The Life of NelsonOxford University Press, 1911 - 287 страници |
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... officer's ship at Chatham . Thus by degrees I became a good pilot for vessels of that description , from Chatham to the Tower of London , down to the Swin and the North Foreland , and confident of myself amongst rocks and sands , which ...
... officer's ship at Chatham . Thus by degrees I became a good pilot for vessels of that description , from Chatham to the Tower of London , down to the Swin and the North Foreland , and confident of myself amongst rocks and sands , which ...
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... officer in the ship . " On the 8th of April , 1777 , I passed my examination as a lieutenant , and received my commission the next day , as second lieutenant of the Lowestoffe frigate , of 32 guns , Captain ( afterwards Lieutenant ...
... officer in the ship . " On the 8th of April , 1777 , I passed my examination as a lieutenant , and received my commission the next day , as second lieutenant of the Lowestoffe frigate , of 32 guns , Captain ( afterwards Lieutenant ...
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... officers of the British navy . The Americans , when colonists , possessed almost all the trade from America to our West India islands , and on the return of peace they forgot , on this occasion , that they became foreigners , and of ...
... officers of the British navy . The Americans , when colonists , possessed almost all the trade from America to our West India islands , and on the return of peace they forgot , on this occasion , that they became foreigners , and of ...
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... officers , and Americans , notice of what I would do , I seized many of their vessels , which brought all parties ... officer . In July , 1786 , I was left with the command until June , 1787 , when I left for England . During the winter ...
... officers , and Americans , notice of what I would do , I seized many of their vessels , which brought all parties ... officer . In July , 1786 , I was left with the command until June , 1787 , when I left for England . During the winter ...
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... officers , thirty men in the whole . This was a service hand to hand with swords , in which my coxswain , John Sykes , now no more , twice saved my life . Eighteen of the Spaniards being killed , and several wounded , we succeeded in ...
... officers , thirty men in the whole . This was a service hand to hand with swords , in which my coxswain , John Sykes , now no more , twice saved my life . Eighteen of the Spaniards being killed , and several wounded , we succeeded in ...
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