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, Volumen4Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... crew di- vided among the short - manned ships . Sailing On the 9th or 10th of October , the french troops bined having reembarked , the franco - spanish fleet , with fleet the exception of one ship , the San - Fulgencio 64 , ( for Cadiz ...
... crew di- vided among the short - manned ships . Sailing On the 9th or 10th of October , the french troops bined having reembarked , the franco - spanish fleet , with fleet the exception of one ship , the San - Fulgencio 64 , ( for Cadiz ...
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... crew . single shot without being sure of their object . address Victo- ry's Considering that the Victory , both as being the van- ship of a column and as bearing the flag of the com- mander in chief , would draw upon herself the whole ...
... crew . single shot without being sure of their object . address Victo- ry's Considering that the Victory , both as being the van- ship of a column and as bearing the flag of the com- mander in chief , would draw upon herself the whole ...
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... crew , and to disable 14 of her guns . With her starboard broadside , similarly charged , the Royal- Sovereign raked the Fougueux , but , owing to the distance and the smoke , with little if any effect . It was just as the Royal ...
... crew , and to disable 14 of her guns . With her starboard broadside , similarly charged , the Royal- Sovereign raked the Fougueux , but , owing to the distance and the smoke , with little if any effect . It was just as the Royal ...
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... next day . Moreover the log of the Spartiate , one of the best kept in the fleet , says : " At 12 h . 59 m . Victory commenced firing . " op- 1805 . upon crew : decker , as she 56 BRITISH AND FRANCO - SPANISH FLEETS .
... next day . Moreover the log of the Spartiate , one of the best kept in the fleet , says : " At 12 h . 59 m . Victory commenced firing . " op- 1805 . upon crew : decker , as she 56 BRITISH AND FRANCO - SPANISH FLEETS .
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... crew . While listening , Its im- with characteristic avidity , to the deafening crash mediate made by their shot in the french ship's hull , the bri- effect tish crew were nearly suffocated with the clouds of theVic- black smoke that ...
... crew . While listening , Its im- with characteristic avidity , to the deafening crash mediate made by their shot in the french ship's hull , the bri- effect tish crew were nearly suffocated with the clouds of theVic- black smoke that ...
Términos y frases comunes
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