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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... french naval history . The course steered by the combined fleet , when , on the afternoon of the 13th , the british 12 - pounder 32 - gun frigate Iris , captain Edward Brace , fell in with it abreast of Cape Ortugal , was about west ...
... french naval history . The course steered by the combined fleet , when , on the afternoon of the 13th , the british 12 - pounder 32 - gun frigate Iris , captain Edward Brace , fell in with it abreast of Cape Ortugal , was about west ...
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... french frigate Didon , Chase both much disabled , hove in sight to - leeward . One of of the the french advanced frigates was then speaking a da- gon , nish ship , from Lisbon to the Baltic , which had that Phe- morning been boarded by ...
... french frigate Didon , Chase both much disabled , hove in sight to - leeward . One of of the the french advanced frigates was then speaking a da- gon , nish ship , from Lisbon to the Baltic , which had that Phe- morning been boarded by ...
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... french admiral , even though he had under him so powerful a fleet , to sail out , in the face of 11 english sail of the line cruising off Cadiz , and enable the Carthagena squadron to form a junction with admiral Gravina . In a letter ...
... french admiral , even though he had under him so powerful a fleet , to sail out , in the face of 11 english sail of the line cruising off Cadiz , and enable the Carthagena squadron to form a junction with admiral Gravina . In a letter ...
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... french and spanish ships ( the Station latter we have distinguished by italics ) ranged them- selves , beginning at the van , or south - east extremity of the line , was , according to a credible french ac- count , as follows : Principe ...
... french and spanish ships ( the Station latter we have distinguished by italics ) ranged them- selves , beginning at the van , or south - east extremity of the line , was , according to a credible french ac- count , as follows : Principe ...
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... french how little he dreaded coming in contact with a spa- ral lord nish first - rate ; and even the towering and formidable son's looking four - decker at present in front of him had , object on that very occasion , been driven from ...
... french how little he dreaded coming in contact with a spa- ral lord nish first - rate ; and even the towering and formidable son's looking four - decker at present in front of him had , object on that very occasion , been driven from ...
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