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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... fire of the British . Seeing the situation of the Firme , the latter's second astern , the Pluton , gallantly bore up out of the line , Pluton . and , for a while , covered the spanish ship from the destructive effects of the enemy's fire ...
... fire of the British . Seeing the situation of the Firme , the latter's second astern , the Pluton , gallantly bore up out of the line , Pluton . and , for a while , covered the spanish ship from the destructive effects of the enemy's fire ...
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... fire a 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 ...
... fire a 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 ...
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... fires at Royal- Sove- reign . According to the average time noted down on Fou- board the different ships of the british ... fire upon the Royal - Sovereign , then bearing on the french ship's larboard bow , and considerably within gun ...
... fires at Royal- Sove- reign . According to the average time noted down on Fou- board the different ships of the british ... fire upon the Royal - Sovereign , then bearing on the french ship's larboard bow , and considerably within gun ...
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... fire kept up by all these ships , that the people of the Royal - Sovereign fre- quently saw the shots come in contact with each other . Aware , at length , of the injury which they were thus sustaining by their own cross fire , and ...
... fire kept up by all these ships , that the people of the Royal - Sovereign fre- quently saw the shots come in contact with each other . Aware , at length , of the injury which they were thus sustaining by their own cross fire , and ...
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... fire upon the Royal - Sovereign , and about 10 after the latter had passed under the stern of the Santa - Ana , the Bucentaure fired a shot at the Victory , then , with studding - sails set on both sides , steering about Vic- east , and ...
... fire upon the Royal - Sovereign , and about 10 after the latter had passed under the stern of the Santa - Ana , the Bucentaure fired a shot at the Victory , then , with studding - sails set on both sides , steering about Vic- east , and ...
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