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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... already been enumerated . With respect to the Renommée , Néréide , and Clorinde , they were not quite so formidable as some of the french frigates which have been named in these pages . When it is known , that the french 36 - pounder ...
... already been enumerated . With respect to the Renommée , Néréide , and Clorinde , they were not quite so formidable as some of the french frigates which have been named in these pages . When it is known , that the french 36 - pounder ...
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... already stated , nor from the Astrea and Phoebe because of their great distance off , captain Losack doubted if it was not the french squadron of which he was in sight ; and , while the Renommée bore up to join the Astrea and Phoebe ...
... already stated , nor from the Astrea and Phoebe because of their great distance off , captain Losack doubted if it was not the french squadron of which he was in sight ; and , while the Renommée bore up to join the Astrea and Phoebe ...
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... already posi- stated , about half were Europeans , landed , without tion . loss or opposition , covered on the left by the 36 - gun frigate Leda , captain Sayer , who , being well ac- quainted with the coast , ran close in , and on the ...
... already posi- stated , about half were Europeans , landed , without tion . loss or opposition , covered on the left by the 36 - gun frigate Leda , captain Sayer , who , being well ac- quainted with the coast , ran close in , and on the ...
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... already considerably reduced by sickness . On the 22d , early in the morning , the Dutch made sortie a sortie , attacked the works of the British , and gained a momentary possession of one of the bat- ed . teries ; but the former were ...
... already considerably reduced by sickness . On the 22d , early in the morning , the Dutch made sortie a sortie , attacked the works of the British , and gained a momentary possession of one of the bat- ed . teries ; but the former were ...
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... already powerful navy new line- France , of - battle ships and frigates . On the 19th of March , Russia declared war against France ; and on the 18th of July a treaty of peace was signed at Orebo between Russia , Sweden , and Great ...
... already powerful navy new line- France , of - battle ships and frigates . On the 19th of March , Russia declared war against France ; and on the 18th of July a treaty of peace was signed at Orebo between Russia , Sweden , and Great ...
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