The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV, a New Edition, with Additins and Notes Bringing the Work Down to 1827, Հատոր 6Macmillan, 1902 |
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Արդյունքներ 53–ի 1-ից 3-ը:
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... attempt to board , but were gallantly repulsed by the crew of the British schooner ; which latter then poured in a most destructive fire of grape - shot , that swept the whole of the Renard's forecastle . A second boarding attempt was ...
... attempt to board , but were gallantly repulsed by the crew of the British schooner ; which latter then poured in a most destructive fire of grape - shot , that swept the whole of the Renard's forecastle . A second boarding attempt was ...
Էջ 74
... attempt to board , but was repulsed . A second attempt met the same fate ; but , after the contest had lasted three - quarters of an hour , the Decatur ran her jib - boom through the Dominica's mainsail , when a third attempt , made by ...
... attempt to board , but was repulsed . A second attempt met the same fate ; but , after the contest had lasted three - quarters of an hour , the Decatur ran her jib - boom through the Dominica's mainsail , when a third attempt , made by ...
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... attempt to cross the bar , but the boat overset . Captain O'Reilly , however , and we believe the whole boat's crew were so fortunate as to gain the shore . Lieutenant John De- benham , in a six - oared cutter , succeeded in reaching ...
... attempt to cross the bar , but the boat overset . Captain O'Reilly , however , and we believe the whole boat's crew were so fortunate as to gain the shore . Lieutenant John De- benham , in a six - oared cutter , succeeded in reaching ...
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LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS 4Blazer and Brevdrageren in | 12 |
1814 | 116 |
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