Download or read book A History of the Siege of Gibraltar 1779 1783 written by John Drinkwater and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A History of the Siege of Gibraltar 1779 1783 written by John Drinkwater and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783: With a Description and Account of That Garrison From the Earliest Times The following History (as I have presumed to call it) is compiled from Observations daily noted down upon the spot, for my own satisfaction and improve ment, assisted by the information and remarks of several respectable characters, who also were eye witnesses of the transactions therein recorded. Disappointed in my expectations Of seeing this subject; undertaken by an abler pen, nothing less than a conviction that an accurate detail of this extraordinary Siege might be useful, both in a military and historical view, could have induced me, at this late period, to publish. In the prosecution of this design, one principal difficulty has occurred. The work is addressed to two classes of Readers: those whose principal object in the perusal of it was entertainment, I apprehended, might find the relation too minute and circumstantial; and that, from the insertion of many particulars, which those of the Military Profession would greatly blame an author for presuming to curtail or omit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Gibraltar written by Roy Adkins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rip-roaring account of the dramatic four-year siege of Britain’s Mediterranean garrison by Spain and France—an overlooked key to the British loss in the American Revolution For more than three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhelming forces of Spain and France. It became the longest siege in British history, and the obsession with saving Gibraltar was blamed for the loss of the American colonies in the War of Independence. Located between the Mediterranean and Atlantic, on the very edge of Europe, Gibraltar was a place of varied nationalities, languages, religions, and social classes. During the siege, thousands of soldiers, civilians, and their families withstood terrifying bombardments, starvation, and disease. Very ordinary people lived through extraordinary events, from shipwrecks and naval battles to an attempted invasion of England and a daring sortie out of Gibraltar into Spain. Deadly innovations included red-hot shot, shrapnel shells, and a barrage from immense floating batteries. This is military and social history at its best, a story of soldiers, sailors, and civilians, with royalty and rank and file, workmen and engineers, priests, prisoners of war, spies, and surgeons, all caught up in a struggle for a fortress located on little more than two square miles of awe-inspiring rock. Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History is an epic page-turner, rich in dramatic human detail—a tale of courage, endurance, intrigue, desperation, greed, and humanity. The everyday experiences of all those involved are brought vividly to life with eyewitness accounts and expert research.
Download or read book HISTORY OF THE SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR 1779 1783 written by JOHN. DRINKWATER and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the Siege of Gibraltar 1779 1783 written by John 1762-1844 Drinkwater and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A History of the Siege of Gibraltar 1779 1783 written by John Drinkwater. [from old catalog] [Bethune] and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar written by John Drinkwater and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic work on military history describes the siege of Gibraltar by Spanish and French forces between 1779 and 1783, during the American War of Independence. John CN Drinkwater provides a detailed and fascinating account of the tactics, strategies, and personalities that shaped the course of this important battle, as well as the history of the garrison that defended the rock over the centuries. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A Journal of the Siege of Gibraltar 1779 1783 written by John Spilsbury and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar written by John Drinkwater and published by . This book was released on 1785 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fire Over the Rock written by James Falkner and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-05-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book does a wonderful job in describing a portion of [the Rock of Gibraltar’s] history during the Napoleonic Wars” (The Past in Review). The great siege of Gibraltar was the longest recorded in the annals of the British army. Between 1779 and 1783, a small British force defended the Rock against the Spanish and the French who were determined take this strategically vital point guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean. The tenacity and endurance shown by the attackers and defenders alike, and the sheer ingenuity of the siege operations mounted by both sides, make the episode an epic of military history, and the story gives us a fascinating insight into the realities of siege warfare. In this, the first full study of the siege for over forty years, James Falkner draws on a wide range of contemporary sources to tell the exciting tale of a huge and complex operation.
Download or read book A History of the Siege of Gibraltar 1779 1783 with a Description and Account of that Garrison from the Earliest Periods written by John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1844 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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