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 99–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... side displays a total , greater by a trifle than has appeared , or than , probably , will again appear . Of the 38 british vessels so lost , no fewer than 29 foundered at sea or were wrecked ; and , unhappily , a great proportion of ...
... side displays a total , greater by a trifle than has appeared , or than , probably , will again appear . Of the 38 british vessels so lost , no fewer than 29 foundered at sea or were wrecked ; and , unhappily , a great proportion of ...
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... side , the guns of which , as the Sewolod's bow successively pressed against the muzzles , dis- charged their ... sides , and each ship tried in vain to board the other , cable At 8 h . 30 m . P. M. the Implacable arrived up , and an ...
... side , the guns of which , as the Sewolod's bow successively pressed against the muzzles , dis- charged their ... sides , and each ship tried in vain to board the other , cable At 8 h . 30 m . P. M. the Implacable arrived up , and an ...
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... the Decouverte's carronades on the side engaged were dismounted , which gave the Dorade a great advantage over her . Notwithstanding this , 1808. and the immense superiority of the enemy in mus- DECOUVERTE AND DORADE . 27.
... the Decouverte's carronades on the side engaged were dismounted , which gave the Dorade a great advantage over her . Notwithstanding this , 1808. and the immense superiority of the enemy in mus- DECOUVERTE AND DORADE . 27.
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... side , although the enemy was perfectly prepared , the french pri- vateer Renard , armed with one long 6 - pounder and a large proportion of muskets , and 47 men , 18 of whom jumped overboard and swam for the shore . Lieut . Tup- man ...
... side , although the enemy was perfectly prepared , the french pri- vateer Renard , armed with one long 6 - pounder and a large proportion of muskets , and 47 men , 18 of whom jumped overboard and swam for the shore . Lieut . Tup- man ...
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... side . Force of San- ZO . The loss sustained by the San - Fiorenzo in her third day's action , although numerically less than that on the second day , was more serious , as it included among the killed her truly gallant captain : † the ...
... side . Force of San- ZO . The loss sustained by the San - Fiorenzo in her third day's action , although numerically less than that on the second day , was more serious , as it included among the killed her truly gallant captain : † the ...
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