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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... prizes was stated to consist of about 600 in killed and wounded ; Loss of but a careful comparison of the number of wounded French and unwounded prisoners , with the number of men Spa- deposed to have been on board each ship at the ...
... prizes was stated to consist of about 600 in killed and wounded ; Loss of but a careful comparison of the number of wounded French and unwounded prisoners , with the number of men Spa- deposed to have been on board each ship at the ...
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... prizes , whose united loss , although the French were unable to enumerate it , they knew amounted to Rela- much more than that of any other two , or any four loss of ships in the combined fleet . This would have made the two the numbers ...
... prizes , whose united loss , although the French were unable to enumerate it , they knew amounted to Rela- much more than that of any other two , or any four loss of ships in the combined fleet . This would have made the two the numbers ...
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... prizes and the ships with them . At 9 A. M. , having July . concentrated his fleet , the british admiral hauled up on the larboard tack , and steered about north- east ; keeping between the franco - spanish fleet and his three disabled ...
... prizes and the ships with them . At 9 A. M. , having July . concentrated his fleet , the british admiral hauled up on the larboard tack , and steered about north- east ; keeping between the franco - spanish fleet and his three disabled ...
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... 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 edged away and steered south - east by ...
... 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 edged away and steered south - east by ...
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... prizes of the preceding day ; and which prizes , in the attention they otherwise claimed , impeded the british fleet in its progress , and prevented it from attempting any manoeuvre whereby an advantage might be gained . Considering the ...
... prizes of the preceding day ; and which prizes , in the attention they otherwise claimed , impeded the british fleet in its progress , and prevented it from attempting any manoeuvre whereby an advantage might be gained . Considering the ...
Common terms and phrases
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