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 75–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... prisoners in the cable - tier . It was not merely the roughness of the sea , but the heavy rolling of the ship for the want of sails to steady her , that thus rendered her lower battery useless to her : a disadvantage of so serious a ...
... prisoners in the cable - tier . It was not merely the roughness of the sea , but the heavy rolling of the ship for the want of sails to steady her , that thus rendered her lower battery useless to her : a disadvantage of so serious a ...
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... prisoners . Every officer and man of the Amazon's crew that survived the 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 ...
... prisoners . Every officer and man of the Amazon's crew that survived the 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 ...
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... prisoners , whose station during the battle had been the cable - tier , rushed on deck . Here was an awful sight : the decks slippery with human gore , the ship without a mast standing , and the breakers all around . The Indefatigable ...
... prisoners , whose station during the battle had been the cable - tier , rushed on deck . Here was an awful sight : the decks slippery with human gore , the ship without a mast standing , and the breakers all around . The Indefatigable ...
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... prisoners , succeeded in reaching the shore . Elated at the success of these daring fellows , all thought their deliverance at hand , and many of the Frenchmen launched out on their rafts ; but alas ! death soon put an end to their ...
... prisoners , succeeded in reaching the shore . Elated at the success of these daring fellows , all thought their deliverance at hand , and many of the Frenchmen launched out on their rafts ; but alas ! death soon put an end to their ...
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... prisoners to my seamen : they delivered me their swords . A fire of pistols , or muskets , open- ing from the admiral's stern - gallery , of the San - Josef , I directed the soldiers to fire into her stern ; and , calling to Captain ...
... prisoners to my seamen : they delivered me their swords . A fire of pistols , or muskets , open- ing from the admiral's stern - gallery , of the San - Josef , I directed the soldiers to fire into her stern ; and , calling to Captain ...
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