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 87–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... lost sight both of the Emerald that was astern , and the Niemen that was ahead of her . Concluding that the French frigate , on getting rid of her pursuers , would resume her course to the westward , 1809. ] 13 AMETHYST AND NIEMEN .
... lost sight both of the Emerald that was astern , and the Niemen that was ahead of her . Concluding that the French frigate , on getting rid of her pursuers , would resume her course to the westward , 1809. ] 13 AMETHYST AND NIEMEN .
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... lost no time in giving chase ; and the Niemen , having only in view to execute her mission , wore and made all sail with the wind upon the larboard quarter , steering about south by west . At 11 h . 30 m . P.M. , the Amethyst began ...
... lost no time in giving chase ; and the Niemen , having only in view to execute her mission , wore and made all sail with the wind upon the larboard quarter , steering about south by west . At 11 h . 30 m . P.M. , the Amethyst began ...
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... lost 47 in killed , and 73 in wounded . The Arethusa , not having been fired at except by a single gun , sustained no loss or damage whatever . The same statement of comparative force , given in the action between the Amethyst and ...
... lost 47 in killed , and 73 in wounded . The Arethusa , not having been fired at except by a single gun , sustained no loss or damage whatever . The same statement of comparative force , given in the action between the Amethyst and ...
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... lost , out of a crew of 680 men and boys , between 80 and 90 in killed and wounded , including several officers . In this case there was nothing that could cast the slightest imputation upon the French ship : the d'Haupoult retreated ...
... lost , out of a crew of 680 men and boys , between 80 and 90 in killed and wounded , including several officers . In this case there was nothing that could cast the slightest imputation upon the French ship : the d'Haupoult retreated ...
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... lost sight of the Furieuse , but , at 3 A.M. on the 6th , again descried her , at a great distance on the larboard quarter . The Bonne - Citoyenne immediately hauled up on that tack , with the wind now a point or two more easterly than ...
... lost sight of the Furieuse , but , at 3 A.M. on the 6th , again descried her , at a great distance on the larboard quarter . The Bonne - Citoyenne immediately hauled up on that tack , with the wind now a point or two more easterly than ...
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