The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France, in February 1793, to the Accession of George IV. in January 1820 : in Six Volumes, Հատոր 4Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... enemy be to - leeward of us , having the power to adopt what evolution we please , we will form our order of battle , and bear down upon him in line abreast ; each ship to close with her natural opponent in the enemy's line , and to ...
... enemy be to - leeward of us , having the power to adopt what evolution we please , we will form our order of battle , and bear down upon him in line abreast ; each ship to close with her natural opponent in the enemy's line , and to ...
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... enemy's ships , as had composed the sed combined fleet on his first meeting it : he himself , sir Ro- with 10 , had been ordered from off a port in which Calder . lay 15 , waiting , as he had every reason to believe , tion upon bert ...
... enemy's ships , as had composed the sed combined fleet on his first meeting it : he himself , sir Ro- with 10 , had been ordered from off a port in which Calder . lay 15 , waiting , as he had every reason to believe , tion upon bert ...
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... enemy's fleet of 20 sail of the line , been taken as an earnest of how much more would have been effected , had the parties met on fairer terms . But the accounts on shore Sup- marred all . The british admiralty suppressed an pressed ...
... enemy's fleet of 20 sail of the line , been taken as an earnest of how much more would have been effected , had the parties met on fairer terms . But the accounts on shore Sup- marred all . The british admiralty suppressed an pressed ...
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... enemy's port , in which lay , ready for sea , in- cluding six spanish ships previously at anchor in the harbour , 35 french and spanish sail of the line . A seventh spanish ship , the Glorioso 74 , had formed part of rear - admiral ...
... enemy's port , in which lay , ready for sea , in- cluding six spanish ships previously at anchor in the harbour , 35 french and spanish sail of the line . A seventh spanish ship , the Glorioso 74 , had formed part of rear - admiral ...
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... enemy's ships having the Didon frigate in tow , but he did not chase those ships and oblige them to cast off the frigate . Sixthly ; he departed from Ferrol the 14th of August , + and , instead of going to Brest , proceeded to Cadiz ...
... enemy's ships having the Didon frigate in tow , but he did not chase those ships and oblige them to cast off the frigate . Sixthly ; he departed from Ferrol the 14th of August , + and , instead of going to Brest , proceeded to Cadiz ...
Common terms and phrases
36-gun frigate action admiral afterwards Algésiras anchor arrived astern attack battery battle battle of Trafalgar Belleisle Blanche boats bore brig brig-sloop british fleet british frigate british ships broadside Bucentaure Cadiz Calder Canopus Cape captain captured carronades chase close colours commodore convoy crew cruising damage deck despatched Didon distance dron enemy enemy's engaged Eolus Ferrol fire force fore Fougueux four french frigate french ships french squadron frigate gun-boats guns harbour hauled honourable hull island larboard larboard tack latter lieutenant lord Nelson loss marines wounded masts midshipman miles minutes mizen mounted musketry Neptune officers Phoenix port pounders prize quarter quarterdeck rear-admiral Redoutable rigging Robert Calder Royal-Sovereign sail schooner seamen ship-sloop shore shot signal sir John sir Robert soon spanish squa starboard steered Swiftsure Téméraire Thomas tion to-leeward to-windward topmast troops ture vessels vice-admiral Victory Villeneuve Willaumez William wind yard دو