The Life of NelsonJohn Murray, 1831 - 352 страници |
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... 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 , that seamen think they never mean to get forward but I dare say they act on a surer prin ...
... 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 , that seamen think they never mean to get forward but I dare say they act on a surer prin ...
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... five hundred and Aga- memnon I would attempt it . My seamen are now what British seamen ought to be - almost invin- cible . They really mind shot no more than peas . " General Dundas had not the same confidence . " After mature ...
... five hundred and Aga- memnon I would attempt it . My seamen are now what British seamen ought to be - almost invin- cible . They really mind shot no more than peas . " General Dundas had not the same confidence . " After mature ...
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... five of the nearest ships ; but the wind again died away , and it was found that they had anchored in compact order , guarding the only passage for large ships . There was no way of effecting this passage , except by towing or warping ...
... five of the nearest ships ; but the wind again died away , and it was found that they had anchored in compact order , guarding the only passage for large ships . There was no way of effecting this passage , except by towing or warping ...
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... five pieces of heavy ordnance have been dragged to the different batteries , mounted , and , all but three , fought by seamen , except one artillery - man to point the guns . " The climate proved more des- tructive than the service ...
... five pieces of heavy ordnance have been dragged to the different batteries , mounted , and , all but three , fought by seamen , except one artillery - man to point the guns . " The climate proved more des- tructive than the service ...
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... five smaller vessels , put to sea . Admiral Hotham re- ceived this information at Leghorn , and sailed im- mediately in search of them . He had with him fourteen sail of the line , and one Neapolitan seventy - four ; but his ships were ...
... five smaller vessels , put to sea . Admiral Hotham re- ceived this information at Leghorn , and sailed im- mediately in search of them . He had with him fourteen sail of the line , and one Neapolitan seventy - four ; but his ships were ...
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