ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GALLEASS
From French galleasse, from Italian galeazza, from galeagalley.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALLEASS»
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1
The Spanish Armada: Revised Edition
One English observer seemed particularly impressed by their vivid colour: 'The
oars all red, the sails had upon them the bloody sword; the upper part of the
galleass was also red - signs [he continued self-righteously] and manifest tokens
of the ...
Colin Martin, Geoffrey Parker, 1999
2
Calendar of Letters and State Papers Relating to English ...
I have already spent 8,000 crowns on the galleass and the soldiers who are in
Morvien, and Purser Igueldo writes to me for more money every day. He says the
rank and file must be clothed. Please send money. The galleass must have at ...
Great Britain. Public Record Office, Martin Andrew Sharp Hume, 1899
3
God's Obvious Design: Papers for the Spanish Armada ...
Though the wreck of the galleass Girona has been located and excavated off
Antrim, no structural elements have survived in this exposed location,36 and
again it is to documentary and iconographic sources that we must turn for
technical ...
Patrick Gallagher, Don William Cruickshank, 1990
4
The Mammoth Book of How it Happened in Britain
THE. ARMADA: A. SPANISH. GALLEASS. IS. ATTACKED. OFF. CALAIS,. 29.
JULY. 1588. Richard. Tomson. After a six-day running fight up the Channel, the
Spanish fleet anchored near Calais. On 28 July the English sent in eight fire
ships ...
5
The Armada Campaign 1588: The Great Enterprise Against England
The battle began around 0700hrs and would last throughout the day, the most
intensive and bloody action of the campaign. The galleass San Lorenzo, which
had damaged its rudder during the fireship attack, had grounded on a sandbar off
...
6
Renaissance War Galley 1470-1590
Galleass The galleass (or galeazza) has been seen as the ultimate development
of the oared fighting ship, a last-ditch attempt to produce a galley which could
counter the growing power of the sailing warship. As such it was a reactive
design, ...
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Calendar of Letters and State Papers Relating to English ...
I have already spent 8,000 crowns on the galleass and the soldiers who are in
Morvien, and Purser Igueldo writes to me for more money every day. He says the
rank and file must be clothed. Please send money. The galleass must have at ...
Great Britain. Public Record Office, 1899
8
Hawkwood and the Kings: The Collected Monarchies of God, ...
than the fore-and-aft yards of the galleass. She was overtaking her foe. "Tiller
there!" Dietl shouted, somehow making his failing voice carry. "Wait for my word
and then bring her round to south-west." "Aye, sir!" Dietl was going to cut around
the ...
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Calendar of Letters and State Papers Relating to English ...
I have already spent 8,000 crowns on the galleass and the soldiers who are in
Morvien, and Purser Igueldo writes to me for more money every day. He says the
rank and file must be clothed. Please send money. The galleass must have at ...
Great Britain. Public Record Office, Martin Andrew Sharp Hume, 1899
The enemy galleass was struggling to brace round the huge lateen yards; both
vessels had the wind right aft now, but the square-rigged carrack was better built
to take advantage of it than the fore-and-aft yards of the galleass. She was ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALLEASS»
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galleass is used in the context of the following news items.
King Phillip sends Menéndez to the New World
Menéndez returned to the fleet and got them all into port before the storm. He had his crew set out seven anchors for his galleass since that port ... «Tallahassee.com, Jun 15»
Menéndez safely brings King Phillip back to Spain
His greatest find was a galleass under construction in Bilbao. This he ordered to be finished quickly and be ready to sail for Flanders as soon ... «Tallahassee.com, Jun 15»
Who was Pedro Menéndez?
... and to lighten his flagship, the “super-galleass”, San Pelayo, for battle. Treating with the local Native Americans, the Timucua, Menéndez had ... «Historic City News, Feb 15»
Sam Turner: Pedro Menendez de Aviles timeline: In the king's service
While off the coast of Cuba in 1552, his vessel was taken by a large French galleass. He was held for 15 days while he negotiated a ransom for ... «St. Augustine Record, Jan 15»
7 October 1571: The Battle of Lepanto halts Ottoman expansion
Although they were outnumbered, the Venetians had an ace up their sleeves: the galleass. This was a larger version of the galley; but what ... «MoneyWeek, Oct 14»
Lessons from History: An Ottoman Navy by Any Other Name
Although the 15th and 16th century century saw the rise of the high-sided, sail-powered galleass as a weapon of war, the galley remained a ... «CIMSEC, Aug 14»
Sailing the sea in search of conquest
... and smaller variations of the galley, including a rather larger one, adopted from a similar ship of the Venetians, called a “mavna,” or galleass, ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Nov 13»
Civilization 5: Brave New World gameplay shows Venice and …
Venice can also build a unique Great Galleass - a more powerful ship unit. For the Shoshone, they cater towards rapid expansion. «Gameranx, Jul 13»
Nation's Oldest City: The saga of the San Pelayo
In The Enterprise of Florida, historian Eugene Lyon calls the San Pelayo “a great galleass” (a version of a galleon). Lyon tells us that the San ... «St. Augustine Record, Jun 13»
Replica of Spanish Galleon will arrive Tuesday
Menendez' "San Pelayo" was a galleass (Sp: galeaza)... ...and built, per Dr. Eugene Lyon, in the shipyards of Vizcaya. Still, no point in letting ... «St. Augustine Record, May 13»
