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, Volumen6 |
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For the purpose of showing that , if the President ple and her two formidable class
- mates had been equipped of men with the whole of the 62 guns which they
were carried constructed to carry , they would have required no ameri- addition to
...
For the purpose of showing that , if the President ple and her two formidable class
- mates had been equipped of men with the whole of the 62 guns which they
were carried constructed to carry , they would have required no ameri- addition to
...
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Even here was a frigate more than equal to any french or english frigate of the
largest class , carrying long 18 - pounders ; and ... and England only three
frigates , ( Cornwallis , Indefatigable , and Endymion , ) that carried long 24 -
pounders .
Even here was a frigate more than equal to any french or english frigate of the
largest class , carrying long 18 - pounders ; and ... and England only three
frigates , ( Cornwallis , Indefatigable , and Endymion , ) that carried long 24 -
pounders .
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The gun - boats had only May . been launched 15 days , and were large vessels
measuring 80 feet overall , and 17 broad ; fiiteä to carry a 7 - inch howitzer and a
24 - pounder carronade aft , and to pull 30 oars . Only one of the vessels ...
The gun - boats had only May . been launched 15 days , and were large vessels
measuring 80 feet overall , and 17 broad ; fiiteä to carry a 7 - inch howitzer and a
24 - pounder carronade aft , and to pull 30 oars . Only one of the vessels ...
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1811 , now formed his men , his 34 men ; and , leading them July . on , stormed
and 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 ...
1811 , now formed his men , his 34 men ; and , leading them July . on , stormed
and 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 ...
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The whole 35 , including Mr. Langton , slightly wounded with a bayonet , and
three seamen also slightly wounded , embarked in the cutter , carrying with them
the dutch colours . Thus to see them carried off as a trophy by a single boat's
crew ...
The whole 35 , including Mr. Langton , slightly wounded with a bayonet , and
three seamen also slightly wounded , embarked in the cutter , carrying with them
the dutch colours . Thus to see them carried off as a trophy by a single boat's
crew ...
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| Título | 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, Volumen6 |
| Autor | William James |
| Editor | Harding, Lepard, and Company, 1826 |
| Procedencia del original | Deutsches Museum |
| Digitalizado | 19 Abr. 2018 |
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