A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 2 - By Robert Kerr


















































































































 -  The conquests of
    Alexander were all by land, and achieved by himself in person, against
    nations who were little trained - Page 449
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The Conquests Of Alexander Were All By Land, And Achieved By Himself In Person, Against Nations Who Were Little Trained Or Accustomed To Feats Of Arms.

But the Portuguese conquest of India was performed by the captains of your highness, after a voyage by sea

Of a year and eight months, going almost around the globe, from the utmost limits of the west through the vast and bottomless ocean, seeing only the heaven and the water; a thing never before attempted by man, and hardly even imagined. After surmounting hunger and thirst, and daily exposure to furious storms, and a thousand dangers in the voyage; they had to encounter great and cruel battles on their arrival in India; not against men armed only with bows and spears, as in the time of Alexander, but with people of stout and tried courage and experienced in war, having ordinance and fire-workers more numerous even than the Portuguese, besides many other excellent weapons. The power of these men, against whom the subjects of your highness had to contend, was infinitely greater than that of King Porus, against whom Alexander had to encounter; yet the Portuguese, though few in number, uniformly had the victory, and never retired from the war as was done by Alexander.

Leaving the actions of the Greeks, and considering what was performed by the Romans with their innumerable armies and vast fleets, which seemed to cover the face of the sea, and by means of which they thought to have conquered the whole earth.

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