The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 138
f Spains Armada, when Holland had helpedEngland against the common enemy, the fleets ofthe English and the Dutch came together, thistime as enemies, in desperate conflict in theDowns, off the southeastern coast of England.The plucky little republic of the Netherlands hadfor years been fighting for… … THE BATTLE OF LEPANTO — THE HOLY LEAGUE AGAINST THE TURKS —157I. came a confused mass, a helpless target for thesuperior gunnery of the English. Riddled, shat-tered, disabled, their shot exhausted, the bestSpanish ships gave up the fight, and drifted with liant English commander, that terrible four…
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