Sir Richard Grenville: The Turbulent Life and Career of the Hero of the Little "Revenge" |
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... soldiers and administrators were requested to serve.1 Grenville , Raleigh , Ralph Lane , and Sir John Norreys were among the most active members of this anti - Armada committee . A month later , in December 1587 , Grenville , the Earl ...
... soldiers and administrators were requested to serve.1 Grenville , Raleigh , Ralph Lane , and Sir John Norreys were among the most active members of this anti - Armada committee . A month later , in December 1587 , Grenville , the Earl ...
Page 205
... soldiers to Water- ford or Cork . Sir Richard Grenville was to have complete command of the ships and soldiers and of the expedition , and Sir Walter Raleigh was ordered to assist him in carrying out the work with which he had been ...
... soldiers to Water- ford or Cork . Sir Richard Grenville was to have complete command of the ships and soldiers and of the expedition , and Sir Walter Raleigh was ordered to assist him in carrying out the work with which he had been ...
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... soldiers . This new offer was not un- generous , and was accepted . Such was the position in February 1590. Three hundred and fifty soldiers were to be raised , fifty being Raleigh's horsemen , a hundred Grenville's foot soldiers , and ...
... soldiers . This new offer was not un- generous , and was accepted . Such was the position in February 1590. Three hundred and fifty soldiers were to be raised , fifty being Raleigh's horsemen , a hundred Grenville's foot soldiers , and ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 19 |
THE SHERIFF OF CORK | 49 |
THE GERALDINES | 57 |
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