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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... force , if he had been informed of it , he would have found to consist of only seven sail of the line ( one a three - decker ) and two frigates , was cruising about 90 miles to the south - west of Belle - Isle , considered it too ...
... force , if he had been informed of it , he would have found to consist of only seven sail of the line ( one a three - decker ) and two frigates , was cruising about 90 miles to the south - west of Belle - Isle , considered it too ...
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... force placed under his command . It consisted of the Gun - ship . 80 Indomptable • . Droits - de - l'Homme Constitution Pégase Nestor Révolution · Vice - admiral Morard - de - Galles . Commodore Jacques Bedout . Rear - admiral François ...
... force placed under his command . It consisted of the Gun - ship . 80 Indomptable • . Droits - de - l'Homme Constitution Pégase Nestor Révolution · Vice - admiral Morard - de - Galles . Commodore Jacques Bedout . Rear - admiral François ...
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... force . We need only remark that , in broadside weight of metal , the two frigates , chiefly on account of the powerful battery of the Indefatigable , who carried long 24s below and 42 - pounder carronades above , would have had rather ...
... force . We need only remark that , in broadside weight of metal , the two frigates , chiefly on account of the powerful battery of the Indefatigable , who carried long 24s below and 42 - pounder carronades above , would have had rather ...
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... force , he knew , could not well be less than 19 , and might amount to 30 , sail of the line . On the 13th , in the morning , the British frigate Minerve , Captain George Cockburn , bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Nelson , and ...
... force , he knew , could not well be less than 19 , and might amount to 30 , sail of the line . On the 13th , in the morning , the British frigate Minerve , Captain George Cockburn , bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Nelson , and ...
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... force , England was to be invaded . On the evening of the 13th , while still buffeting with adverse winds , the look - out frigates of the Spanish fleet , now consisting of 25 sail of the line , 11 frigates , and one brig , got sight of ...
... force , England was to be invaded . On the evening of the 13th , while still buffeting with adverse winds , the look - out frigates of the Spanish fleet , now consisting of 25 sail of the line , 11 frigates , and one brig , got sight of ...
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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