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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... hours , it being the determination of General Hoche not to wait any longer for the arrival of M. Villeneuve . The chief point of debarkation was to be Bantry bay ; in which three different anchorages were chosen , to be used accord- ing ...
... hours , it being the determination of General Hoche not to wait any longer for the arrival of M. Villeneuve . The chief point of debarkation was to be Bantry bay ; in which three different anchorages were chosen , to be used accord- ing ...
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... hour or 20 minutes , this necessary duty was performed , and the Droits - de- l'Homme , under her courses and mizen topsail , was going at the rate of five knots an hour . As the two British ships , having lost none of their masts ...
... hour or 20 minutes , this necessary duty was performed , and the Droits - de- l'Homme , under her courses and mizen topsail , was going at the rate of five knots an hour . As the two British ships , having lost none of their masts ...
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... hour and a half may be allowed , about ten hours and a half the French , indeed , fixing the time of its commence- 1 Victoires et Conquêtes , tome vii . , p . 297 . ment at 5 h . 15 m . P.M. , 1797. ] INDEFATIGABLE AND AMAZON WITH ...
... hour and a half may be allowed , about ten hours and a half the French , indeed , fixing the time of its commence- 1 Victoires et Conquêtes , tome vii . , p . 297 . ment at 5 h . 15 m . P.M. , 1797. ] INDEFATIGABLE AND AMAZON WITH ...
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... hours . During the whole of this long engagement , the sea ran so high , that the people on the main decks of the frigates were up to their middles in water . So violent , too , was the motion of the ships , that some of the ...
... hours . During the whole of this long engagement , the sea ran so high , that the people on the main decks of the frigates were up to their middles in water . So violent , too , was the motion of the ships , that some of the ...
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... hours , the chief of the time at close quarters , can indeed only be accounted for by the violent motion of the sea , felt the more by the Droits- de - l'Homme on account of the loss of her masts , the height of the line of fire to ...
... hours , the chief of the time at close quarters , can indeed only be accounted for by the violent motion of the sea , felt the more by the Droits- de - l'Homme on account of the loss of her masts , the height of the line of fire to ...
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