"A Svmmarie and Trve Discovrse of Sir Frances Drakes VVest Indian Voyage" by Bigges is a historical account written in the late 16th century, likely during the Elizabethan era. This work documents the significant expedition led by Sir Francis Drake to the West Indies, focusing on the capture of several key towns such as Saint Iago, Sancto Domingo, Cartagena, and Saint Augustine. The text combines elements of exploration, military strategy, and the experiences of sailors and soldiers during the voyage. The narrative recounts the preparations for the expedition, including the assembly of a large fleet and the enlistment of experienced captains. As the expedition unfolds, the text details various encounters with enemy forces, the tactical approaches taken to conquer the towns, and the challenges faced by Drake and his men, including disease and logistical hardships. The account not only highlights the military achievements against the Spanish but also provides insight into the cultural interactions and exchanges that occurred during the conquests. Ultimately, the book serves to commend the bravery of the English seamen and Drake's leadership while reflecting upon the broader implications of colonial ambitions in the Caribbean. (This is an automatically generated summary.) application/zip 2006-10-20T06:10:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 267392 35467 2006-10-20T06:10:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip image/jpeg 3107 2025-06-08T10:47:47.966192 2025-06-08T10:47:50.596174 300436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596 -- Travel -- West Indies Produced by Irma Špehar, Louise Pryor, The Kraus Collection of Sir Francis Drake and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net 96040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2025-06-08T10:47:47.242196 115907 2006-10-20T06:10:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/epub+zip 112647 2025-06-08T10:47:47.926191 2025-06-08T10:47:53.225175 application/rdf+xml 21612 Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. 2025-06-08T10:47:51.153176 273069 application/epub+zip text/plain; charset=us-ascii 2006-10-20T06:10:50 95996 Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography E011 Explorers -- America -- Biography en A Svmmarie and Trve Discovrse of Sir Frances Drakes VVest Indian Voyage Wherein were taken, the townes of Saint Iago, Sancto Domingo, Cartagena & Saint Augustine. 2025-06-08T10:47:47.541217 application/octet-stream 267582 application/zip West Indies Expedition, 1585-1586 1586 Bigges, Walter Biggs, Walter Public domain in the USA. Summarie and true discourse of Sir Frances Drakes West Indian voyage application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340527 2025-06-08T10:47:53.072169 image/jpeg 23807 2025-06-08T10:47:48.006183 Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. 96005 2006-10-20T06:10:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 2025-06-08T10:47:48.518191 272799 application/epub+zip 35448 2006-10-20T06:10:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Browsing: Biographies 2025-06-08T10:47:47.509175 118116 text/html 252 Project Gutenberg 2006-10-20 145259 2022-09-09T10:15:33.462955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook Category: History - Warfare Category: History - British Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at http://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog