The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV, Հատոր 2R. Bentley, 1837 |
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Արդյունքներ 100–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... French fleet at anchor in Aboukir bay , 158 - Battle of the Nile , 163 ... SHIPS , ibid . - George and Spanish privateers , 199 - Pomone and Cheri ... SHIPS , 313 - Wolverine and two French luggers , ibid . - Loss of the Proserpine , 315 ...
... French fleet at anchor in Aboukir bay , 158 - Battle of the Nile , 163 ... SHIPS , ibid . - George and Spanish privateers , 199 - Pomone and Cheri ... SHIPS , 313 - Wolverine and two French luggers , ibid . - Loss of the Proserpine , 315 ...
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... fleet , and chasing away his frigates stationed off the mouth of the harbour , the French admiral anchored in Brest . Two only of M. Richery's five ships , the Pégase ( late Bar- ras ) and Révolution , were in a state soon to put to sea ...
... fleet , and chasing away his frigates stationed off the mouth of the harbour , the French admiral anchored in Brest . Two only of M. Richery's five ships , the Pégase ( late Bar- ras ) and Révolution , were in a state soon to put to sea ...
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... French fleet on its way out , and was sometimes within half - gun shot only of the leading ship . At 7 P. M. she began firing guns and sending up rockets ; at 7 h . 30 m . hove to , and at 8 h . 30 m . , having observed several of the ...
... French fleet on its way out , and was sometimes within half - gun shot only of the leading ship . At 7 P. M. she began firing guns and sending up rockets ; at 7 h . 30 m . hove to , and at 8 h . 30 m . , having observed several of the ...
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... ships in spite of all their endeavours to keep together ; and on the next day , the 21st , when nearly ... French 74 and frigate brought with it an evil little suspected by the two com- manders - in - chief on board the latter . Eleven ships ...
... ships in spite of all their endeavours to keep together ; and on the next day , the 21st , when nearly ... French 74 and frigate brought with it an evil little suspected by the two com- manders - in - chief on board the latter . Eleven ships ...
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... French commodore sent on board a prize - master and ten men , and ordered ... ships were seen on the lee bow , ma- noeuvring , apparently , to cut off the ... ships to windward . These seem to have been considered by M. la Crosse as a ...
... French commodore sent on board a prize - master and ten men , and ordered ... ships were seen on the lee bow , ma- noeuvring , apparently , to cut off the ... ships to windward . These seem to have been considered by M. la Crosse as a ...
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