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 89–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... miles to the south - west of Belle - Isle , considered it too hazardous to attempt entering Brest : he therefore , with his seven two - deckers and three frigates , put into Rochefort . Here the French admiral remained until information ...
... miles to the south - west of Belle - Isle , considered it too hazardous to attempt entering Brest : he therefore , with his seven two - deckers and three frigates , put into Rochefort . Here the French admiral remained until information ...
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... miles of them . Having escaped this imaginary danger , the French 74 and fri- gate , on the morning of the 10th , had a real cause for their fears , finding themselves chased by Lord Bridport's fleet ; and from which they owed their ...
... miles of them . Having escaped this imaginary danger , the French 74 and fri- gate , on the morning of the 10th , had a real cause for their fears , finding themselves chased by Lord Bridport's fleet ; and from which they owed their ...
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... miles of her consort , 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 ...
... miles of her consort , 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 ...
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... miles ; and , scarcely had the lieutenant reached his captain with the intelligence , ere the breakers were visible ... mile , the wreck of her late opponent , without the possibility , unfortunately , of affording her any succour . Her ...
... miles ; and , scarcely had the lieutenant reached his captain with the intelligence , ere the breakers were visible ... mile , the wreck of her late opponent , without the possibility , unfortunately , of affording her any succour . Her ...
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... miles , was seen the Amazon , whose fate had just been sealed . That of the Droits - de - l'Homme drew near . struck . Shrieks issued from every quarter of the ship , and all was horror and dismay . Many early victims were swept from ...
... miles , was seen the Amazon , whose fate had just been sealed . That of the Droits - de - l'Homme drew near . struck . Shrieks issued from every quarter of the ship , and all was horror and dismay . Many early victims were swept 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