Spanish Navy Marines

Summary: James Fenimoore Cooper begins his patriotic novel, The Spy, a Tale of the Neutral Ground, by first setting the scene for his book. During the American Revolution, after the British had captured the island of New York, a small county named Westchester had become a common ground. On this ground loyalist and patriots alike interact neutrally, at least they pretended to. Cooper first introduces the reader to Mr. Wharton, a rather wealthy man, and also a British loyalist. One evening,…

Robert Pringle Informed his brother of the impending arrival of 30 barrels of illicit gunpowder immediately after informing him about the location of a naval patrol with a “strong squadron and a great number of troops on board.” Henry Laurens was quick to suggest illicit trade to a few of his trusted business relations, albeit in far more cautious terms. In a letter to Captain Thomas Osborne of the schooner Jolly Batchelor, Laurens stated that “ you and I both know that some branches of…

1) For each episode, write a brief 2-3 sentence summary of the main storylines. Episode 15: “Follow the leader”: In this episode Jack takes leadership and tries to prevent their last three-year from happening. Meanwhile Juliet and Sawyer are trying to get off the island on a submarine. On the present time Locked is on the island now as the Others leader and is trying to kill a man named Jacob. Episode 16: The Incident: Part 1: In this episode we find out who the famous Jacob is and that he has…

One habit of the Royal Navy during the beginning of the 19th century, known as impressment, was to force crewmembers on American vessels to enlist in the Royal Navy by claiming them as English deserters, as there was at the time no way to distinguish Americans from British (Heidler). These acts constituted a military effort against the United…

What was the goal of Napoleon and was he a person to follow? In The Age of Napoleon lots of things happen that change France. “Napoleon (1769-1821) dominated both French and European history from 1799 to 1815.” He put his military knowledge in the outbreak of the French Revolution and brought it to an end. That was one of the main reason that rise him to power. Napoleon life had a background and it's his military career where he leaned and dominated his military skills. He slowly was losing his…

The reading states that several theories have sought to explain why the Mary Rose sank suddenly and provides three of these theories. However, the professor states that it's unclear what was the problem that caused the Mary Rose sunk and there are problems in each of the theories in the reading passage. First, the reading states that the first theory is that the Mary Rose's gunports were flooded, causing the ship to sink. The professor counters this point by saying that if the gunports were…

There Once was a very intelligent bullfrog named Jake. He was the best at doing everything. From academics to outdoor activities. His favorite thing to do was build ships with his dad when he was young. He got so good at it that he was best on in the town of Tipton. He became famous for the ships he would build. Jake would say “I guarantee you I’m the best ship builder around the Central Valley, no one is as good as me”. But with all this success Jake got full of himself. He became greedy with…

The scientific voyage of the HMS Challenger changed the course of scientific history during its four year voyage that spanned more than 69,000 nautical miles. In 1870, the British government agreed to give the Royal Society the use of one of its ships for research use. The warship HMS Challenger was modified to a research ship by having ammunition and 15 guns removed and replaced with laboratories. It was the first expedition of its kind, organized and funded specifically to chart and record…

“Oh no!” Grace gasped in horror, realizing what had happened upon seeing the familiar shape and size of the wooden crate. “I saw those floating away from our boat earlier in the storm. The wind must have broken the compartment and knocked the crates out when we were being jerked back and forth earlier.” “Well, we’ll just have to work with what we’ve got,” Chris said in his usual abnormally positive tone. “Plus, we can’t be that far away from land. We were set to arrive in San Francisco today.…

Chapter 1 Notes: August 5th, 1706 ( set out) April 11th, 1707 (arrived) Stayed 3 weeks to refresh crew, many of whom were sick Went to Tonquin Attacked by pirates. Latitude of 46N Longitude of 183 Dutchman had authority but not commander of either ship Spoke to him in Dutch which infuriated him even more Since Gulliver pissed off the Dutchman, he sent Gulliver off into the ocean Gulliver come upon many islands and lands on one of them Eats eggs and roasts seaweeds The sun is blocked out by a…