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, Volumen5 |
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NapoSuch had been Napoléon's exertions since the fatal léon to affair of
Trafalgar , that the spring of this year saw hikive him possessed of upwards of 80
sail of the line , innavy . cluding_20 recently ordered to be laid down at Antwerp ,
Brest ...
NapoSuch had been Napoléon's exertions since the fatal léon to affair of
Trafalgar , that the spring of this year saw hikive him possessed of upwards of 80
sail of the line , innavy . cluding_20 recently ordered to be laid down at Antwerp ,
Brest ...
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What the british admiral was about , to suffer a french feet to traverse the
Mediterranean in all ings of directions , and to possess a whole month's
command lord of the Adriatic , has been a question often asked . lingOur
researches have ...
What the british admiral was about , to suffer a french feet to traverse the
Mediterranean in all ings of directions , and to possess a whole month's
command lord of the Adriatic , has been a question often asked . lingOur
researches have ...
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On the 17th of February the little fortress of Scylla , the only remaining post
possessed by the ation British in Lower Calabria , was evacuated by the labria
commandant , lieutenant - colonel Robertson , and by the garrison , of whom not
more ...
On the 17th of February the little fortress of Scylla , the only remaining post
possessed by the ation British in Lower Calabria , was evacuated by the labria
commandant , lieutenant - colonel Robertson , and by the garrison , of whom not
more ...
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... was without a navy to molest her ; but the second possessed a fleet , already in
ports of the Baltic , and of far greater strength than any that Gustavus could send
to sea . For instance , the russian Baltic fleet , according to the official report of ...
... was without a navy to molest her ; but the second possessed a fleet , already in
ports of the Baltic , and of far greater strength than any that Gustavus could send
to sea . For instance , the russian Baltic fleet , according to the official report of ...
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On the 19th this fleet arrived in Hango bay , a port in Swedish Finland , then in
the possession of the russian army ; and on the same day the russian admiral
chased the Goliath . At this time the british admiral , with four sail of the line , was
at ...
On the 19th this fleet arrived in Hango bay , a port in Swedish Finland , then in
the possession of the russian army ; and on the same day the russian admiral
chased the Goliath . At this time the british admiral , with four sail of the line , was
at ...
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