The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American IndependenceLittle, Brown,, 1913 - 280페이지 The author states in his introduction that his aim in issuing this volume is "to bring home to American readers the vast extent of the struggle to which our own declaration of independence was but the prelude...." |
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... close they held Nar- ragansett Bay , the city and harbour of New York , and the city of Philadelphia . The first was ... reach his station ; and troops were transferred by the same tedious process . In consequence of these condi- tions ...
... close they held Nar- ragansett Bay , the city and harbour of New York , and the city of Philadelphia . The first was ... reach his station ; and troops were transferred by the same tedious process . In consequence of these condi- tions ...
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... close shave , having sailed unnoticed through the rear of the enemy the night before . Besides these two , Howe was ... reach New York . The three others belonged to Howe's own squadron . For the two Halifax ships which helped to make ...
... close shave , having sailed unnoticed through the rear of the enemy the night before . Besides these two , Howe was ... reach New York . The three others belonged to Howe's own squadron . For the two Halifax ships which helped to make ...
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... close - hauled , the French ( CC ) , advancing on a parallel line , were four points ' off the wind . Most of their ... hauled their wind , in obedi- ence to the admiral's signal to form the line of battle , which means a close - hauled ...
... close - hauled , the French ( CC ) , advancing on a parallel line , were four points ' off the wind . Most of their ... hauled their wind , in obedi- ence to the admiral's signal to form the line of battle , which means a close - hauled ...
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... hauled down , and that for the line of battle was hoisted . The object of the latter was to re - form the order ... close order , the van remaining in the same relative position . Astern of these two groups from van and centre were a ...
... hauled down , and that for the line of battle was hoisted . The object of the latter was to re - form the order ... close order , the van remaining in the same relative position . Astern of these two groups from van and centre were a ...
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... close - hauled lines ; " close - hauled " meaning to bring the vessel's head as " near " the direction of the wind as possible , usually to about 70 degrees . The advantage of the close - hauled line was that the vessels were more ...
... close - hauled lines ; " close - hauled " meaning to bring the vessel's head as " near " the direction of the wind as possible , usually to about 70 degrees . The advantage of the close - hauled line was that the vessels were more ...
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abreast action ahead American anchored April army Arnold arrived astern attack Barbados batteries Brest broadsides Burgoyne Byron campaign Cap François Captain Carleton centre channel chase Chesapeake Clinton close coast command Commander-in-Chief convoy Cornwallis Crown Point d'Estaing d'Orvilliers Delaware division east enemy enemy's engaged fight fire flagship flotilla force Fort Mifflin French French admiral French fleet French ships frigates galleys garrison Gibraltar gondolas Grasse Guadeloupe Guichen guns hauled Hood Hood's Howe's Hudson Hyde Parker July Keppel killed Lake Champlain land latter leeward line of battle Lord Martinique miles movement Narragansett Bay naval Navy Parker passed port tack position put to sea rear Rear-Admiral retreat Rhode Island River Rodney Rodney's sail Sandy Hook Santa Lucia shore side signal Sir Peter Parker southward squadron starboard tack station steering Suffren thousand tion Trincomalee troops vessels weather West Indies wind windward wounded wrote York