The chatterbox book of soldiers and sailors (1910)
Robinson, Anna, Weir, Harrison · Boston, D. Estes · leaf 96
admiral, that the Spanish fleet wasalmost upon them. So Lord Howard orderedthe signal retreat to be hoisted to the mast-head of his flagship, the Defiance. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Grenville was very angry. Retreat, he shouted, Sir Richard Grenvillenever yet retreated before the Spaniard, and… … A BOYS CAPTURE TN one of the battles where the Chevalier^ Bayard commanded, a boy among his troopscaptured a gigantic standard-bearer of the enemy.At night Bayard gave a feast to celebrate theFrench victory. At its close his gentlemen inarms presented to him the prisoners each hadtaken. There was a…
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