All 7 entries tagged Battle Of The Saints

Comte de Grasse

Comte de Grasse (7.LVII.iii).

French admiral who joined the fleet for Count d'Estaing in the Caribbean and distinguished himself in the battle for St Lucia in 1780.

Amanda Hopkins : 09 Jul 2007 13:31 |  Tags: Battle Of The Saints Colonialism Comte De Grasse Context History St Lucia |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Homeric repetition

Homeric repetition […] they saw superstition (2.XVIII.i).

Allusion to similarities seen by Plunkett between the Battle of the Saints and the Trojan War. Many of the prophecies in Homer could be taken by a cynic to be superstition accompanied by coincidences.

Amanda Hopkins : 28 Jun 2007 14:51 |  Tags: Battle Of The Saints Epic Tradition Homeric Repetition Prophecy & Omens Trojan War |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Eastern Seaboard

the Eastern Seaboard from Georgia to Maine (2.XVIII.i). The East Coast of the USA; Maine is the most northerly state on the coast, and Georgia is directly north of Florida. At the time of the Battle of the Saints this was British territory, but fighting for independence.

Amanda Hopkins : 28 Jun 2007 13:45 |  Tags: Battle Of The Saints Colonialism Context Eastern Seaboard History North America |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe (2.XVIII.i).

Guadeloupe is an archipelago of five islands located North of St Lucia in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Guadeloupe was a French haven during the Battle of the Saints, and was the intended destination of the fleeing French fleet. It is now an overseas department of France.

Amanda Hopkins : 28 Jun 2007 13:41 |  Tags: Battle Of The Saints Caribbean Colonialism Context Guadeloupe Peoples Places |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

frigate

frigate [warship] (2.XV.i).

A medium-sized square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries (Bib:CCD), used in the Battle of the Saints. See also frigate bird.

Amanda Hopkins : 28 Jun 2007 13:33 |  Tags: Battle Of The Saints Colonialism Context Frigate Glossary History |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Battle of the Saints

Battle of the Saints

Amanda Hopkins : 23 Jun 2007 12:13 |  Tags: Battle Of The Saints Context |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Gros Ilet

Gros Îlet (1.III.i &c).

Northern tip of St Lucia, the location of Rodney Bay; also an island of Martinique, in the Carribean. The name is French for 'large island'. It is part of a group known as the Windward Islands and was the scene of a struggle between the French and English for colonial rule in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century (Bib:6).

Amanda Hopkins : 22 Jun 2007 11:13 |  Tags: Battle Of The Saints Colonialism Context Glossary Gros Ilet History Places St Lucia |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem