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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... vice - admiral Villeneuve was acting a compulsory part . marks On the 23d of July the parties , in point of relative Re- force , stood nearly the same . The combined fleet on se- had been reduced from 20 to 18 ships , and the cond day ...
... vice - admiral Villeneuve was acting a compulsory part . marks On the 23d of July the parties , in point of relative Re- force , stood nearly the same . The combined fleet on se- had been reduced from 20 to 18 ships , and the cond day ...
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... Rear - admiral Stirling , also , with five ships , had been called from off another port , out of which he knew , and informed sir Robert , that five french ships had been seen getting under way , just as the blockading squadron was ...
... Rear - admiral Stirling , also , with five ships , had been called from off another port , out of which he knew , and informed sir Robert , that five french ships had been seen getting under way , just as the blockading squadron was ...
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... vice - admiral sent the Malta to England to get refitted . Taking due advantage of this circumstance , one of the french writers gravely asserts , that almost every ship of admiral Calder's fleet was obliged to return to an english port ...
... vice - admiral sent the Malta to England to get refitted . Taking due advantage of this circumstance , one of the french writers gravely asserts , that almost every ship of admiral Calder's fleet was obliged to return to an english port ...
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... admiral Corn- from wallis , the vice - admiral detached , to resume the blockade of the now vacant port of Rochefort , rear- admiral Stirling , with four sail of the line ; and , on the same evening , with his remaining nine sail , re ...
... admiral Corn- from wallis , the vice - admiral detached , to resume the blockade of the now vacant port of Rochefort , rear- admiral Stirling , with four sail of the line ; and , on the same evening , with his remaining nine sail , re ...
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... 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 then , joining himself to the remainder of the latter's ships , and to the ...
... 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 then , joining himself to the remainder of the latter's ships , and to the ...
Common terms and phrases
36-gun frigate action admiral afterwards Algésiras anchor arrived astern attack battery battle battle of Trafalgar Belleisle Blanche boats bore brig brig-sloop british fleet british frigate british ships broadside Bucentaure Cadiz Calder Canopus Cape captain captured carronades chase close colours commodore convoy crew cruising damage deck despatched Didon distance dron enemy enemy's engaged Eolus Ferrol fire force fore Fougueux four french frigate french ships french squadron frigate gun-boats guns harbour hauled honourable hull island larboard larboard tack latter lieutenant lord Nelson loss marines wounded masts midshipman miles minutes mizen mounted musketry Neptune officers Phoenix port pounders prize quarter quarterdeck rear-admiral Redoutable rigging Robert Calder Royal-Sovereign sail schooner seamen ship-sloop shore shot signal sir John sir Robert soon spanish squa starboard steered Swiftsure Téméraire Thomas tion to-leeward to-windward topmast troops ture vessels vice-admiral Victory Villeneuve Willaumez William wind yard دو