The Geography, History, and Statistics, of America, and the West Indies: Exhibiting a Correct Account of the Discovery, Settlement, and Progress of the Various Kingdoms, States, and Provinces of the Western Hemisphere, to the Year 1822 |
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... command thirty vassal princes , each of whom could appear at the head of 100,000 warriors , overthrown by a handful of daring and unprin- cipled adventurers . While Cortez was employed in the reduc- tion of Mexico , the Spaniards were ...
... command thirty vassal princes , each of whom could appear at the head of 100,000 warriors , overthrown by a handful of daring and unprin- cipled adventurers . While Cortez was employed in the reduc- tion of Mexico , the Spaniards were ...
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... command , and , in 1581 , landed with about 300 men . A large army of Peruvians , headed by their monarch , was immediately attacked and vanquished . Ataliba was taken prisoner , and after an immense ransom had been extorted from his ...
... command , and , in 1581 , landed with about 300 men . A large army of Peruvians , headed by their monarch , was immediately attacked and vanquished . Ataliba was taken prisoner , and after an immense ransom had been extorted from his ...
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... command of the fleet was given to James Cartier . He arrived at Newfoundland in May of this year . Thence he sailed northwardly , and on the day of the festival of St. Lawrence he found himself in the midst of a broad gulf , which he ...
... command of the fleet was given to James Cartier . He arrived at Newfoundland in May of this year . Thence he sailed northwardly , and on the day of the festival of St. Lawrence he found himself in the midst of a broad gulf , which he ...
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... command given to Pont- gran . He sailed in 1603 , and took with him Samuel Champlain , who had been a captain in the French navy . In 1608 , the city of Quebec was founded ; and from this period the establishment of a permanent French ...
... command given to Pont- gran . He sailed in 1603 , and took with him Samuel Champlain , who had been a captain in the French navy . In 1608 , the city of Quebec was founded ; and from this period the establishment of a permanent French ...
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... command given to Sir William Phipps . The effective men , to the number of between 1200 and 1300 , landed a little below the town of Quebec , and were fired on from the woods by the French and Indians . Having found the place too strong ...
... command given to Sir William Phipps . The effective men , to the number of between 1200 and 1300 , landed a little below the town of Quebec , and were fired on from the woods by the French and Indians . Having found the place too strong ...
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Page 266 - ... to the middle of the river Apalachicola, or Catahouche ; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint river ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's river ; and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's river to the Atlantic ocean.
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