Sea Fights in the East Indies in the Years 1602-1939 / / Boies Penrose.

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• VerfasserIn: Penrose, Boies,
• TeilnehmendeR: Penrose, Boies.
• MitwirkendeR: Taylor, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1931
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (297 p.) :; 10 illustrations

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. A True and perfect Relation Concerning the fight of five Dutch ships against the Portugall Fleet, on New Year’s Day, 1602 -- II. An Historical and true 'Discourse of a Voyage by Admiral Matelife who departed out of Holland in May, with the besieging of Malacca in 1607 -- III. The Fights off Swally Road, on November 29 and December 224, 1612; written by Thomas Best, Commander of that Voyage -- IV. The Repulse of the Portugals by the English Fleet in January, 1615 from the Journal of Captain Nicholas Downton -- V. The Fights betwixt the Dutch and Sir Thomas Dale, in 1618; from the Report of Captain Martin Pring -- VI. The True Relation of that worthy Sea Fight which two East India Ships had with four Portingals in December, 1620 -- VII. The Taking of Ormus in 1624 -- VIII. A Famous Fight at Sea Where foure English Ships under Captaine Weddell and foure Dutch Ships fought three days neere Ormus against eight Portugall Gallions and three Friggots As also the losse of the good Ship Lion in 1624 -- IX. A Relation of some Conflicts betweene the Portugals and the English at Surat in 1630 -- X. A Terrible Sea Fight betweene nine Ships of the Hollanders and three English Gallions before Goa in September 1639 -- LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED