This is the second half of First Combat Between Modern Warshipsour selection from War Between Peru and Chile by Clements R. Markham published in
First Combat Between Modern Warships
This series has two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Miguel Grau, Hero .IntroductionWhen the Monitor and the Merrimac fought
Lima Surrenders
Today's installment concludes Chile Captures Lima,our selection from The War Between Chile and Peru, 1879-1882 by Clements R. Markham published in
Second Line of Defense
There were five redoubts on the connecting line, mounted with artillery, and entrenchments between them.Continuing Chile Captures Lima,our
The Chileans Reach the City
All that remained of the military order, from extreme old age to boyhood, had come to face death, and, if need be, to die for their
Chile’s Army Marches North
That night his division reached Cerro Azul, a little port in the northern end of the rich Valley of Canete.Continuing Chile Captures Lima,our
Chile Captures Lima
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Peru's City.IntroductionThe war of 1879-1883, waged by Chile against
Spanish Conquistadors Attack Incas
Today's installment concludes Pizarro Conquers the Incan Empire,the name of our combined selection from Hernando Pizarro and William H. Prescott.
Incan Emperor Enters Pizarro’s Kill Zone
It was not long before sunset when the van of the royal procession entered the gates of the city.Continuing Pizarro Conquers the Incan Empire,our