Charles H. L. Johnston

Accounts of one of the great commanders of European cavalry Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz was indisputably one of the greatest cavalry commanders in Frederick the Great's Prussian Army. As a senior officer he is credited with the development of the Prussian cavalry during the Seven Years War. His first experiences of war were during The War of Austrian Succession, (1740-48) and in the first and second Silesian Wars. Seydlitz was known for his leadership as well as his reckless courage. At the zenith of his career he was renowned for his ability to quickly assess battlefield developments, understand what action was required and putting it speedily into motion. He is particularly acclaimed for his leadership during the Battle of Rossbach, (1757) when he led thirty eight squadrons of Prussian cavalry in a crushing charge to rout both the French and Imperial Armies. He played a pivotal role as a cavalry commander at Leuthen and Kunersdorf among others, whilst at Freiberg he demonstrated his value as a commander of both cavalry and infantry formations. This special Leonaur edition brings together three accounts of Seydlitz's military career accompanied by illustrations which did not appear with the original texts.

Accounts of one of the great commanders of European cavalry Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz was indisputably one of the greatest cavalry commanders in Frederick the Great's Prussian Army. As a senior officer he is credited with the development of the Prussian cavalry during the Seven Years War. His first experiences of war were during The War of Austrian Succession, (1740-48) and in the first and second Silesian Wars. Seydlitz was known for his leadership as well as his reckless courage. At the zenith of his career he was renowned for his ability to quickly assess battlefield developments, understand what action was required and putting it speedily into motion. He is particularly acclaimed for his leadership during the Battle of Rossbach, (1757) when he led thirty eight squadrons of Prussian cavalry in a crushing charge to rout both the French and Imperial Armies. He played a pivotal role as a cavalry commander at Leuthen and Kunersdorf among others, whilst at Freiberg he demonstrated his value as a commander of both cavalry and infantry formations. This special Leonaur edition brings together three accounts of Seydlitz's military career accompanied by illustrations which did not appear with the original texts.

Reproduction of the original: Famous Indian Chiefs by Charles H. L. Johnston

Reproduction of the original: Famous Frontiersmen and Heroes of the Border by Charles H. L. Johnston

Reproduction of the original: Famous Discoverers and Explorers of America by Charles H. L. Johnston

Reproduction of the original: Famous Discoverers and Explorers of America by Charles H. L. Johnston

Reproduction of the original: Famous Frontiersmen and Heroes of the Border by Charles H. L. Johnston

Reproduction of the original: Famous Indian Chiefs by Charles H. L. Johnston

Reproduction of the original: Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea by Charles H. L. Johnston

Reproduction of the original: Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea by Charles H. L. Johnston

Leif Erickson .--Christopher Columbus .--Amerigo Vespucci. --Juan Ponce de Leon .--Vasco Nunez de Balboa. --Hernado Cort s .--Ferdinand Magellan. --Giovanni Verrazano. --Francisco Pizarro. --Hernando de Soto .--Samuel de Champlain. --Henry Hudson. --Pierre Esprit Radisson. --Father Marquette. --Robert de La Salle. --Robert Edwin Peary

The biographies of fifteen famous cavalry leaders including Attila, Gehghis Khan, Francis Marion, Philip Sheridan and George Armstrong Custer

Carlo Zeno .--Sir Francis Drake. --Sir Walter Raleigh .--Jean Bart. --Du Guay-Trouin .--Edward England. --Woodes Rogers. --Foutunatus Wright. --George Walker. --John Paul Jones. --Captain Silas Talbot. --Captain "Josh" Barney. --Robert Surcouf.--Lafitte. --Raphael Semmes.--El captain. --Retrospect

IN the year 1603 the white wings of an English vessel were reflected in the blue waters of Chesa peake Bay, Virginia, as some hardy voyageurs upon the deck of the ungainly-looking craft took soundings of the depth of the water, admired the broad expanse of fertile country, and, after making expeditions into the many coves and estuaries, sailed away again for their native heath. Hidden by the overhanging branches of the trees which grew near the gleaming ocean, some suspicious natives watched the fair-skinned strangers with awe and apprehension. They were followers of Powhatan-Chief of the Indians of seacoast Virginia, and one of the most remarkable warriors of history. They had never before seen the features of a white man, and, although rumors of these strange people who came from far-distant lands had reached them from the natives who lived to the south, these were the first pale faces upon whom their eyes had ever rested.

The frontiersman. --Daniel Morgan. --James Harrod. --Robert McLellan .--Colonel Benjamin Logan. --George Rogers Clark. --John Slover. --Lewis Wetzel. --Samuel Colter. --Meshack Browning. --"Bill" Bent .--Thomas Eddie. --Jim Bridger. --"Old Bill" Williams. --"Big Foot" Wallace. --Captain Jack Hays. --Bill Hamilton.- -Uncle Job Witherspoon. --Henry Shane. --Poor Jerry Lane. --The song of the moose. --Retrospect

Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea