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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... nearly double that of any other year within the limits of this work ; and the casualty - column on the De- crease side displays a total , greater by a trifle than has appeared , or than , probably , will again appear . Of the 38 british ...
... nearly double that of any other year within the limits of this work ; and the casualty - column on the De- crease side displays a total , greater by a trifle than has appeared , or than , probably , will again appear . Of the 38 british ...
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... nearly finished , would in a year or two , it was expected , be capable of holding a fleet of line - of- battle ships . It had long been a celebrated port for frigates , and several very fine and powerful ones had sailed from , and were ...
... nearly finished , would in a year or two , it was expected , be capable of holding a fleet of line - of- battle ships . It had long been a celebrated port for frigates , and several very fine and powerful ones had sailed from , and were ...
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... nearly ready for launching . At Genoa a 74 , the Breslaw , was expected to be launched in the autumn , and one or two others were building at Venice ; and , in the language of the Exposé , Spezzia would soon be a second Toulon . To the ...
... nearly ready for launching . At Genoa a 74 , the Breslaw , was expected to be launched in the autumn , and one or two others were building at Venice ; and , in the language of the Exposé , Spezzia would soon be a second Toulon . To the ...
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... nearly the whole of the others were 74 - gun ships . Several of the frigates , also , mounted 50 guns . The swedish fleet consisted of 11 or 12 sail of the line and six or seven frigates ; not more than half the former in an effective ...
... nearly the whole of the others were 74 - gun ships . Several of the frigates , also , mounted 50 guns . The swedish fleet consisted of 11 or 12 sail of the line and six or seven frigates ; not more than half the former in an effective ...
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... nearly 10 miles ; and at 4 A. M. on the 26th the Implacable had advanced two miles to - windward of the Centaur . This brought the former ship within four or five miles of the russian fleet , then bearing from east - north - east to ...
... nearly 10 miles ; and at 4 A. M. on the 26th the Implacable had advanced two miles to - windward of the Centaur . This brought the former ship within four or five miles of the russian fleet , then bearing from east - north - east to ...
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