The History of Gibraltar and of Its Political Relation to Events in Europe, from the Commencement of the Moorish Dynasty in Spain to the Last Morocco War: With Original and Unpublished Letters from the Prince of Hesse, Sir George Eliott, the Duc de Crillon, Collingwood, and Lord Nelson, and an Account of the Fourteen Sieges the Rock Has Sustained Since it Became a FortressSaunders, 1862 - 520 páginas "Seeing that we possess no historical account of one of the most remarkable dependencies ever held by the British Crown, I have endeavoured (however unworthily) to fill what appeared to me to be a vacancy upon the book-shelf of our colonial histories. It has been my object to chronicle faithfully the events with which Gibraltar has been connected since its first occupation by the Moors in 711, and to sketch the influence which this coveted stronghold has exercised over the political state of Europe, more especially during the last two centuries. The records of its early history under Mohammedan rule, which I have collected from the works of Gayangos, Conde, Ayala, Montero, and others, are necessarily but crude and disjointed chronicles, almost impossible to connect in the form of a continuous narrative"--Preface (p. [v]). |
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Abu-l-Hassan Admiral Alcalde Alfonso Algeciras alliance arms army arrived artillery attack batteries Bay of Gibraltar besiegers boats British Cadiz camp Capt Captain capture castle cession Ceuta Charles Wager Christians coast Colonel command commenced convoy Court Crown Crown of Castile death declared defence despatch Don Juan Duke Eliott Emperor enemy enemy's engagement England English Europe expedition favour Ferdinand fire fleet force fortifications fortress France French frigate galleys garrison governor guns Guzman honour inhabitants Ismail King of Granada King of Spain king's letter Lord Madrid Majesty Marquis minister Minorca Mohammed mole Moorish Moors negotiation officers peace Philip possession prepared Prince of Hesse provisions raltar regiment reply restoration Ripperda Rock sail says scarcely sent Seville ships shot siege of Gibraltar Sir George Rooke Sir John Leake Spaniards Spanish squadron Stanhope Straits success surrender Tarik Tessé tion town treaty troops vessels victory walls
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Página 269 - Chatham) f moved an address to His Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to send a proper force to Gibraltar for its due and efficient defence.
Página 231 - A motion being made for a resolution, importing, that for the honour of his majesty, and the preservation and security of the trade and commerce of the kingdom, effectual care should be taken in the present treaty that the king of Spain should renounce all claim and pretension to Gibraltar and Minorca, in plain and strong terms: a debate ensued, and the question being put, passed in the negative, though not without a protest.
Página 268 - The third object indispensable, as I conceive, in the distribution of our navy, is to maintain such a force in the bay of Gibraltar as may be sufficient to cover that garrison, to watch the motions of the Spaniards, and to keep open the communication with Minorca.