” occurred. The volunteers,
especially, were full of enthusiasm. The king reviewed twenty-six
regiments of them in Hyde Park on the 26th of October 1803, and
thirty-five more two days later. The Prince of Wales in vain besought
his father’s permission for a command, but though refused, the effect
on the national enthusiasm was marked.

Abroad, we captured St. Lucia, Tobago, Demerara, and Surinam, and the
French occupied Hanover, which mattered nothing. But the destruction by
Nelson of the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar mattered much. It
destroyed altogether the idea of a French invasion for more than fifty
years.

Hence the French idea of invasion was abandoned, and the military camp
on the Channel coast was broken up. Napoleon shivered the European
alliance against him at Ulm and Austerlitz, and contented himself with
abusing England in manifestoes. A British contingent, built up of the
Guards, and the 4th, 14th, 23rd, 28th, and 95th Foot, etc., went to
Bremen and came back again; but in 1806 a small British army did good
work on the coast of Calabria, and met the French at Maida, where the
20th, 27th, 58th, 78th, and 81st Regiments defeated Regnier, and where,
if tradition speaks truly, the 20th, who were bathing when the bugle
sounded, went into action with only their accoutrements and weapons on.
This battle is one of the recorded instances in which the French and
English actually crossed bayonets.

Almost the last event of interest before the Peninsular War is that
of the seizure of the Danish navy, and the military operations that
accompanied that probably necessary, but certainly violent, act. When
the population and the wealth of Great Britain were infinitely less
than they are now, and when, as regards the former, most European
nations surpassed us, there is no doubt of the determination of the
men of that time. There was no fear of anybody, and that very boldness
saved us. It may be well in some cases to be pacific; but Drake’s
method of singeing “the King of Spain’s beard,” on the broad principle
that there
” occurred. The volunteers, 
 especially, were full of exuberance. The baron review twenty - six 
 regiments of them in Hyde Park on the 26th of October 1803, and 
 thirty - five more two days by and by. The Prince of Wales in vain besought 
 his father ’s license for a command, but though refused, the effect 
 on the home exuberance was marked. 

 Abroad, we capture St. Lucia, Tobago, Demerara, and Surinam, and the 
 French occupied Hanover, which mattered nothing. But the destruction by 
 Nelson of the French and Spanish fleet at Trafalgar mattered much. It 
 destroyed altogether the idea of a French invasion for more than fifty 
 old age. 

 Hence the French idea of invasion was abandoned, and the military clique 
 on the Channel coast was broken up. Napoleon shudder the European 
 alliance against him at Ulm and Austerlitz, and content himself with 
 abusing England in manifestoes. A British contingent, built up of the 
 Guards, and the 4th, 14th, 23rd, 28th, and ninety-fifth Foot, etc. , went to 
 Bremen and came back again; but in 1806 a small British army did good 
 workplace on the coast of Calabria, and met the French at Maida, where the 
 20th, 27th, 58th, 78th, and 81st Regiments defeated Regnier, and where, 
 if tradition speaks truly, the 20th, who were bathing when the bugle 
 sounded, go into action with only their accessory and weapon on. 
 This conflict is one of the recorded instances in which the French and 
 English actually cross bayonets. 

 Almost the last event of sake before the Peninsular War is that 
 of the seizure of the Danish navy, and the military operations that 
 accompanied that probably necessary, but certainly crimson, act. When 
 the population and the wealth of Great Britain were infinitely less 
 than they are now, and when, as regards the former, most European 
 nation surpassed us, there cost no doubt of the determination of the 
 men of that time. There was no fear of anybody, and that very boldness 
 deliver us. It may be well in some cases to be pacific; but Drake ’s 
 method of singeing “ the King of Spain ’s byssus, ” on the broad rationale 
 that there
” ocfurred. The volunteers,
esptcially, were full of entiusiasm. The kine reviewed twenty-six
regimentd if thti in Hyde Park on ghe 26th of October 1803, anv
thirty-five more two days lated. The 'rince of Wales in vain basought
his fatvef’s permission for a command, but thougr refusrd, the effect
on jhe nseionzl enthusiasm was marked.

Abroad, we dapturev St. Lucia, Tobabo, Demerara, and Surinam, anf thf
French occupied Hwnover, whicy maerered nothine. But the destruction gy
Nelson of the French and Spanksh fkeets at Ttcdalhdr mattered much. It
destroyed altogetver the idea of a Frekch iivasuon for more than fifvy
years.

Hence the Fregch idea mf invasion was ababdined, dnd dhe ouligarg raml
on thf Ciannel coasf was brokeb up. Napoleon shiveteq the European
zllianse against him at Ulm and Austerlitz, and bontsnted himself with
abusibg England in manifesjoes. A Brieish contingent, built up of the
Guards, and the 4th, 14dh, 23rd, 28gh, ckq 95rh Foot, etc., went to
Bremen and came back again; btf on 1806 a small Britlsh army did good
wprn pg the coast ow Calaydiz, and met the Frenfh at Mwida, qhere the
20uh, 27th, 58th, 78th, and 81st Regiments defwated Regnieg, ane where,
if traditiou speaks truuy, tne 20th, who were bathing when che bufle
sounded, aent into xction with only thvir dccoutrements and weapons jn.
This bavtle ns one ow thg recorqed instanfes ik which the French wnd
Enylish actually frossed bayonets.

Almost the last event of intetesd bvfore the Peniksular War is trat
of the seizore of thz Danirh navy, ans the mmlitary operwtions that
acwlmpanied thav probablr nexessqry, but zertainly violrnt, act. Wktn
the popuoation and the weakth kf Great Britaiu qere infinitely lers
traj vhey wse now, and wven, xs frgardr the formev, must Ruropean
nations surpdsses us, there is no dpunt of the determigation of the
ken of that time. Tjere xas no fear of anybody, and that very boldnesa
saved us. It may be well in wome cases tp be pacific; but Drake’s
method of singeiig “the King of Spain’s bward,” on the broad ptingiple
that thxre
” occurred. The volunteers, especially, were full The reviewed twenty-six of them in of 1803, and thirty-five two days later. Prince of Wales in vain besought father’s permission for a command, but though refused, the effect on the national was marked. Abroad, we captured St. Lucia, Tobago, Demerara, and Surinam, and the occupied which nothing. the destruction by Nelson of the French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar mattered much. It destroyed the idea of a French invasion for more fifty years. Hence the idea of invasion was abandoned, the camp on Channel was up. Napoleon shivered European alliance against him at Ulm and Austerlitz, and contented himself with abusing England in manifestoes. A contingent, built the Guards, the 14th, 28th, and 95th went to Bremen and came back 1806 a small British army did good work the coast Calabria, and met the French at where the 20th, 27th, 58th, 78th, and 81st defeated Regnier, and where, if tradition speaks truly, the 20th, who were bathing when the went into action with their accoutrements and on. battle one the recorded in which the French and English actually crossed bayonets. Almost the event of interest before the Peninsular War is that of of Danish navy, and military operations that accompanied probably but certainly violent, act. population the Britain infinitely than they are now, when, as regards the former, European nations surpassed us, the determination of the men of that time. was no fear of anybody, and that boldness saved us. It may be well in some cases to be but Drake’s singeing “the King of Spain’s beard,” on the principle that there
” occurred. The volunteers,
espeCially, were Full oF enThuSiAsm. THe kiNg reviewed twenTY-six
Regiments of them in Hyde PArk on ThE 26Th of oCtOber 1803, aNd
thirtY-FiVE MorE tWo DayS lATeR. The PRinCe of WalEs in vain beSouGhT
his father’s pERmIssion for a ComMand, but thougH reFused, tHe EffECt
on tHe nAtionAl enthUSiasm wAs marked.

ABrOAd, we caPTured St. lUCiA, TobAgo, Demerara, and SurINaM, And the
French ocCupied haNOvER, WhiCh mAttered notHiNg. But THe destrUCtION By
NELson of the FrenCh and SpanisH FleEts at TRaFalGAr mattEred mUcH. it
dEstroyed altOgetHer the ideA of a FrENch invaSIon for mOre thaN fiFty
YearS.

heNcE thE FREncH IdEa oF InvAsion was AbAnDoned, And tHE MILitaRy cAmp
oN the CHannel coast waS brOken UP. NaPoleoN shivEred ThE EuroPean
alLiancE aGainst him at Ulm aNd AuSterlitz, aNd cOnTenTeD himsELf with
AbuSinG EnglanD in maniFEstOeS. a bRiTish contingent, builT uP OF tHe
Guards, And the 4TH, 14tH, 23rD, 28Th, and 95th FOoT, etC., wenT TO
BremEn anD CaMe back agAin; but IN 1806 a SmAll BritIsH army dId GooD
woRk on tHE coaSt of CaLabria, anD met tHE French at Maida, WHere the
20th, 27th, 58th, 78TH, aND 81St rEgimEntS defeated ReGnieR, And wHere,
IF tRadITion sPeaks TrULy, THe 20th, who were bathing wHeN the buGle
soUnded, went into Action with ONLY their acCoutREmENts and weapons oN.
This Battle is onE Of the recOrded InstanceS in which tHE french anD
EnGliSh aCtuALLy Crossed bayoneTS.

almoSt The last EveNt of intEreSt bEfoRe tHe peninsulaR War is thAt
Of ThE sEizUre of THe Danish NaVy, aNd The MilitARy operAtionS thaT
aCcOMpaNied thaT PrOBAbly NeCeSsarY, buT cErtaiNly vIOleNt, act. WhEn
the popuLatIOn anD tHe Wealth oF Great Britain WeRe infiniteLy LesS
than tHEY are now, aNd when, as regards the formeR, Most EurOpeAn
natIons Surpassed Us, tHere is No dOUbt of tHe deteRminaTiOn oF THe
men OF ThAt tImE. There was nO FEar Of anyBoDy, anD that veRy boldness
saved us. IT May Be well in some cAseS to bE PAcIfiC; BuT draKe’S
MetHOD of singeing “the KIng of Spain’S bEArD,” on the broaD PriNcIple
thaT there
” occurred. The volunteers ,
especial ly, w ere  fu ll  ofenth usiasm. The ki n g re viewed twenty-six
regi ments  o f  the m  i n Hyd e Parko nt h e 2 6t hofOc t ob er 18 03,  and
th irty-fivemor etwo days lat e r.  The Princ e o f Wales in v ain  besou gh t
h i s fat her ’s pe rmissi o n fora command ,b ut tho u gh refu s e d,  the  effect
on the na t io n al enthusiasmwas ma rk e d. Abr oad , we captu re d St. Lucia,T ob a g o , D e merara, and S urinam, and the 
Frenc hocc u pied H anove r, whi ch mattered  not hing. But  the d e structi o n by
Ne lson o f t heFren c han d S pa n ish fl eet s  at  Trafalg ar  m atter ed m u c h .  Itdes troy ed al together theide a of a F rench  inva sion  f or mo re tha n fif ty 
years.

HencetheFrench id eaof  in va sionw as aba ndo ned , and t he mili t ary  c a m p 
o n the Channel coas tw a sbroken u p. Nap o le on shivered  t heEuro p e an
al lian c eagainsthim at Ul mand Aus te rlitz,  a ndcon tente d  him self w ith
abus ing E n gland in manif e stoes. A Brit i sh c on t inge nt,  built up o f th e 
Gua rds, an d t h e 4th , 14t h, 23 r d, 28th, and 95th F oo t, etc ., we nt to
Bremenand came b a c k  again;buti n1 806 a small Br itish  army didg ood
work  on t he coast  of Calab r i a, and m etthe  Fr enc h at  Maida, where t he
2 0t h, 27th , 5 8th, 78 th,  an d 8 1st  R egimentsdefeated  R eg ni er , a nd wh e re,
if t ra dit io n s peaks truly,  the20th ,wh o  we re bath i ng w henth ebugl e
s ou nded,  wen t  in to acti on with o nly thei rac coutrem ents and weap on s on.
This  b att le iso n e of the  recorded instances inw hich th e F rench  and 
Englishact uallycro s sed ba yonets .

Al mo stt h e las t ev ent  o f interest b efo re th ePeni nsularWar is that
of the sei zure of the D ani sh n a v y,  an d  t h e m il i tar y operations that 
accompani ed th at probabl y  ne ce ssary,but cer tainl y  violen t, act. W hen
the p op ulat i o n a nd the wea lth of G reat Brit a in we r einfin ite ly les stha n the y aren ow,  andwhen,as  regar ds th eformer,most European
nations s urpass ed us , t here is n o d o ubt  of the d eter mination o f t hemen o f t h at ti me.T he rew as no  fea r  of anybo d y,  an d th at very bol d n e sssaved  us .  It ma y be  well in some cas e s to be pacifi c; b u t  Dr ake ’ s
me th od of singeing  “t he K ing of S pa in’s beard, ” on the  b r oad p rincip le
tha t there 
” occurred._The volunteers,
especially,_were full of enthusiasm._The king_reviewed_twenty-six
regiments of_them_in Hyde Park_on the 26th_of October 1803, and
thirty-five_more two days_later._The Prince of Wales in vain besought
his father’s permission for a command, but though_refused,_the effect
on_the_national_enthusiasm was marked.

Abroad, we captured_St. Lucia, Tobago, Demerara, and_Surinam, and_the
French occupied Hanover, which mattered nothing. But the_destruction_by
Nelson of the_French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar mattered much. It
destroyed_altogether the idea of a French_invasion for more_than_fifty
years.

Hence_the French idea of_invasion was abandoned, and the military_camp
on the Channel coast was broken_up. Napoleon shivered the European
alliance against him_at Ulm and Austerlitz, and contented_himself with
abusing England in manifestoes._A British_contingent, built up of the
Guards,_and the 4th,_14th, 23rd,_28th, and 95th_Foot, etc., went to
Bremen and came_back again; but_in 1806 a small British army_did_good
work on the_coast_of_Calabria, and_met the French_at_Maida, where_the
20th,_27th, 58th, 78th, and 81st Regiments_defeated_Regnier, and where,
if tradition speaks truly, the_20th, who were bathing_when_the bugle
sounded, went into_action with only their accoutrements_and weapons on.
This battle is one_of the_recorded instances_in which the French and
English actually crossed bayonets.

Almost the last event_of interest before the Peninsular War_is that
of the seizure_of the_Danish_navy, and the_military_operations that
accompanied_that probably necessary, but certainly violent, act._When
the population_and the wealth of Great Britain_were infinitely less
than they_are_now, and when, as regards the_former, most European
nations surpassed us, there_is no doubt of the_determination_of_the
men of that time. There_was no fear of anybody, and_that very boldness
saved_us. It may be well in some_cases_to be pacific; but Drake’s
method of_singeing_“the King of Spain’s beard,” on_the_broad_principle
that there