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 95–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... Chase of the Belvidera , 355 - Treat- ment of a British seaman at New York , 363 - Minerva and Essex , 364- Alert and Essex , 365 - Rattler and Essex , 367 - Shannon and Essex , 368- Chase of the Constitution , 369 - Guerrière and ...
... Chase of the Belvidera , 355 - Treat- ment of a British seaman at New York , 363 - Minerva and Essex , 364- Alert and Essex , 365 - Rattler and Essex , 367 - Shannon and Essex , 368- Chase of the Constitution , 369 - Guerrière and ...
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... chase of 24 hours , came alongside of the French ship - corvette Iris , of 22 carronades , 24 - pounders , and two long 12 or 8 pounders , with a complement of 140 men , commanded by Cap- tain Joseph - Jean Macquet . After a running ...
... chase of 24 hours , came alongside of the French ship - corvette Iris , of 22 carronades , 24 - pounders , and two long 12 or 8 pounders , with a complement of 140 men , commanded by Cap- tain Joseph - Jean Macquet . After a running ...
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... chase . On the 10th , at daylight , the Supérieure had the Junon on her starboard and weather - bow 12 miles off , and the Latona at about the same distance on her lee - quarter ; all three vessels upon a wind , as before , steering ...
... chase . On the 10th , at daylight , the Supérieure had the Junon on her starboard and weather - bow 12 miles off , and the Latona at about the same distance on her lee - quarter ; all three vessels upon a wind , as before , steering ...
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... chase - guns a fire that cut away her foretopsail - tie and wounded one seaman . In five minutes after this , being closely pressed by the Latona , the Junon hauled up on the starboard tack , and had scarcely come to the wind , when her ...
... chase - guns a fire that cut away her foretopsail - tie and wounded one seaman . In five minutes after this , being closely pressed by the Latona , the Junon hauled up on the starboard tack , and had scarcely come to the wind , when her ...
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... chase in that direction . Moreover , Lieutenant Jean - Léon Emeric , the French commanding officer , upon the removal of Captain Rousseau from the deck , declared that nearly all the injury done to the Junon , both in matériel and ...
... chase in that direction . Moreover , Lieutenant Jean - Léon Emeric , the French commanding officer , upon the removal of Captain Rousseau from the deck , declared that nearly all the injury done to the Junon , both in matériel and ...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by ..., Հատոր 5 William James Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1886 |
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