The Life of NelsonJohn Murray, 1831 - 352 страници |
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... arrived in those seas at a time when the south of France would willingly have formed itself into a separate republic , under the protection of England . But good principles had been at that time perilously abused by ignorant and ...
... arrived in those seas at a time when the south of France would willingly have formed itself into a separate republic , under the protection of England . But good principles had been at that time perilously abused by ignorant and ...
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... arrival , as the shortest way of settling the account . The remainder of his life was a series of deserved afflic- tions . He threw in the stores which he had thus fraudulently obtained : but he did not dare to land ; for Genoa had now ...
... arrival , as the shortest way of settling the account . The remainder of his life was a series of deserved afflic- tions . He threw in the stores which he had thus fraudulently obtained : but he did not dare to land ; for Genoa had now ...
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... arrival , Nelson had had what he called a brush with the enemy . " If I had had with me five hundred troops , " he said , " to a certainty I should have stormed the town ; and I believe it might have been carried . Armies go so slow ...
... arrival , Nelson had had what he called a brush with the enemy . " If I had had with me five hundred troops , " he said , " to a certainty I should have stormed the town ; and I believe it might have been carried . Armies go so slow ...
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... arrived with the whole army to take possession of Bastia . son , The event of the siege had justified the confidence of the sailors ; but they themselves excused the opinion of the generals , when they saw what they had done . " I am ...
... arrived with the whole army to take possession of Bastia . son , The event of the siege had justified the confidence of the sailors ; but they themselves excused the opinion of the generals , when they saw what they had done . " I am ...
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... arrival at Toulon of six sail of the line , two frigates , and two cutters from Brest , gave the French a superiority which , had they known how to use it , would materially have endangered the British Mediterranean fleet . That fleet ...
... arrival at Toulon of six sail of the line , two frigates , and two cutters from Brest , gave the French a superiority which , had they known how to use it , would materially have endangered the British Mediterranean fleet . That fleet ...
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action admiral admiralty afterwards Agamemnon anchor army arrived attack Austrian Bastia batteries battle boats brave British fleet Ça Ira Cadiz called Capt captain Collingwood command commander-in-chief conduct Corsica court crew Danes Danish deck despatches Earl St Egypt enemy enemy's England English exertions feelings fire flag force four France French frigates Genoa Genoese guns Hardy honour hope hundred island king Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson land letter lieutenant Lord Hood Malta Mediterranean ment Minorca Naples navy Neapolitan Nelson never night occasion officers orders passed port possession present prince prizes received replied Robert Calder sail seamen sent seventy-four ships shoal shore shot Sicily signal Sir Hyde Sir John Orde Sir William Hamilton soon Spaniards Spanish spirit squadron station struck suffered taken thing thought thousand tion took Toulon troops Trowbridge vessels victory Vincent whole wind wish wounded