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 5Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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Արդյունքներ 79–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... enemy chased , but without gaining on him ; in the evening , having previously prepared his launch with a temporary ... enemy's fleet , which , before he had got two miles from the ship , came close upon him ; he very judiciously low ...
... enemy chased , but without gaining on him ; in the evening , having previously prepared his launch with a temporary ... enemy's fleet , which , before he had got two miles from the ship , came close upon him ; he very judiciously low ...
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... enemy in the south- March . east . The Aigle , from whose main top the enemy was also visible , got under way and made ... enemy's situation to the Impétueux then coming up astern , the Aigle opened her starboard broadside . This the ...
... enemy in the south- March . east . The Aigle , from whose main top the enemy was also visible , got under way and made ... enemy's situation to the Impétueux then coming up astern , the Aigle opened her starboard broadside . This the ...
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... enemy's batteries . " subject Here then , upon an important point of service , is an opinion at complete variance with that which , it is pretended , would have been expressed by admiral Cornwallis , had the Eolus , when bearing her de ...
... enemy's batteries . " subject Here then , upon an important point of service , is an opinion at complete variance with that which , it is pretended , would have been expressed by admiral Cornwallis , had the Eolus , when bearing her de ...
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... enemy's motions , pulled back to the frigate . Re- on Tartar at- tempts to the The Tartar now got under way , with the intention of cannonading the town and batteries . Owing , however , to the intricacy of the passage and the reach ...
... enemy's motions , pulled back to the frigate . Re- on Tartar at- tempts to the The Tartar now got under way , with the intention of cannonading the town and batteries . Owing , however , to the intricacy of the passage and the reach ...
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... enemy's vessels . boats . At 4 P. M. , the shot and shells from the gun - boats and batteries passing over them , the british ships opened their fire . The Alceste and Mercury de- voted their principal attention to the gun - boats ...
... enemy's vessels . boats . At 4 P. M. , the shot and shells from the gun - boats and batteries passing over them , the british ships opened their fire . The Alceste and Mercury de- voted their principal attention to the gun - boats ...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by ..., Հատոր 5 William James Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1826 |
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