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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Արդյունքներ 100–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... arrived off the entrance of Bantry bay , the rear - admiral made the signal to prepare to anchor . By this time several pilot- boats , mistaking the fleet for British , had got among the lead- ing frigates , and were detained by the ...
... arrived off the entrance of Bantry bay , the rear - admiral made the signal to prepare to anchor . By this time several pilot- boats , mistaking the fleet for British , had got among the lead- ing frigates , and were detained by the ...
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... arrived at Brest , the latter having in tow the dismasted Résclue ; and on the 13th the Nestor , Tourville , Eole , and Cassard , reached the same port . This leaves but one line - of- battle ship unaccounted for , and to her we shall ...
... arrived at Brest , the latter having in tow the dismasted Résclue ; and on the 13th the Nestor , Tourville , Eole , and Cassard , reached the same port . This leaves but one line - of- battle ship unaccounted for , and to her we shall ...
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... arrived , at about 5 h . 30 m . , P.M. , within hail of the Droits - dc- l'Homme astern , and shortening sail to close - reefed topsails , did not run to leeward , as the French think she ought , ' but hauled up to pour in a raking fire ...
... arrived , at about 5 h . 30 m . , P.M. , within hail of the Droits - dc- l'Homme astern , and shortening sail to close - reefed topsails , did not run to leeward , as the French think she ought , ' but hauled up to pour in a raking fire ...
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... arrived at Plymouth on the 7th of March following . " Thus had this mighty fleet , from which so much had been anticipated , utterly failed in its object : some of the ships be- longing to it had perished on the rocks or in the waves ...
... arrived at Plymouth on the 7th of March following . " Thus had this mighty fleet , from which so much had been anticipated , utterly failed in its object : some of the ships be- longing to it had perished on the rocks or in the waves ...
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... arrived on the 31st with only six sail of the line under his command . It was on the 20th of December , late in the evening , that Sir Edward Pellew , in the Indefatigable , anchored in Carrig road , Falmouth ; and from him , or from ...
... arrived on the 31st with only six sail of the line under his command . It was on the 20th of December , late in the evening , that Sir Edward Pellew , in the Indefatigable , anchored in Carrig road , Falmouth ; and from him , or from ...
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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