The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American IndependenceLibrary of Alexandria, 1969. 1. 1. - 280페이지 |
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... vessels can attack us at the same time, and those willbe exposed to the fire ofthe whole fleet." Though he unfortunately givesno details, heevidently hadsound tactical ideas. The formation of the anchored vesselsis described by ...
... vessels can attack us at the same time, and those willbe exposed to the fire ofthe whole fleet." Though he unfortunately givesno details, heevidently hadsound tactical ideas. The formation of the anchored vesselsis described by ...
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... vessels with one eighteen should be kept, when confronted with a broadside ofnine guns.Between theisland and the mainthe northeast wind doubtless drewmorenortherly, adverse to the ship's approach; but,a flaw offthecliffs taking thefore ...
... vessels with one eighteen should be kept, when confronted with a broadside ofnine guns.Between theisland and the mainthe northeast wind doubtless drewmorenortherly, adverse to the ship's approach; but,a flaw offthecliffs taking thefore ...
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... vessels were extended also to the eastward, into the open Lake. "The best part of my intelligence," wrote Burgoyne next day from St. John's, toDouglas atQuebec, "is that ourwhole fleet wasformed in lineabovethe enemy, and consequently ...
... vessels were extended also to the eastward, into the open Lake. "The best part of my intelligence," wrote Burgoyne next day from St. John's, toDouglas atQuebec, "is that ourwhole fleet wasformed in lineabovethe enemy, and consequently ...
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... vessels on fire, and stood by them until assured that they would blowup with theirflags flying. Hethen retreated to Crown Pointthrough the woods, "despite the savages;" a phrase which concludesthis singular aquatic contest witha quaint ...
... vessels on fire, and stood by them until assured that they would blowup with theirflags flying. Hethen retreated to Crown Pointthrough the woods, "despite the savages;" a phrase which concludesthis singular aquatic contest witha quaint ...
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... vessels out of fifteen. The killed and wounded amounted to over eighty, twenty odd of whomwere in Arnold'sgalley. The original force, numbering seven hundred, had been decimated. Considering its raw material and the recency of its ...
... vessels out of fifteen. The killed and wounded amounted to over eighty, twenty odd of whomwere in Arnold'sgalley. The original force, numbering seven hundred, had been decimated. Considering its raw material and the recency of its ...
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