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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... masts , and subsequently of all her masts , struck ; and the San - Rafaël , with the loss of her Rafaël . main topmast , and subsequently of all her masts also , did not hold out many minutes longer . At 8 h . 25 m . , at which time the ...
... masts , and subsequently of all her masts , struck ; and the San - Rafaël , with the loss of her Rafaël . main topmast , and subsequently of all her masts also , did not hold out many minutes longer . At 8 h . 25 m . , at which time the ...
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... mast shot away , but the Windsor - Castle and Agamemnon , nor a yard except the Ajax . * The loss on board the two ... masts and rigging ; but some of them , undoubtedly , were much hit in the hull . One ship , we believe the Atlas ...
... mast shot away , but the Windsor - Castle and Agamemnon , nor a yard except the Ajax . * The loss on board the two ... masts and rigging ; but some of them , undoubtedly , were much hit in the hull . One ship , we believe the Atlas ...
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... masts M. and yards of many of his ships were not in a state to Ville- withstand a strong head or beating wind and a heavy anchors sea moreover , it became necessary that the sick in Vigo and wounded should be landed as early as possible ...
... masts M. and yards of many of his ships were not in a state to Ville- withstand a strong head or beating wind and a heavy anchors sea moreover , it became necessary that the sick in Vigo and wounded should be landed as early as possible ...
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... masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the enemy could succour their rear ; and then that the british fleet would , most of them , be ready to receive their 20 sail of ...
... masts and yards of friends as well as of foes ; but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the enemy could succour their rear ; and then that the british fleet would , most of them , be ready to receive their 20 sail of ...
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... mast . a double - headed shot killed eight marines on the роор , and wounded several others : on which the admiral ordered captain Adair to disperse his men round the ship , that they might not suffer so much from being together ...
... mast . a double - headed shot killed eight marines on the роор , and wounded several others : on which the admiral ordered captain Adair to disperse his men round the ship , that they might not suffer so much from being together ...
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