The Washington herald., 1914-12-03

four times in 11S-79, on one occasion de-
| stroying the residence OF Lord Selkirk
1t is to be noted. however, that many OF
these invasions of Great Britain were
| aided by British OF a faction opposed to
| the rulers or even had British leaders
for their foreign troops.
Since 179S Great Britain has been free
from invasion-126 years. 1t Is this long
period of peace which got the British
into the confirmed belief that William the
Conqueror was the last to invade their
land and would stay the last Indefinitely.
Here is Mr.. Russell's list OF the inva-
sions Of Great Britain:
1O66-wiIliam the ConQueror landed at
Hastings.
1o6s-The Danish invasion up the Hum
Der: York sacked.
1101-Robert of Normandy landed at
Portsmouth.
1l39-Matilda, granddaughter OF William
the Conqueror. landed at Portsmouth and
took King Stephen prisoner.
l2l5-Louis VII of France landed at
Sandwich, in Kent. Marched on Lon
don, King John compelled to f1y.
13l5-Edward Bruce, with 5000 men.
landed at olderfieet Ireland. Crowned
lS26-IsabelIe, queen Of Edward II,
landed at Orwell, Suffolk. DepOsed King
Edward.
I3T-French attacked Dartmouth.
l37T-French attacked Rye.
137-French attacked Portsmouth.
lSS9-Henry BOlkingbroke, afterward
Henry ~, landed at Ravenspur. in York
shire, and deposed Richard.
14O5-Twelve thousand French landed at
Milford Haven and took Carmarthen.
HI0-WarwiCk, the 'king-maker,' land
ed at Dartmouth and drove Edward "
1f71-Margaret, Queen of Henry VI,
landed at Weymouth.
1f7l-Edward " attacked Ravenspur.
14S5..Henry Tudor Henry yID with
1900 Frenchmen, landed at Milford Hav-
en-: defeated and slew Richard III at
Bosworth.
14s6-Lampert Simnel landed in Dub
lin. Two thousand German troops under
Marshal Swartz crossed to Lancashire
14s7-Simnel landed at Foudray.
1492-WarbeCk landed in Cork.
1fS5-Warbeck landed in Deal with GOO
men.
1f95-warbeck besieged Waterford for
seven days.
1877 -Warbeck landed at whitesand
Bay Cornwall. Bcsleged Exeter with
15l3-The Earl OF Arran. with 5000 men.
landed at Carrickfergus and burned the
town.
1557-Thomas Stafford landed at Scar
borough and seized the castle.
1559-One thousand Frenchmen landed
at Leith and fortified the town.
1579-Phtlip II of Spain dispatched a
force which landed at Smerthwick, in
ireland.
15SO-Philip II and Pope Gregory XIII
sent a larger expedition of 5000 soldiers,
who landed at Smerthwick.
16Ol-Spanish feet, fifty ships 1000 men,
landed and captured Kinsale
,160l-SiX other ships of Spanish troops
land near Cape Clear.
1s50-Montrose landed at Orkney, in
Scotland.
the Spey, Scotland. with the Dutch feet |
King at Scone.
1667-Dutch fleet under De Witt took |
Sheerness. Sailed up the Thames and |
eral ships of war in the Thames.
1667-Dutch fleet attacked Burnt Island. !
In Fifeshire. Scotland.
16S5-Argyll lands at Cantyre.
1sS5-Monmouth lands at Lynn. Devon.
16SS-WiIliam Of Orange. with GOO trans
ports, fifty men of war. arrived at Tor |
Bay. Devon. Entered Exeter with 1900 |
16S9-James II landed at Kinsale with |
,3o0 French and Irish followers.
16sc-Lauzun landed in Ireland with
1900 French troops.
1690-De Tourville's French feet de-
stroyed Teignmouth. Devonshire.
1691-Gen. st. Ruth landed with French
forces at Limerick.
1715-The Pretender landed at Peter
head.
171sspanish troops landed at slenshieI,
n Ross-shire.
1745-The Pretender landed in the Heb
-ides
I745-French force lands al Montrose.
176O-Thurot, otherwise O'Farrell. COM
nodore in the French navy, landed with
ono men at Garrickfergus.
17S-Paul Jones landed at Whitehaven.
1T7S-Paul Jones landed at Kirkcud-
fright and destroyed the residence Of
.ord SelSirk.
TT7s-Paul Jones arrived at Carrick-
ergus. Captured and destroyed the war
hin Drake
17Ts-Paul Jones attempts Leith.
17es-Gens. Hoches, Grouchy, and Wolfe
Tone entered Bantry Bay with 1900
French troops.
17gT-Onel thousand, four hundred
french TROOPS landed at Fishguard
1T9s-Gen. Humbert and 1000 men land
d at Rillala Bay. Defeated the Eng
lsh under Gen. Lake, at Castlebar, and
marched on Dublin.
179S-Gen. Savary. with 200 French
ROOFS. anchored In Kfllala Bay.
17as-Gens. Hardie and Wolfe Tone,
With a large body Of French troops, ar
lived at Doch Swilly.