americans in long-gun metal was nearly as three is to two, and in carronade metal greater than two to one.Continuing Battle
The Battle of Lake Erie
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The US Fleet Leaves Port.IntroductionIn the rematch between the United
Scots’ Victory at Bannockburn
Today's installment concludes Battle of Bannockburn,our selection from A History of Scotland from the Roman Occupation by Andrew Lang published in
Preliminary Fighting Before Bannockburn
But Bruce, in this fatal movement, when history hung on his hand and eye, uprose in his stirrups and clove Bohun's helmet, the axe breaking in that
Battle of Bannockburn
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Robert Chooses the Battlefield.IntroductionAfter the submission of
Beginning of Parkman’s Volume 5
Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by Francis Parkman, one of America's greatest historians. Beginning Count