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 5Macmillan, 1902 |
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Արդյունքներ 84–ի 1-ից 3-ը:
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... broadside to bear upon each of them : she then wore round on her heel , and poured a second broadside , within pistol - shot , into the larger of the two ; who , having discovered her mistake , was endeavouring to escape by bearing up ...
... broadside to bear upon each of them : she then wore round on her heel , and poured a second broadside , within pistol - shot , into the larger of the two ; who , having discovered her mistake , was endeavouring to escape by bearing up ...
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... broadside to bear upon the Minerve ; into whom , at a pistol - shot distance , the Iphigenia immediately poured a heavy and destructive fire . By this time the Néréide was also in hot action , and to her we must now attend . Just as ...
... broadside to bear upon the Minerve ; into whom , at a pistol - shot distance , the Iphigenia immediately poured a heavy and destructive fire . By this time the Néréide was also in hot action , and to her we must now attend . Just as ...
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... broadside after broadside , until , believing that he had so thinned the deck of the British brig , that no opposition could be offered , Captain Jones determined to board and end the con- test . The Wasp accordingly wore , and ...
... broadside after broadside , until , believing that he had so thinned the deck of the British brig , that no opposition could be offered , Captain Jones determined to board and end the con- test . The Wasp accordingly wore , and ...
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VOL | 1 |
LIGHT SQUADRONS AND SINGLE SHIPS 1Onyx and Manly ibid Capture | 12 |
Action of the Amethyst and Niemen | 16 |
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24-pounders 74-gun ship action Africaine afterwards Alceste American Amphion anchor armed arrived astern Astrée attack battery Bellone Boadicea boats bore boys Brenton brig brig-sloop British 38-gun frigate British frigate broadside Captain Pym Captain Willoughby captured carronades Ceylon chase close coast colours command Commodore consorts convoy corvette crew cruising cutter daylight despatched detached discovered distance enemy enemy's first-lieutenant force four French frigates French ships gallant George Grand Port Guadaloupe Guerrière gun-boats gun-brig guns harbour hauled hoisted honour hull immediately Iphigenia island Isle of France James John landed larboard larboard tack latter Lieutenant Lieutenant of marines Little Belt long 18-pounders loss lugger marines wounded master's mate masts midshipman miles Minerve minutes mounted musketry navy Néréide officers party Port Louis prize quarter rigging sail schooner seamen and marines ship-sloop shore shot signal Sirius sloop soon squadron starboard stood troops Vénus vessels William wind Windham windward xebec