Micah Clarke and the Bridgewater March to Battle
Micah Clarke recounts a night escape from a farm after aiding a struggling farmer and his family during Monmouth’s campaign. The group, aided by a highwayman guide, plans a night march to Bridgewater as royal forces near. A council of war at the town reviews enemy dispositions and resolves to attack after midnight with Monmouth leading brave but wary followers.
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Zur
Gervas
Durston
Gaffer
Hector Marot
Gaffer Swain
Miles
Royal Horse
Athelney
Hooker
Clarke
Sir Gervas
Baronet
Micah
Marot
Bridgewater
Bridgewater Parish
Kent
Cornwall
Thames
Bristol Channel
Blandford Fair
James
Sedgemoor
Market Place
Castle Field
Monmouth
Beaufort
Lord Grey
Saxon
Dumbarton
Wade
Dr. Ferguson
Stephen Timewell
Israel
Jeather
Deepi
Bne
Petrinus Bellus
Fleming
S Voit
Westonzoyland
Middlezoy
Chedzay
Rhine
Segdemoor
Stephen Timewel
S. Stephen Timewell
St Mary Magdeline
Stephen
Dunbar
Cromwell
Westonzoyiani
Zoey
Moonmouth
Buyse
Sason
Feversham
Soho
England
Friend Lockarby
Reuben
The Smoking Lamp In Navy Life And Discipline
The smoking lamp is a time honored naval ritual essential for lighting pipes and maintaining order. The piece explains its role, procedures, and the penalties for carrying matches on board, illustrating discipline aboard ships like the Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C& Landsmen
Navy
Maine
Kie
Jimmy Legs
Jack
Pittsburg Dispatch
Morro Castles and the Cuban Fortifications in News Dispatches
The piece explains the recurring Morro Castle name in Cuba as a promontory fortification at Havana and other ports. It notes why Cienfuegos lacks one, and discusses how Oliv, Porto Rico, Santiago and Matanzas fit into the historic naval disasters list with various ships and losses across centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Sampson
Porto Rico
Santiago de Cuba
Matanzas
Cardenas
Cienfuegos
Morro Castle
Morro
Santiago
Spain
San Juan
Do Mules Have Seasickness Do Government Mules Go Seasick
Col. G. C. Smith head of the quartermaster department questions if mules can be seasick after telegraphic orders to ship 120 mules to San Francisco for reinforcement to the Philippines aboard a Pacific voyage of about 7500 miles. A mule trader told sailors mules never seasick but horses do, prompting the inquiry reported by the St. Louis Republic.
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Tent
Col
G. C. Smith
Quartermaster’s Department
Washington
San Francisco
Dewey
Pacific Coast
Philippines
Pacific
Col. Smith
Quartermaster's Department
St. Louis Republic
Greatest Naval Disasters Through History
A summary list notes major maritime tragedies including the Edgar in 1711 with all hands lost, Namur in 1749 with 330 dead, Prince George in 1782 with about 400 fatalities, Saint George and Defense in 1811. Meduse in 1816. Birkenhead in 1852 with 454 deaths, Albany in 1853 with 210 lives lost, and Lady Nugent in 1854 with 400 fatalities.
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Edgar
Namur
Prince George
Perah George
St. George
Defense
Meduse
Birkenhead
Albany
Lady Nugent
Names of Wars and National Labels Across Eras
The text discusses how wars are named by observers and nations, noting that the victor or geographic framing often influences the label. It cites examples like Franco Prussian, Chinese Japanese, Greco Turkish, and Spanish American names, plus debates over Hispano American usage and American designation as the States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Prussia
Far East
China
Greece
Spa
Europe
South America
America
North
England
War Map at Home Draws Reader Interest
A New York Sun remark about Mr. Nobbleton and his wife placing a war map on their dining room wall. The map becomes a constant reference for family members to inspect together, illustrating the Spanish fleet’s situation in the West Indies as discussed at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Nobbleton
New York Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Micah Clarke
A. Conan Doyle
Morro Castles
Eurydice
U. S. S. Oneida
U.S. S. Huron
Dotterel
Victora
U. S. S. Maine
Stirling Castle
Mary
Northumberland
Vanguard
York
Resolution
Newcastle
Thunderer
Stirling
Defiance
Phoenix
la Blanche
Laurel
Shark
Andromeda
Deal Castle
Penelope
Scarborough
Barbadoes
Chameleon
Endeavor
Victor
West Indies
Hawarden
Mre. Gladstone
Natison
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