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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... heavy fire from the batteries on both sides of the river . To enable them to distinguish their object in the dark , the Frenchmen on shore kept continually throwing up false fires of a superior description , which illuminated the whole ...
... heavy fire from the batteries on both sides of the river . To enable them to distinguish their object in the dark , the Frenchmen on shore kept continually throwing up false fires of a superior description , which illuminated the whole ...
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... heavy fire from the vessels , a battery , and some field- pieces . The consequence was , that the Hotspur sustained a very serious loss ; having two midshipmen ( William Smith and Alexander Hay ) , two seamen , and one boy killed , and ...
... heavy fire from the vessels , a battery , and some field- pieces . The consequence was , that the Hotspur sustained a very serious loss ; having two midshipmen ( William Smith and Alexander Hay ) , two seamen , and one boy killed , and ...
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... heavy fire , not a man was killed or wounded . The following day the Menelaus drove three sloops - of - war into Port Hercule . and on the 5th , at the mouth of the lake of Orbitello , Sir Peter cut out , in the most gallant and ...
... heavy fire , not a man was killed or wounded . The following day the Menelaus drove three sloops - of - war into Port Hercule . and on the 5th , at the mouth of the lake of Orbitello , Sir Peter cut out , in the most gallant 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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