The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American IndependenceLibrary of Alexandria, 1969. 1. 1. - 280페이지 |
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... leeward. When theBritish were first made out, Arnold'ssecond in command,Waterbury, urgedthat in viewof theenemy's superiority the flotilla should getunder way at once, and fight them"on aretreatin the main lake;" the harbour being ...
... leeward. When theBritish were first made out, Arnold'ssecond in command,Waterbury, urgedthat in viewof theenemy's superiority the flotilla should getunder way at once, and fight them"on aretreatin the main lake;" the harbour being ...
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... other schooners andtheeight gondolas remaining at their anchors. The Royal Savage, dropping to leeward,—by bad management, Arnold says,—came, apparently unsupported, under the distant fire of the Inflexible, as she drew.
... other schooners andtheeight gondolas remaining at their anchors. The Royal Savage, dropping to leeward,—by bad management, Arnold says,—came, apparently unsupported, under the distant fire of the Inflexible, as she drew.
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... leeward when the chase began,andcould not get into close action that day.By this time, seventeen ofthetwenty gunboats had come up,and, after silencingthe RoyalSavage, pulled upto within pointblank rangeof the American flotilla. "The ...
... leeward when the chase began,andcould not get into close action that day.By this time, seventeen ofthetwenty gunboats had come up,and, after silencingthe RoyalSavage, pulled upto within pointblank rangeof the American flotilla. "The ...
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... leeward, passing a concealed enemy, undetected, upon waters so perfectly well known as thoseof Champlain were; ithaving been the scene of frequent British operations in previous wars. Owing to this, "the Maria, because of her distant ...
... leeward, passing a concealed enemy, undetected, upon waters so perfectly well known as thoseof Champlain were; ithaving been the scene of frequent British operations in previous wars. Owing to this, "the Maria, because of her distant ...
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