The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-10


Please state how frequently in the
past England has been invaded.
Since the time of William the Con-
queror QO66) no less than sixty inVa-
sions have taken place, some of which
have resulted in a change of dynasty.
Thirteen Of the hostile inyasions OF
Great Britain took place on the Scot
fish coast, the first being that OF the
French in 1859, when they supported
Mary Stuart in her contest with the
allied Scotch Presbyterians.
The Dutch landed upon British soil
four times In the second half Of the
seventeenth century. Terror spread
over England when Admiral de Ruyter
appeared in the Thames with his feet
and went as far as Gravesend and
Chatham and burned the ships lying
there June 10, 1867. The people fear
ed that De Ruyter would come as far
as London, but the 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 177S he set the coasts of the Irish
sea in alarm when he landed at White
haven and burned ships there.
In the spring of 1880 a German army
landed and defeated Stephen in the
battle of Lincoln. Germans made
their way to England again in support
of Simnel, 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.
Please tell me the exact population of
London and New York. Which is the
largest city in the world, and did New
York ever exceed London in popula-
ton?
The population of all boroughs of
New York in 1914 was 5,333.537. The
population Of registered London in
1911 was 4,522,964, and with metropol-
itan and city police districts, 7,252,963.
London has always contained larger
population than New York. The third
largest city is Paris; Chicago, fourth;
Berlin, fifth; Tokyo, sixth; Vienna, sew
Asgsnth: Petrograd, eighth; Philadelphia.
ninth. and Moscow. tenth.
Is IL true that Germany, Of all the
countries engaged in war, is the only
one that has kept the peace for period
Of forty years?
Servia has fought the two Balkan
wars; Russia, the Russo-Japanese war
Great Britain, the Boer war, ETC.; Italy
the war with Turkey; Turkey, the Tur
ko- Russian war, etc.; France, the Ton
kin campaign, etc. During this perioC
| neither Germany nor Austria has hat
any war at all unless the participa
ton of both in the march to Picking a
| the time Of the Boxer troubles and Ger
! many's wars in Africa are counted.
| Was there any regular army in Wash.
/ inston's day. If not, when does 1t date
| from?
| There was no regular army as We
/, now use the phrase till long aftel
| Washington's day. Washington had M
\ military education. His first military
Office was as lieutenant colonel o.
| colonial militia, and his first duty wa'
/ in an expedition against the French IL
the vicinity Of Pittsburgh. AS prac
] teal surveyor and accomplished woods
1 man he had good start as militar.
| leader, but his military skill all cam,
| from intuition and practical experience
| The Revolutionary war left consider
able body Of trained soldiers, belongin;
! to the militia of the different colonies
many Of whom took part in the Indial
and border wars that followed, blu
1 they were not regulars. The regula
army by that name was established b.
congress at its first session in 1889, bu
4 the Military academy at West Poin
\ was not established till 1902. Their
! were some able officers in the army be
fore the establishment of the Yves
4 Point academy, but, strictly speaking
the regular army of today dates iron
that event.
/ What 10 a naval apprentice?