ISBN: 1236048415

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Paperback, [EAN: 9781236048417], RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Book, [PU: RareBooksClub.com], RareBooksClub.com, This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...The Venetian and Maltese fleets subsequently became the great naval powers, although sharing the sovereignty of the Mediterranean with the Turks; but during the close of the 16th and 17th centuries the naval power gradually fell into the hands of the English, French, Dutch, anil Spaniards. Modern Navies.--Dating the modern navies of the world from the 16th century, we tind the British navy rising from insignificance by the destruction of the Spanish Armada in 1588, a blow from which Spain only partially recovered, and the weight of which the Dutch, whose naval force had acquired tremendous strength in their struggle for independence, increased by their triumph in 1607, in the Bay of Gibraltar. At this time there was no decisive superiority of the fleet of England over that of France; but each was inferior to the Dutch navy. The Commonwealth and reign of Charles II. were signalised by the struggle for mastery between the English and Dutch, when victory, after many alternations, finally sided with the former. Through the 18th century the English and French were the principal fleets; but Louis XVI. gave a decided superiority to the navy of France, and at the period of the American war the naval power of England was seriously threatened. Spain, Holland, and Hussia (now for the first time a naval power) had meanwhile acquired considerable fleets; and the 'armed neutrality' to which the northern powers gave their adherence rendered the British position most critical. However, the slowly roused energy of her government, the invincible courage of Tier seamen, and the genius of her admirals brought Britain through all her trials. Camperdown broke the Dutch power; many battles weakened the French navy; and at Trafalgar in 1805 it, with the Spanish power, was swept te..., 21, Reference, 11444, Almanacs & Yearbooks, 11448, Atlases & Maps, 2572, Careers, 11626, Catalogs & Directories, 11472, Consumer Guides, 11475, Dictionaries & Thesauruses, 11713, Encyclopedias & Subject Guides, 11823, English as a Second Language, 11761, Etiquette, 11773, Foreign Language Study & Reference, 11880, Genealogy, 11902, Quotations, 8975382011, Survival & Emergency Preparedness, 5267710011, Test Preparation, 11970, Words, Language & Grammar, 5267707011, Writing, Research & Publishing Guides, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 465600, New, Used & Rental Textbooks, 468220, Business & Finance, 468226, Communication & Journalism, 468204, Computer Science, 468224, Education, 468212, Engineering, 468206, Humanities, 468222, Law, 468228, Medicine & Health Sciences, 684283011, Reference, 468216, Science & Mathematics, 468214, Social Sciences, 684300011, Test Prep & Study Guides, 2349030011, Specialty Boutique, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9781236048417

William Chambers, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books, , Chambers-Encyclop-dia-Volume-7-a-Dictionary-of-Universal-Knowledge~~William-Chambers, , , , , , , … Plus…

William Chambers, Paperback, English-language edition, Pub by General Books LLC Books, , Chambers-Encyclop-dia-Volume-7-a-Dictionary-of-Universal-Knowledge~~William-Chambers, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<