Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . BRITISH BATTLESHIP •FRENCn BATTLESHIP MAGENTA. 58 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIX™ CENTURY the seas. Its strength, on February 1, 1898, was 615 vessels — 61 of whichwere battleships, — carrying a total force of 110,050 officers and men. Colbert, when the Grand Monarch was at the zenith
Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress .. . BRITISH BATTLESHIP •FRENCn BATTLESHIP MAGENTA. 58 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIX™ CENTURY the seas. Its strength, on February 1, 1898, was 615 vessels — 61 of whichwere battleships, — carrying a total force of 110,050 officers and men. Colbert, when the Grand Monarch was at the zenith of his power, foundFrance with a few old and rotten vessels, and left her with a noble fleet of 40ships of the line and 60 frigates, which, under DEstree, Jean Bart, Tour-ville, and Duquesne, carried her flag to every sea. A state paper of the timegives the force at the beginning of this century as 61 ships of the line, 42corvettes, and a numerous, although unimportant, flotilla of small craft. W ithAboukir and Trafalgar, the maritime power of France wasted away; and, bythe year 1839, there were afloat but three effective sail of the line. In 1840,
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