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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... larboard tack , cleared for action , and at about 5 P. M. tacked and stood towards the mouth of the Straits . Shortly afterwards the four british frigates approached , and were chased by the Argonauta , Achille , and a few other ships ...
... larboard tack , cleared for action , and at about 5 P. M. tacked and stood towards the mouth of the Straits . Shortly afterwards the four british frigates approached , and were chased by the Argonauta , Achille , and a few other ships ...
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... larboard tack . At 2 P. M. the fleet was taken aback by a breeze from the west - north- west , and at 4 P. M. wore and again came to on the larboard tack , steering north . At 5 P. M. , just after the Euryalus had telegraphed that the ...
... larboard tack . At 2 P. M. the fleet was taken aback by a breeze from the west - north- west , and at 4 P. M. wore and again came to on the larboard tack , steering north . At 5 P. M. , just after the Euryalus had telegraphed that the ...
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... lar- board The near approach of the british fleet rendering an Com- action unavoidable , the french admiral , at 8 h ... larboard or tack ; thereby to bring Cadiz on his lee bow , and tack . to facilitate , if necessary , his escape to ...
... lar- board The near approach of the british fleet rendering an Com- action unavoidable , the french admiral , at 8 h ... larboard or tack ; thereby to bring Cadiz on his lee bow , and tack . to facilitate , if necessary , his escape to ...
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... larboard bow , and considerably within gun - shot ; also bearing from the Victory north - west , distant about two miles , and from her own second astern , the Belleisle , about west by south three quar- ters of a mile . Immediately the ...
... larboard bow , and considerably within gun - shot ; also bearing from the Victory north - west , distant about two miles , and from her own second astern , the Belleisle , about west by south three quar- ters of a mile . Immediately the ...
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... , with an interval between them of at least three quarters of a mile . Just as she had got within about 500 yards of the loses top- larboard beam of the Bucentaure the Victory's mizen 54 BRITISH AND FRANCO - SPANISH FLEETS .
... , with an interval between them of at least three quarters of a mile . Just as she had got within about 500 yards of the loses top- larboard beam of the Bucentaure the Victory's mizen 54 BRITISH AND FRANCO - SPANISH FLEETS .
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