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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... hour . * The Belt Little - Belt , owing to the loss of her after - sail and ceases the damaged state of her rigging , having fallen off , also so that no gun would bear , ceased firing ; and the Presi President , finding that to be the ...
... hour . * The Belt Little - Belt , owing to the loss of her after - sail and ceases the damaged state of her rigging , having fallen off , also so that no gun would bear , ceased firing ; and the Presi President , finding that to be the ...
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... hours before vicini- the boats were to push off from the Minden , intel- casions ligence reached captain Hoare , of the arrival of a plan to battalion of dutch troops at the barracks situated aban- about half a mile in the rear of the ...
... hours before vicini- the boats were to push off from the Minden , intel- casions ligence reached captain Hoare , of the arrival of a plan to battalion of dutch troops at the barracks situated aban- about half a mile in the rear of the ...
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... hour the enemy directed his shot considerably to the right of the gate ; which left no doubt that the troops were advancing to the attack . Two 24 - pounders , loaded almost to the muzzles with musket - balls , were now Are re- placed ...
... hour the enemy directed his shot considerably to the right of the gate ; which left no doubt that the troops were advancing to the attack . Two 24 - pounders , loaded almost to the muzzles with musket - balls , were now Are re- placed ...
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... hour a shot from one of the batteries cut the fore topmast of the Menelaus almost in two , and obliged her to wear and stand out . By this time the two advanced line - of - battle ships of the french fleet were nearly in the wake of the ...
... hour a shot from one of the batteries cut the fore topmast of the Menelaus almost in two , and obliged her to wear and stand out . By this time the two advanced line - of - battle ships of the french fleet were nearly in the wake of the ...
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... hour afterwards the from latter , who was to - leeward , exchanged numbers with mion the 50 - gun ship Leopard , captain William Henry and Dillon , having under her protection a convoy from pard . Lisbon . At 2 P. M. the Endymion , one ...
... hour afterwards the from latter , who was to - leeward , exchanged numbers with mion the 50 - gun ship Leopard , captain William Henry and Dillon , having under her protection a convoy from pard . Lisbon . At 2 P. M. the Endymion , one ...
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