Continental Navy

The Royal Navy is the United Kingdom's principal naval warfare force. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century, it is the oldest of the armed services and is known as the Senior Service. During the 17th century the Royal Navy competed mostly with the Dutch Navy and in the 18th century with the French Navy for world supremacy. From the late 18th century until the mid-1940s it was the most powerful navy in the world, being surpassed by the US Navy after World War II. The…

Empty-Handed This is a story of how one can try so hard for something, yet come up short. It takes place on a coast shortly after a hurricane has hit. This wonderful story filled with irony. There is a flooded town, wrecked ships, dead people and birds floating around. There is a brave curious sailor who comes upon one of the largest shipwrecks he has ever seen and is determined to find a way in. A challenge that proves far more demanding than one would hope for. The short story, After The…

impressment. Britain would force the captured sailors to serve in their Navy to fight in the Napoleonic Wars. Anyone who refused would be taken prisoner. A similar incident happened to the…

Robinson Crusoe Literary Criticism Essay Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is a tale based on the real survival of a Scottish merchant marooned on a Caribbean island during the early 1700s. In Expanding Empires, Expanding Selves : Colonialism, the novel and Robinson Crusoe by, Brett C. McInelly (2003 John Hopkins University Press). Brett C. McInelly, talks about British and European colonialism of the era, religious conversion, expansion of trade, and the mastering of oneself and destiny In…

In my opinion Oliver Hazard Perry was a good leader. In my opinion, Perry was a good leader because he was smart, paid close attention, and knew what to do. Also he wasn’t dumb, he knew what he had to do and did it with no questions asked.(At least that’s all I know) Perry was a good leader because not only was he an American naval commander, but he destroyed the British at the Battle of Lake Erie. During the war against Britain, Perry supervised the building of a fleet at Erie, Pennsylvania. He…

loyal. Others knew that as the number one economic power, England was the buyer of American raw goods and agricultural products. Another reason is as long as American colonies were closely tied to England, the great British Navy would protect American products.The British Navy helped stop them The loyalists didn't want that protection to end. Also the frontier British troops were protecting the colonies along the Appalachian Mountains. They were willing to pay taxes in order to pay for the…

“The Landlord’s Tale. Paul Revere’s Ride” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tone and Foreshadowing Belfry- a bell tower or a steeple housing bells, especially one that is a part of a church Muster- assemble (troops), especially for inspection or preparation for battle Grenadiers- solder armed with grenades Sombre- dark and gloomy Sentinel- a soldier or guard Impetuous- acting/done quickly and without thought or care Fleet- fast and nimble in movement Spectral- of or like a ghost Alders- a type of…

The year was 1843, and the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was bustling with excitement. All over the city, people were running errands, setting up shops, and carrying on with their daily lives. For soon, an important boat would enter the harbor,and it would take its passengers on a journey to the Caribbean Islands. I, David Carson, was 38 years old and employed as one of the many carpenters in the city, but I would be among one of these passengers. I was searching for some new environment in…

An explosion rocked the boat, sending unseen odds-and-ends rolling about the cabin. A girl, wearing her nightgown, clung to a support beam. As the boat steadied—or came as close as it could to steadying—the girl scrambled to gather her things. Flashes of light lit up the night sky, and more explosions mixed with the yells of the crewmen fighting off the opposing ship. The girl had just stuffed some necessities into a carpet bag when she heard loud footsteps making their way toward her cabin.…

Bobbing and weaving through crowds of worried parents, children, and loved ones, my anxiety worsened at the thought that I might not make it off this ship alive. I needed to know some details of what is going on, therefore I’m making my way to the captain’s headquarters. If I tell him that I know his daughter, even if I believe she’s eerie, which I won’t mention, he might feel more open to informing me on what’s going on. Just a few feet away from the captain’s living space, I hear the wails…