The Life of NelsonOxford University Press, 1911 - 287 страници |
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... whole naval force , the town of Kingston , and Spanish Town , the defence of it was the most important post in the whole island . In January , 1780 , an expedition being resolved on against St. Juan's , I was chosen to direct the sea ...
... whole naval force , the town of Kingston , and Spanish Town , the defence of it was the most important post in the whole island . In January , 1780 , an expedition being resolved on against St. Juan's , I was chosen to direct the sea ...
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... whole winter in the North Sea . In April , 1782 , I sailed with a convoy for Newfoundland and Quebec , under orders of Captain Thomas Pringle . From Quebec , during a cruise off Boston , I was chased by three French ships of the line ...
... whole winter in the North Sea . In April , 1782 , I sailed with a convoy for Newfoundland and Quebec , under orders of Captain Thomas Pringle . From Quebec , during a cruise off Boston , I was chased by three French ships of the line ...
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... 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 taking their com- mander . On ...
... 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 taking their com- mander . On ...
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... whole career of labour and of glory , so eminently distinguished him . When a mere child , he strayed a - bird's - nesting from his grand- mother's house in company with a cow - boy ; the dinner- hour elapsed ; he was absent , and could ...
... whole career of labour and of glory , so eminently distinguished him . When a mere child , he strayed a - bird's - nesting from his grand- mother's house in company with a cow - boy ; the dinner- hour elapsed ; he was absent , and could ...
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... whole remainder of the day , without being noticed by any one ; and it was not till the second day that some- body , as he expressed it , " took compassion on him . " The pain which is felt when we are first transplanted from our native ...
... whole remainder of the day , without being noticed by any one ; and it was not till the second day that some- body , as he expressed it , " took compassion on him . " The pain which is felt when we are first transplanted from our native ...
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action admiral admiralty afterwards Agamemnon anchor army arrived attack Austrian Bastia batteries battle battle of Trafalgar boats brave British fleet Buonaparte Cadiz Capt captain Collingwood command commander-in-chief conduct Copenhagen Corsica court crew Danes Danish deck dispatches Earl St Egypt enemy enemy's England English exertions expedition feelings fire flag force four France French frigates Genoa Genoese guns Hardy honour hope hundred island king Lady Hamilton land letter lieutenant Lord Hood Malta Mediterranean Minorca Naples naval navy Neapolitan Nelson never occasion officers orders passed port possession present prince prizes received replied Robert Calder royal sail Sardinia seamen sent seventy-four ships shoal shore shot siege signal Sir Hyde Sir John Orde Sir William Hamilton soon Spaniards Spanish spirit squadron station struck suffered taken thought thousand took Toulon troops Trowbridge vessels victory Vincent whole wind wish wounded