Expedition Essay

had considered the Spanish “lifelong” enemies, so in 1572 during a marauding expedition against the spanish ports, he commanded. This in turn led to him seeing the Pacific OCean and capturing “the port of Nombre de Dios” (BBC Sir Francis Drake). He gained a reputation as a superb privateer, through returning to England with “Spanish treasure.” He is now known to have been secretly commissioned to participate in expeditions against the Spanish. He eventually became the first Englishman to navigate the

In the mid 1800’s, Australia was growing fast with explorers and settlers wanting to explore the country and create new towns. However, a major hurdle was transport. There were no railways in the undiscovered parts of the country and horseback was not an option. From the 1860’s, Australia found the answer, Afghan cameleers. Although not all the cameleers were from Afghanistan, they were grouped together. The cameleers came from four ethnic groups, Pashtun, Punjabi, Baluchi, and Sindhi. The cameleers

captain in 1806 to 1807. Pike led the Pike Expedition; he was sent out to explore the southern Louisiana territory and to find where the start of the Red River was. Since Zebulon Pike’s part confused their location they found themselves in Colorado, during The Pike Expedition. They were later on captured by the Spaniards. They were released from Chihuahua, Mexico in 1807 at the border of Louisiana after being captured. Pike published a paper about all his expeditions in 1810. After Pike published his paper

anti-war King James I. Raleigh’s enemies worked to taint his reputation with the new king and he was soon charged with treason and condemned to death. However, his sentence was disputed, and Raleigh was freed to lead an expedition to the New World. For this particular expedition, his goal was to launch a gold mine by the Orinoco River, in South America. He told the in debt king that if he was released and charges were dropped, he would find gold and make England richer than Spain. The king thought

The Lost City of Z is a nonfiction novel, which tells the story of Colonel Percy Fawcett, a 1920s British explorer who vanished along with his son, Jack, during an expedition into the Amazon to discover a fabled lost city called “Z.” Fawcett was born in Victorian England and later in his life, would join the British military. Fawcett was stationed in Ceylon, during which period, he met his future wife, Nina and discovered his love for exploration. Fawcett would eventually join the Royal Geographical

Discuss the acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase. How important were Lewis and Clark? In 1795, America signed the Pinckney’s treaty with Spain which granted American farmers the right to free navigation of the Mississippi River as well as the right to ship cargos from New Orleans duty free. A Few years later, authenticating President Jefferson worst fear, On October 15, 1802, Spain formally transferred Louisiana to the France. Said so, said done! Spanish authorities, performing under French orders

An absolute Athenian tragedy. The Sicilian Expedition of 413-415 BC was a decision that ultimately lead to the complete exhaustion of Athenian manpower, navy, and crucial resources. This decimation weakened the confidence of not only the Athenians, but of their allies as well. Within the long and tiring story of the Peloponnesian War, it is the Sicilian Expedition in which leadership stands as a vital factor in the end result. Besides the Athenians, Spartans did their job along side the Syracusans

Amundsen and his men learned many things with their expedition to the South Pole. Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer; he was going to the North Pole, however, Robert Peary beat him there. Amundsen decided to change his plans and go to the South Pole. Amundsen discovered the North-West Passage. Amundsen wrote in his diary saying,"'As for the tent, with regard to shape and size it is comfortable but it is too susceptible to the wind'"(Alexander). This quote shows that Amundsen learned that when going

Lewis's Woodpecker were all described in great detail. A skin of the Lewis's Woodpecker is in Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology and is thought to be the only remaining intact museum specimen of all of the animals collected during the expedition. Lewis not only recorded the findings in his journal, but he sent back specimens of teeth, talons, skins, bones, and skeletons for observation and recording for other scientists to work with. Upon entering what is known as South Dakota, the men

Christians and Muslims. The Crusades were filled with violent and often ruthless conflicts between Christians and Muslims. The Crusades contained several expeditions and impacted European society in several ways. The Crusades began when Pope Urban II called on Christians to fight the Muslim Turks. In the Crusades, several major Crusade expeditions occurred between 1096 and 1291. In the First Crusade, knights from Europe captured Jerusalem after seven weeks of siege and began massacring the city’s