The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes
The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes

The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes

The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval HeroesSimply to defend themselves against the tyrannical encroachments of the...
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The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes

The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes

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The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes

The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes

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Author: Soley, James Russell,1850-1911
Format: eBook
Language: English
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The Boys of 1812 and Other Naval Heroes

Simply to defend themselves against the tyrannical encroachments of the mother country was all that the thirteen colonies had in view when, in 1775, they took up arms against Great Britain. At this time the people hoped, and many of them expected, that by making a determined resistance they would induce the King and Parliament to treat them with fairness, and to give them their rights as English citizens. It was only gradually, during the summer and autumn of the first year,after the battle had been fought at Bunker Hill, and after Washington had been for some time in command of the army which was laying siege to Boston, that they began to feel that they could make a new nation by themselves, and that independence was a thing that was worth fighting for, even though it cost a long and bloody[Pg 12] struggle, in which all of them would pass through bitter suffering and many would give up their very lives. As we look back upon it now, it is wonderful to think what a daring thing it was for this small and scattered people, living in their little towns along the seacoast from Maine to Georgia, or on farms and plantations in the country, without an army or navy, without generals, and above all without money,for money is needed to carry on war more than almost anything else,to have thus made up their minds to stand up bravely and manfully against such a power as Great Britain (one of the greatest in the world), with all her troops and ships and immense revenues. That we should have come out successfully from a contest so unequal seems little short of marvellous; and we cannot but think that it was the hand of an overruling Destiny that enabled us to succeed, by giving us a general as skilful and prudent as Washington, statesmen as wise as Franklin and Jefferson and Adams, an enemy as indolent as Sir William Howe, and allies as powerful as our good friends the French. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 41396
Author: Soley, James Russell
Release Date: Nov 18, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English

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