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Pagina xiii
... English- controlled dockyard nearer than Plymouth . What was needed was an army sufficiently strong to deal with any interference from the land - side , a siege - train sufficient to reduce the works , and a corps of engineers to ...
... English- controlled dockyard nearer than Plymouth . What was needed was an army sufficiently strong to deal with any interference from the land - side , a siege - train sufficient to reduce the works , and a corps of engineers to ...
Pagina xvii
... English efforts on this occasion , and set a definite value on the newly invented craft . Admiral Herbert sent for the Firedrake's com- mander , commended his zeal and the destructive- ness of his ' bomb ' vessel , and promoted him to ...
... English efforts on this occasion , and set a definite value on the newly invented craft . Admiral Herbert sent for the Firedrake's com- mander , commended his zeal and the destructive- ness of his ' bomb ' vessel , and promoted him to ...
Pagina xxviii
... English reached Gibraltar unheralded , and swept the French squadron there completely out of existence . We have actual details of eight vessels only , but all were taken , sunk or INTRODUCTION xxix destroyed . A single ship escaped for ...
... English reached Gibraltar unheralded , and swept the French squadron there completely out of existence . We have actual details of eight vessels only , but all were taken , sunk or INTRODUCTION xxix destroyed . A single ship escaped for ...
Pagina xxx
... English troops , he had little cause to attribute his failure to any human agency . It was only the insuperable difficulties of the land approaches that thwarted him , and he was now anxious to make a second attempt . But at ...
... English troops , he had little cause to attribute his failure to any human agency . It was only the insuperable difficulties of the land approaches that thwarted him , and he was now anxious to make a second attempt . But at ...
Pagina xxxvi
... English nominee . When , therefore , in 1705 the Grand Fleet of Great Britain returned to southern waters , it was resolved in high council held at Lisbon that ' Charles III ' should be transferred to Cata- lonia and there set up his ...
... English nominee . When , therefore , in 1705 the Grand Fleet of Great Britain returned to southern waters , it was resolved in high council held at Lisbon that ' Charles III ' should be transferred to Cata- lonia and there set up his ...
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acquainting Admiral's afterwards anchored appointed arrived ashore Barcelona BATTLE OF MALAGA boats brave Brest Burchett Cadiz Cape Captain Leake Charles Charles Galley coast command Confederates convoy council council of war Court Martial cruise detached dispatched Duke Dutch Earl endeavour enemy enemy's ships engagement England English expedition fireships Flag Officers flag on board forces French fleet frigates galleys garrison Gibraltar Grand Fleet Gunner guns harbour Highness's honour King land Leake's letter likewise Lisbon Lord High Admiral Majesty Majesty's marines Mediterranean men-of-war merchant ships morning naval Navy night orders Peterborough port Portugal Portuguese Prince George Prince of Hesse proceed proceeded provisions Queen ready Rear-Admiral received rendez-vous resolution resolved Royal sail seamen sent shore siege Sir Clowdisley Shovell Sir George Rooke Sir John Leake soon Spain Spithead squadron Stanhope Straits Third Rates thither Torbay Torrington Toulon town Vice-Admiral Leake weather whilst wind