The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17

tFrom the HIustrirte ZettunO, Leipsto)
r NGLAND'S fear of German in
vasion is great. and as a glance
at history will demonstrate, it Is
by no means unprecedented.
While II is true thai for century or
more no enemy's ship has landed troops
on British soil, yet since the time of
William the Conqueror G066) no less
than sixty invasions have taken place.
some OF which have resulted in a
change OF dynasty.
Only such invasions as have been OPP
posed figure on the accompanying map
and for rhs reason the landing OF
Charles II. on the coast OF Scotland
June %, 1850, is included, as he was
then making way against Cromwell. the
ruling power Many OF the invasions
-ook place on the soil OF England proper.
no less than eighteen having been di-
rectcd against the southern coast and
the mouth Of the Thames.
British rule in Ireland was frst
broken from without when the Irish
chieftans came to the aid OF Robert
Bruce, who had seized the Scottish
throne. At that time his brother Ed
ward landed near Belfast l3l5) with
an army and was made King OF Ire
land. Nineteen other invaslons OF Ire
land followed in the succeeding CEN
turtles. Thirteen Of the hostile invasions
Of Great Britain took place on tho Scot
tish coast, the first being that OF the
French IN 1859, when they supported
Mary Stuart in her contest with the al
led Scotch Presbyterians.
The Dutch landed upon British soil
four times in the second half OF the
seventeenth century. What terror
spread over England when Admiral de
Ruyter appeared in the Thames with
his fleet, went as far as Gravesend and
Chatham and burned the ships lying
there CJune 10, 1861 The people
feared that at the next flood tide Re Ruy-
ter would come as far as London, so
they sank vessels in the channel and
brought up cannon to the shores OF the
Thames. But tie Dutch feet sailed
against Portsmouth, and then against
plymouth and Harwich, permitting the
Inhabitants Of London to recover from
their fright.
The United States has attacked Eng
land only through Paul Jones, whose
forces invaded British soil four times.
In 1913 nc set the coasts Of the Irish
Sea in alarm when he landed Mt White
haven, burned ships there and took the
castle OF Selkirk. In the following year
he appeared off the Scottish coast OPP
posite Edinburgh with his small squad
ron. and only "a strong west wind saved
the town from attack.
Germans have trOdden English son
as enemies only twice hitherto ana On
both occasions not OF their own Volt
ton. but because Of other Powers. II
was in the spring Of 1889 that Matilda
landed with n German army and de-
featcd stephen in the battle OF Lam
coin. Germans made their way to Eng
land again I'm support Of S!mneI. the
pretender to the British throne in 1886
and 1887, but there were only about
1000 German soldiers and they were
helpless before the hosts Of Henry VII
AT the battle Of stoke.
What may happen during the present
vAr remains TO he seen. but some ad
dtions 10 the map may have 70 he made
hereafter II the plans OF the Germany
navy result as some expect. Tho fac
that the German vessels seem to b'
able to leave their base and attacl
the British coast almost at VIII ha'
been already demonstrated What ih'
final results OF an extended muVenieb
will be no one can say.