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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... loss . " " Sovereign , which bore my flag , the lee . The action began at 12 o'clock by the leading ships of the co- lumns breaking through the enemy's line , the com- mander in chief about the tenth ship from the van , the second in ...
... loss . " " Sovereign , which bore my flag , the lee . The action began at 12 o'clock by the leading ships of the co- lumns breaking through the enemy's line , the com- mander in chief about the tenth ship from the van , the second in ...
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... loss . Respecting the Santa - Ana's loss in killed and 1805 . wounded , nothing is known beyond the amount al- Oct. ready specified as the alleged effect of her oppo- Santa- nent's raking fire . That the spanish ship's loss must Ana's ...
... loss . Respecting the Santa - Ana's loss in killed and 1805 . wounded , nothing is known beyond the amount al- Oct. ready specified as the alleged effect of her oppo- Santa- nent's raking fire . That the spanish ship's loss must Ana's ...
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... Loss on Pluton , the ship is represented to have been unable , Pluton , after the action , to muster more than 400 effective men out of a complement of about 700 : consequently , her loss must have been severe . It appears , also , that ...
... Loss on Pluton , the ship is represented to have been unable , Pluton , after the action , to muster more than 400 effective men out of a complement of about 700 : consequently , her loss must have been severe . It appears , also , that ...
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... loss consisted of her captain , master , ( Edward Overton , ) one midshipman , ( John Simmons , ) 20 sea- men , and four marines killed , one captain of marines , ( James Wemyss , ) her boatswain , ( Thomas Robin- son , ) one master's ...
... loss consisted of her captain , master , ( Edward Overton , ) one midshipman , ( John Simmons , ) 20 sea- men , and four marines killed , one captain of marines , ( James Wemyss , ) her boatswain , ( Thomas Robin- son , ) one master's ...
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... loss sustained by the Aigle , it may & c . to with certainty be stated , that she suffered greatly Aigle in masts , rigging , and hull , and lost in killed and narca . wounded , from the successive fire of the Bellerophon , Revenge ...
... loss sustained by the Aigle , it may & c . to with certainty be stated , that she suffered greatly Aigle in masts , rigging , and hull , and lost in killed and narca . wounded , from the successive fire of the Bellerophon , Revenge ...
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