The Story of Early BritainG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1890 - 382 pages |
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... force . Information about the island , its population , harbours , & c . , which he had hitherto tried in vain to get , might thus be acquired , and would be useful in case he should see fit to make afterwards a more regular expedition ...
... force . Information about the island , its population , harbours , & c . , which he had hitherto tried in vain to get , might thus be acquired , and would be useful in case he should see fit to make afterwards a more regular expedition ...
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Alfred John Church. cavalry . The force which he proposed to employ consisted of two legions . He set sail on the ... forces of natives , and the " hills " ( by which , doubtless , he means cliffs ) were so near to the sea , that a ...
Alfred John Church. cavalry . The force which he proposed to employ consisted of two legions . He set sail on the ... forces of natives , and the " hills " ( by which , doubtless , he means cliffs ) were so near to the sea , that a ...
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... force from the dimensions of the camp . It could not , they knew , be very large , and as the troops had been ... forces were brought down from the interior to the coast . STRATAGEM OF THE BRITONS . 159 Cæsar , though without 18 CESAR IN ...
... force from the dimensions of the camp . It could not , they knew , be very large , and as the troops had been ... forces were brought down from the interior to the coast . STRATAGEM OF THE BRITONS . 159 Cæsar , though without 18 CESAR IN ...
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... force put an end to the attack , and Cæsar did not think it advisable to assume the offensive . The two legions returned to the camp without having suffered any very serious loss . A continuance of bad weather for several days prevented ...
... force put an end to the attack , and Cæsar did not think it advisable to assume the offensive . The two legions returned to the camp without having suffered any very serious loss . A continuance of bad weather for several days prevented ...
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... force of Britons had assembled , under the command of Caswallon ( called Cassivelaunus by 1 Messrs . Allen and Greenough's " Cæsar , " note in loc . BRITISH VALOUR . 25 Cæsar ) , an inland prince 24 CÆSAR IN BRITAIN .
... force of Britons had assembled , under the command of Caswallon ( called Cassivelaunus by 1 Messrs . Allen and Greenough's " Cæsar , " note in loc . BRITISH VALOUR . 25 Cæsar ) , an inland prince 24 CÆSAR IN BRITAIN .
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afterwards Alderman Alfred ANGLO-SAXON Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Archbishop army Athelstan attack battle Bede Bishop Bretwalda Britain British Britons brother Cæsar called camp Canute Carausius Caswallon cavalry chief Christian Church coast command conquest crown Danes Danish daughter death defeated died dominions Dunstan Earl earldom East Anglia Edmund Edric Edward Egbert Emperor enemy England English king Ethelbald Ethelbert Ethelred Ethelwulf expedition fight fled fleet followed force fought Gaul Godwin hand Harold Harold Hardrada hear held Hengist invaders island Kent King's kingdom land legions London Mercia monastery monks native nobles Norman Normandy northern Northmen Northumbria Pagans peace Penda plunder prince probably ravaged reign Roman Rome sailed says the Chronicler seems sent ships shire slain soldiers story Suetonius Sussex Sweyn Tacitus Thames throne told took Tostig town tribes troops victory Vortigern Wales wall Welsh Wessex West Saxons William William of Malmesbury