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 87–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... eight of the fastest sailing two - decked ships : which will always make , if wanted , a line of 24 sail , on which- ever line the commander in chief may direct . The second in command will , after my intentions are made known to him ...
... eight of the fastest sailing two - decked ships : which will always make , if wanted , a line of 24 sail , on which- ever line the commander in chief may direct . The second in command will , after my intentions are made known to him ...
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... eight or nine leagues of it , standing to the west - north - west on the larboard tack . At 2 P. M. the fleet was taken aback by a breeze from the west - north- west , and at 4 P. M. wore and again came to on the larboard tack ...
... eight or nine leagues of it , standing to the west - north - west on the larboard tack . At 2 P. M. the fleet was taken aback by a breeze from the west - north- west , and at 4 P. M. wore and again came to on the larboard tack ...
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... eight of the weathermost ships , opened a fire upon the * It was probably signals , made when the Victory was much closer , that gave rise to the following entry in the log of the Spartiate : " Observed her bearing down between a ...
... eight of the weathermost ships , opened a fire upon the * It was probably signals , made when the Victory was much closer , that gave rise to the following entry in the log of the Spartiate : " Observed her bearing down between a ...
Էջ 55
... eight marines on the роор , and wounded several others : on which the admiral ordered captain Adair to disperse his men round the ship , that they might not suffer so much from being together . Presently a shot , that had come through a ...
... eight marines on the роор , and wounded several others : on which the admiral ordered captain Adair to disperse his men round the ship , that they might not suffer so much from being together . Presently a shot , that had come through a ...
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... eight escaped ; four , by hauling to - windward , and four by running for Cadiz . Of the 19 rear - ships , 12 , in- cluding one burnt , were taken , and seven escaped نه into Cadiz ; making , as the result of 62 BRITISH AND FRANCO ...
... eight escaped ; four , by hauling to - windward , and four by running for Cadiz . Of the 19 rear - ships , 12 , in- cluding one burnt , were taken , and seven escaped نه into Cadiz ; making , as the result of 62 BRITISH AND FRANCO ...
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