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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... deck . When also it is considered , that , from the weight of metal and number of men she carries , a french 74 is of greater force than a british 74 , no objection , on the part of the French or Spaniards , can be urged against an ...
... deck . When also it is considered , that , from the weight of metal and number of men she carries , a french 74 is of greater force than a british 74 , no objection , on the part of the French or Spaniards , can be urged against an ...
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... decks the same nominal force as the french 80 , No. 3 , in the small table at p . 78 of the first volume , upon her quarterdeck and fore- castle 10 long 8 - pounders ( two of them brass ) and 10 carronades , 36 - pounders , and upon her ...
... decks the same nominal force as the french 80 , No. 3 , in the small table at p . 78 of the first volume , upon her quarterdeck and fore- castle 10 long 8 - pounders ( two of them brass ) and 10 carronades , 36 - pounders , and upon her ...
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... decks of the Victory ; and , addressing the men at their quarters , cautioned them not to fire a crew . single shot without being sure of their object . address Victo- ry's Considering that the Victory , both as being the van- ship of a ...
... decks of the Victory ; and , addressing the men at their quarters , cautioned them not to fire a crew . single shot without being sure of their object . address Victo- ry's Considering that the Victory , both as being the van- ship of a ...
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... deck , and passed between lord Nelson and captain Hardy ; a splinter from the bits bruising the left Capt . foot of the latter , and tearing the buckle from his Hardy shoe . " They both , " says doctor Beatty , " instantly ed . stopped ...
... deck , and passed between lord Nelson and captain Hardy ; a splinter from the bits bruising the left Capt . foot of the latter , and tearing the buckle from his Hardy shoe . " They both , " says doctor Beatty , " instantly ed . stopped ...
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... decks . The guns of the middle and lower decks were also occasionally fired into the Redoutable , but very few of the 12 - pounders , on account chiefly of the * Victoires et Conquêtes , tome xvi . p . 171 . 1805. heavy loss among those ...
... decks . The guns of the middle and lower decks were also occasionally fired into the Redoutable , but very few of the 12 - pounders , on account chiefly of the * Victoires et Conquêtes , tome xvi . p . 171 . 1805. heavy loss among those ...
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