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:
Էջ 74
... whole of the remaining troops were safely disembarked . Information now arrived that General Victor Hugues had quitted Cayenne- town at the head of 1000 troops , to endeavour to retake the captured forts . The force of the allies being ...
... whole of the remaining troops were safely disembarked . Information now arrived that General Victor Hugues had quitted Cayenne- town at the head of 1000 troops , to endeavour to retake the captured forts . The force of the allies being ...
Էջ 231
... whole , we conclude , that the Lougen , and her consorts of the largest class , carried 18 - pounders , about six feet in length and weighing . from 26 to 28 cwt .; and that consequently , even at a moderate range , they were a full ...
... whole , we conclude , that the Lougen , and her consorts of the largest class , carried 18 - pounders , about six feet in length and weighing . from 26 to 28 cwt .; and that consequently , even at a moderate range , they were a full ...
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... whole raking fire of her antagonist , without the possibility of returning it with more than one of her bow - guns . The Wasp continued pouring in broadside after broadside , until , believing that he had so thinned the deck of the ...
... whole raking fire of her antagonist , without the possibility of returning it with more than one of her bow - guns . The Wasp continued pouring in broadside after broadside , until , believing that he had so thinned the deck of the ...
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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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