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Men Who Have Made the Empire

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By George Chetwynd Griffith
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A collection of illustrated biographical sketches of twelve prominent leaders and agents whose actions the author argues shaped Britain's imperial expansion. Each chapter presents a vivid portrait combining narrative anecdotes and interpretive commentary to show how military, naval, political, and colonial figures contributed to empire-building, often assessing moral ambiguities while emphasizing practical outcomes. The foreword frames the series as gathering material for a larger national epic and advocates an imperial patriotism that unites regional identities. Illustrations punctuate the text and the author aims to portray the living man at work rather than dry chronologies, balancing admiration with candid appraisal.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

By STANLEY L. WOOD

“ALMIGHTY GOD, OF THY GOODNESS, GIVE ME LIFE AND LEAVE ONCE TO SAIL AN ENGLISH SHIP ON YONDER SEA!” Frontispiece
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HE DROVE THE GOOD STEEL THROUGH MAIL AND FLESH AND BONE 10
DUKE WILLIAM ROARED OUT THAT HE WAS ALIVE 17
EDWARD GRIPPED THE WOULD-BE MURDERER 30
THEY CARRIED HIM DOWN TO THE BOATS 53
HE SWOOPED WITH HIS CAVALRY ROUND THE REAR OF THE KING’S ARMY 83
HE HALTED HIS ARMY ... AND SANG THE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH PSALM 94
MADE HIM REEL IN HIS SADDLE 112
“MEN OF ENNISKILLEN, WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR ME?” HE CRIED 113
MISSED HIM AND KILLED ANOTHER MAN BEHIND HIM 141
INSTEAD OF CHARGING THEY TURNED ROUND AND MADE LANES THROUGH THE ARMY BEHIND THEM 158
HIS ENEMY WENT DOWN WITH A BULLET IN THE RIGHT SIDE 185
NELSON AT COPENHAGEN 214
THE ORDER THAT SENT THE BRITISH LINE STREAMING DOWN FROM THE RISING GROUND 246
THE LONELY MAN WHO STOOD ON THE RAMPARTS OF KHARTOUM 275
THAT HISTORIC INDABA IN THE MATOPPOS 300