Lives of the British admirals, and naval history of Great Britain, chiefly abridged from the work of J. CampbellJ. J. Griffin & Company, 1849 - 378 sider |
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... harbour of Brest . Admiral Primaguet commanded the French . His ship , the Cordelier , was large enough to carry twelve hundred fighting men , exclusive of mariners . At this time there were nine hundred on board , and , encouraged by ...
... harbour of Brest . Admiral Primaguet commanded the French . His ship , the Cordelier , was large enough to carry twelve hundred fighting men , exclusive of mariners . At this time there were nine hundred on board , and , encouraged by ...
Side 56
... harbour of St. John de Ulloa , in the Gulf of Mexico , where he behaved most gallantly , and returned with him into Eng- land , with a very great reputation , but not worth a single groat . Upon this , he conceived a design of making ...
... harbour of St. John de Ulloa , in the Gulf of Mexico , where he behaved most gallantly , and returned with him into Eng- land , with a very great reputation , but not worth a single groat . Upon this , he conceived a design of making ...
Side 75
... harbour , that the Earl was convinced of the necessity for so doing , and requested Sir Walter to confer with the Lord Admiral . This Sir Walter undertook to do , and after a short interview prevailed upon his lordship to change his ...
... harbour , that the Earl was convinced of the necessity for so doing , and requested Sir Walter to confer with the Lord Admiral . This Sir Walter undertook to do , and after a short interview prevailed upon his lordship to change his ...
Side 97
... harbour and attack them , while he and his fleet covered them from the fire of the castle , by playing continually on it with their cannon . The seamen boldly assaulted the corsairs , and , with the loss of only twenty - five men killed ...
... harbour and attack them , while he and his fleet covered them from the fire of the castle , by playing continually on it with their cannon . The seamen boldly assaulted the corsairs , and , with the loss of only twenty - five men killed ...
Side 102
... harbour . One of the victuallers attending his fleet , having separated from the rest , and fallen in with the French Admiral and seven men - of - war near the mouth of the Straits , the captain was ordered on board the French Admiral's ...
... harbour . One of the victuallers attending his fleet , having separated from the rest , and fallen in with the French Admiral and seven men - of - war near the mouth of the Straits , the captain was ordered on board the French Admiral's ...
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action admiral's admiralty afterwards anchor appointed attack batteries battle Benbow Blake boats brave bravery Brest British broadside Cadiz Captain captured Charles Charles Napier coast command Commodore continued convoy courage crew cruise deck Duke Dutch Earl employed enemy enemy's engaged England expedition favour fire fire-ships flag force France French French fleet frigates gallant gave Gibraltar guns harbour honour hundred immediately island killed king land lieutenant Lord Anson Lord Cochrane Lord High Admiral Lord Nelson marines Minorca Napier naval navy Nelson occasion officers peace port Portrait post-captain Prince Queen Raleigh Rear-Admiral received reign return to England royal sail sailors seamen sent ships shore shot signal Sir Cloudesley Shovel Sir Edward Sir George Sir John Sir Walter soon Spain Spaniards Spanish fleet spirit squadron station success taken took Toulon troops vessels Vice-Admiral victory voyage West Indies whole William wounded