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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... ordered ; but the Horatio , having set her foretopsail and hauled aft her main sheet , was presently going upwards of ... orders , hoisted this signal , and doubting , as it was not obeyed , whether it was rightly under- stood , Captain ...
... ordered ; but the Horatio , having set her foretopsail and hauled aft her main sheet , was presently going upwards of ... orders , hoisted this signal , and doubting , as it was not obeyed , whether it was rightly under- stood , Captain ...
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... orders of Lieutenant Charles George Rodney Phillott , now landed and brought off three guns , and destroyed two warehouses of wine and oil . Nor , such was the panic spread among them by the cannon of the ships , did the French soldiers ...
... orders of Lieutenant Charles George Rodney Phillott , now landed and brought off three guns , and destroyed two warehouses of wine and oil . Nor , such was the panic spread among them by the cannon of the ships , did the French soldiers ...
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... orders of Vice - admiral Thornborough , took her station off the road of Toulon , to watch the movements of the French fleet . The boldness of her approaches at length determined Vice - admiral Ganteaume to detach a force to chase her ...
... orders of Vice - admiral Thornborough , took her station off the road of Toulon , to watch the movements of the French fleet . The boldness of her approaches at length determined Vice - admiral Ganteaume to detach a force to chase her ...
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... orders of Lieutenant Hugh Pearson and Lieutenant of marines Octavius Scott . At daylight these officers , with the seamen and marines under their command , landed , and destroyed upwards of 20 heavy guns mounted on the batteries at ...
... orders of Lieutenant Hugh Pearson and Lieutenant of marines Octavius Scott . At daylight these officers , with the seamen and marines under their command , landed , and destroyed upwards of 20 heavy guns mounted on the batteries at ...
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... orders of Captain Philip Beaver of the 40 - gun frigate Acasta , accompanied by a fleet of transports , having on board from 2000 to 3000 men commanded by Major - general Frederic Maitland , sailed from Fort Royal bay , Martinique , and ...
... orders of Captain Philip Beaver of the 40 - gun frigate Acasta , accompanied by a fleet of transports , having on board from 2000 to 3000 men commanded by Major - general Frederic Maitland , sailed from Fort Royal bay , Martinique , 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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24-pounders 74-gun ship action Africaine afterwards Amphion anchor armed arrived astern attack battery Bellone Boadicea boats bore boys Brenton brig brig-sloop British 38-gun frigate British frigate British navy broadside Captain Captain Willoughby captured carronades Ceylon chase close coast colours command Commodore consorts convoy corvette crew cruising daylight despatched detached discovered distance enemy enemy's first-lieutenant force forecastle four French frigates French ships gallant George Guadaloupe Guerrière gun-boats gun-brig guns harbour hauled hoisted honour hull Iphigenia island Isle of France James Java John landed larboard larboard tack latter Lieutenant Lieutenant of marines Little Belt long 18-pounders loss lugger main deck marines killed marines wounded master's mate masts midshipman miles minutes mounted musketry Néréide officers party Port Louis prize quarter quarter-deck Renommée rigging sail schooner seamen and marines ship-sloop shore shot signal Sirius sloop soon squadron starboard stood tons Toulon troops Vénus vessels William wind windward xebec