The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Հատոր 4Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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Արդյունքներ 97–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... appears to have been made by each commander in chief about the same time ; but , in the foggy state of the weather , neither fleet saw the commencement of the other's manoeuvre . The British tacked , to prevent their op- ponents ...
... appears to have been made by each commander in chief about the same time ; but , in the foggy state of the weather , neither fleet saw the commencement of the other's manoeuvre . The British tacked , to prevent their op- ponents ...
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... appear pre- sently , continued with his prizes , under easy sail , working towards a british port , steering about south- east by east . The combined fleet had steered the same course as the british fleet until 8 A. M .: the ships then ...
... appear pre- sently , continued with his prizes , under easy sail , working towards a british port , steering about south- east by east . The combined fleet had steered the same course as the british fleet until 8 A. M .: the ships then ...
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... appear before Brest or enter the Channel , he was to order away upon a cruise rear - admiral Gourdon's squadron , accom- panied by three or four of the fastest sailing ships out of the squadron of vice - admiral Grandallana ; and that ...
... appear before Brest or enter the Channel , he was to order away upon a cruise rear - admiral Gourdon's squadron , accom- panied by three or four of the fastest sailing ships out of the squadron of vice - admiral Grandallana ; and that ...
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... appears in any french naval history . The course steered by the combined fleet , when , on the afternoon of the 13th , the british 12 - pounder 32 - gun frigate Iris , captain Edward Brace , fell in with it abreast of Cape Ortugal , was ...
... appears in any french naval history . The course steered by the combined fleet , when , on the afternoon of the 13th , the british 12 - pounder 32 - gun frigate Iris , captain Edward Brace , fell in with it abreast of Cape Ortugal , was ...
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... appears in several french historical works , is uni- versally considered to be a complete masterpiece of the kind ; and particularly , as it agrees in principle with that adopted in the great battle presently to be detailed , we shall ...
... appears in several french historical works , is uni- versally considered to be a complete masterpiece of the kind ; and particularly , as it agrees in principle with that adopted in the great battle presently to be detailed , we shall ...
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