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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Արդյունքներ 96–ի 6-ից 10-ը:
Էջ 34
... whole impression of the british fleet must be , to overpower from two or three ships ahead of their commander in chief ( sup- posed to be in the centre ) to the rear of their fleet . I will suppose 20 sail of the enemy's line to be un ...
... whole impression of the british fleet must be , to overpower from two or three ships ahead of their commander in chief ( sup- posed to be in the centre ) to the rear of their fleet . I will suppose 20 sail of the enemy's line to be un ...
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... whole force under lord Nelson's command , including the five ships recently gone to Gibraltar , amounted to 33 sail of the line . Since the 10th the franco - spanish fleet had moved to the entrance of the harbour , and evinced ture of ...
... whole force under lord Nelson's command , including the five ships recently gone to Gibraltar , amounted to 33 sail of the line . Since the 10th the franco - spanish fleet had moved to the entrance of the harbour , and evinced ture of ...
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... whole 12 stood to the northward on the larboard tack , accompanied , at the distance of not more than two or three miles to - windward , by the british frigates Eury- alus and Sirius . At 8 A. M. the wind , still very light , shifted to ...
... whole 12 stood to the northward on the larboard tack , accompanied , at the distance of not more than two or three miles to - windward , by the british frigates Eury- alus and Sirius . At 8 A. M. the wind , still very light , shifted to ...
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... whole weight of the enemy's fire , and thereby doubly en- fusal to danger the life of him to whom all looked up for the success of the day , the principal officers present ex- from pressed among themselves a hope that lord Nelson the ...
... whole weight of the enemy's fire , and thereby doubly en- fusal to danger the life of him to whom all looked up for the success of the day , the principal officers present ex- from pressed among themselves a hope that lord Nelson the ...
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... whole van , or at least seven or eight of the weathermost ships , opened a fire upon the * It was probably signals , made when the Victory was much closer , that gave rise to the following entry in the log of the Spartiate : " Observed ...
... whole van , or at least seven or eight of the weathermost ships , opened a fire upon the * It was probably signals , made when the Victory was much closer , that gave rise to the following entry in the log of the Spartiate : " Observed ...
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