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 49–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... quarterdeck ladder , Lieutenant Littlehales recovered his senses , and forthwith returned to his post ; but his chest and the upper part of his arms were for several weeks afterwards black and blue . * The details we are about to give ...
... quarterdeck ladder , Lieutenant Littlehales recovered his senses , and forthwith returned to his post ; but his chest and the upper part of his arms were for several weeks afterwards black and blue . * The details we are about to give ...
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... quarterdeck . I pushed immediately onwards for the quarterdeck ; where I found Captain Berry in possession of the poop , and the Spanish ensign hauling down . I passed with my people and Lieutenant Pearson , on the larboard gangway , to ...
... quarterdeck . I pushed immediately onwards for the quarterdeck ; where I found Captain Berry in possession of the poop , and the Spanish ensign hauling down . I passed with my people and Lieutenant Pearson , on the larboard gangway , to ...
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... quarterdeck of a Spanish first - rate , extravagant as the story may seem , did I receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards ; which , as I received , I gave to William Fearney , one of my bargemen ; who put them , with the greatest ...
... quarterdeck of a Spanish first - rate , extravagant as the story may seem , did I receive the swords of vanquished Spaniards ; which , as I received , I gave to William Fearney , one of my bargemen ; who put them , with the greatest ...
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... quarterdeck and fore- castle were formed into a whole deck , barricades built up along her gangways , and ports cut through them , so as to make the total number of 8 - pounders on that deck , equal in amount to the 12s on the deck next ...
... quarterdeck and fore- castle were formed into a whole deck , barricades built up along her gangways , and ports cut through them , so as to make the total number of 8 - pounders on that deck , equal in amount to the 12s on the deck next ...
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... quarterdeck guns on the starboard side , which was that chiefly engaged , were found with their tompions in . Innumerable other instances might be adduced , to show that their numbers were a detriment to them rather than an advantage ...
... quarterdeck guns on the starboard side , which was that chiefly engaged , were found with their tompions in . Innumerable other instances might be adduced , to show that their numbers were a detriment to them rather than an advantage ...
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