The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV, a New Edition, with Additins and Notes Bringing the Work Down to 1827, Հատոր 2Macmillan, 1902 |
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... DIAGRAMS . Position of the British and Spanish ships off Cape St. Vincent Battle of the Nile .. Action of Leander and Généreux · 453 • 477 · 481 40 , 41 · 185 262 NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN . BRITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS viii CONTENTS .
... DIAGRAMS . Position of the British and Spanish ships off Cape St. Vincent Battle of the Nile .. Action of Leander and Généreux · 453 • 477 · 481 40 , 41 · 185 262 NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN . BRITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS viii CONTENTS .
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... action to put herself a little to rights ; and her crew found time to recover from the confusion caused by the recent bursting of one of the 18 - pounders . The ship , meanwhile , continued running to the east - south - east ; partly ...
... action to put herself a little to rights ; and her crew found time to recover from the confusion caused by the recent bursting of one of the 18 - pounders . The ship , meanwhile , continued running to the east - south - east ; partly ...
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... action undoubtedly did credit to all that were concerned in it ; yet , had the combatants pos- sessed sea - room , the 74 not lost her topmasts and been eased oʻ her superfluous hands , and the state of the weather been such as to have ...
... action undoubtedly did credit to all that were concerned in it ; yet , had the combatants pos- sessed sea - room , the 74 not lost her topmasts and been eased oʻ her superfluous hands , and the state of the weather been such as to have ...
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... action , with the exception of the above six , were by 9 A.M. safely landed . A party of French soldiers immediately marched them off to Audierne , a town situated about a league from the wreck ; thence to Duarnez , and subsequently to ...
... action , with the exception of the above six , were by 9 A.M. safely landed . A party of French soldiers immediately marched them off to Audierne , a town situated about a league from the wreck ; thence to Duarnez , and subsequently to ...
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... action , should be continued in pay until their wounds were healed , or until , being declared unserviceable , they should be pensioned , or received into Greenwich hospital . To this , on the following day , the seamen , through their ...
... action , should be continued in pay until their wounds were healed , or until , being declared unserviceable , they should be pensioned , or received into Greenwich hospital . To this , on the following day , the seamen , through their ...
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24-pounders 36-gun frigate 6-pounders 74-gun ship action admiral afterwards anchor appears armed arrived attack battery boats Brest brig brig-sloop British fleet British frigates British navy British ships broadside Buonaparte Cadiz Captain captured carronades chase coast colours command commenced Commodore Corfu corvette crew saved cruising Culloden cutter damage deck detached Dutch Earl St enemy Ethalion fire force forecastle Foudroyant four French fleet French frigate French ships frigate Généreux George gun-boats Gun-ship guns harbour hauled hoisted island John larboard latter leagues Leander leeward Lieutenant line-of-battle line-of-battle ships Lord Bridport Lord Keith Lord Nelson loss marines wounded masts midshipman mounted Nelson officers port pounders prisoners prize quarter-deck Rear-admiral rigging sail schooner seamen killed ship's shore shot Sibylle signal Sir Sidney sloop soon Spaniards Spanish squadron starboard steered Swiftsure tack Texel Theseus tons Toulon troops vessels Vice-admiral Victoires et Conquêtes wind windward Wrecked