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, Volumen6Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
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... carried constructed to carry , they would have required no by the ameri- addition to their established complement of men , can 44 , we will state a few facts relative to the composition of american crews . When , in the year 1794 , the ...
... carried constructed to carry , they would have required no by the ameri- addition to their established complement of men , can 44 , we will state a few facts relative to the composition of american crews . When , in the year 1794 , the ...
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... carrying long 18 - pounders ; and , be it remembered , in the year 1811 , France did not own any , and England only three frigates , ( Cornwallis , Indefatigable , and Endymion , ) that carried long 24 - pounders . Upon a certain ...
... carrying long 18 - pounders ; and , be it remembered , in the year 1811 , France did not own any , and England only three frigates , ( Cornwallis , Indefatigable , and Endymion , ) that carried long 24 - pounders . Upon a certain ...
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... carried away the foreyard tackle . Some seamen now got sweeps out of the head ; and at length the Galatea was enabled to open her broadside upon her two antagonists , particularly upon the Renommée , who received the greater portion of ...
... carried away the foreyard tackle . Some seamen now got sweeps out of the head ; and at length the Galatea was enabled to open her broadside upon her two antagonists , particularly upon the Renommée , who received the greater portion of ...
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... carried the upper battery . On reaching the summit of the hill , the little band of British perceived the dutch garrison drawn up to receive them . The sailors fired , then rushed to the charge ; lieutenant Lyons calling out , that he ...
... carried the upper battery . On reaching the summit of the hill , the little band of British perceived the dutch garrison drawn up to receive them . The sailors fired , then rushed to the charge ; lieutenant Lyons calling out , that he ...
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... carrying with them the dutch colours . Thus to see them carried off as a trophy by a single boat's crew , an undeniable proof of the few men by whom the fort had been carried , must have been to the Dutch a truly mortifying sight ...
... carrying with them the dutch colours . Thus to see them carried off as a trophy by a single boat's crew , an undeniable proof of the few men by whom the fort had been carried , must have been to the Dutch a truly mortifying sight ...
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