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Published on: 2012-03-06
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 Excerpt: ...importance to engage the attention of the world. The revolutions of the little republics of the Red Sea, had never been felt in other countries, and the union of the Arabs of the desert, thus suddenly accomplished by a new religious doctrine, seemed likely to be of short duration. At Constantinople, at Antioch, ahd at Alexandria, the birth of Islamism was either wholly unknown, or was thought too insignificant to be feared. Yet the first twelve years which elapsed after the death of the prophet, are filled with Mussulman conquests, which astound the imagination. During this short space, the followers of Mahomet subjugated Syria, Persia, and Egypt. They captured thirty-six thousand cities, towns, and castles, destroyed four thousand temples and churches, and built fourteen hundred mosques dedicated to their own religion. These conquerors were utterly ignorant of geography, and of the interests, strength, policy, and languages, of the nations which they attacked. They had no regular plans of campaign, no schemes to strengthen themselves by alliances, or to establish secret correspondence in the countries which they were about to invade. The instructions which the khalifs gave to the commanders of their armies were Dimple and general. Neither Mahomet nor his successors had made any change in the rude armor and rregular manner of fighting common to the robbers of the Arabian desert. The Mussulman soldiers were half naked. When on foot, they were armed only with bows and arrows; when on horseback, they carried a light lance and a cimeter. Their horses were indefatigable, and unequalled in the world for their docility and spirit. But they did not manoeuvre in large or regular masses. They knew nothing of those charges of modern cavalry, which bear down battalions...
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