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Title: The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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and Spanish men-of-war gathered at Cadiz, andthere Nelson still following in pursuit, found them. They outranked his shipsin both size and number, and sailed out of the harbor to attack him off CapeTrafalgar. Nelson hoisted from his flagship the stern and simple signal, Englandexpects every man to do his duty ! and the battle began. It raged for fourhours, and resulted in the complete defeat of the Spaniards and the French.England remained undisputed mistress of the seas, and never since has hersupremacy been seriously questioned. The great Admiral was shot in theheight of the contest, and, though mortally wounded, remained listening withjoy to the cheers of his men as one of the enemys ships surrendered after theother. He died just at the close of the battle. The remaining years of war with France took on a new phase. England,unmolested at sea, sought to meet her mighty foe on land, supporting eachnation that revolted under Napoleons oppression. Most important of these ^i;- —^ **-^
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England—Wellingtons Victories 1111 struggles was that known as the Peninsular War, which broke out in Spain in1808. Sir Arthur Wellesley, afterward the Duke of Wellington, who had alreadygained fame in India, was sent by England to the aid of the Spanish patriots.He won an important battle at Vimiero, but presently a truce held his hand,and then Sir John Moore was given the chief command. Moore handled his troops well, but the Spaniards were not able to supporthim. He was obliged to retreat from the Spanish mountains to the coast ofPortugal in the dead of winter. His men suffered terribly, but at last turnedupon the shore, and, almost in the shadow of the English fleet, repulsed theirpursuers in the battle of Corunna (January, 1809). Moore was killed in thebattle and buried by his men in a hastily dug grave on the ramparts of Corunna.Then they retreated to their ships. Wolfes well-known poem tells the story: Not a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corpse to the rampart we h

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