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
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
The Cromwell Curse
Today's installment concludes Cromwell's Ireland Campaign,our selection from Oliver Cromwell by Frederic Harrison published in 1888.If you have
The Wexford Massacre
In the view of the Commonwealth government, the mass was by law a crime, Catholic priests were legally outlaws, and all who resisted the Parliament
The Drogheda Massacre
The lurid light of this great crime burns still after centuries across the history of England and of Ireland.Continuing Cromwell's Ireland
Panama Agrees to US Canal
Today's installment concludes USA Acquires Rights to Build the Panama Canal,the name of our combined selection from A. Maurice Low and Chauncey M.
Panama’s Attitude Towards USA
It will thus be seen that President Nuñez, who was both a usurper and a dictator, arbitrarily annulled the constitution under which Panama consented
How Columbia Ruled Panama
The story of the rule of Panama by these arbitrary satraps sent down from Bogota reads like the history of the rule of a Roman proconsul or the story