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Pagina xli
... his life's work by conquering Minorca and so pro- viding the British Navy with a Mediterranean base answerable to its requirements - a base that was to do duty ( with varying fortune ) until the substitution of Malta in the days of Nelson.
... his life's work by conquering Minorca and so pro- viding the British Navy with a Mediterranean base answerable to its requirements - a base that was to do duty ( with varying fortune ) until the substitution of Malta in the days of Nelson.
Pagina cxxiv
... Minorca : and the second claim is that the same bright military genius not only put his daring scheme into effect , but that he did so unaided , and unsupported , and in the face of deliberate opposition from the fleet . The two claims ...
... Minorca : and the second claim is that the same bright military genius not only put his daring scheme into effect , but that he did so unaided , and unsupported , and in the face of deliberate opposition from the fleet . The two claims ...
Pagina cxxv
... Minorca . Solomon himself would be puzzled to find an equitable basis on which to adjudicate the conflicting claims of Nurse Stanhope , Nurse Marlborough , and Nurse Sunderland . Nurse Stanhope , stationed with Charles at Barcelona ...
... Minorca . Solomon himself would be puzzled to find an equitable basis on which to adjudicate the conflicting claims of Nurse Stanhope , Nurse Marlborough , and Nurse Sunderland . Nurse Stanhope , stationed with Charles at Barcelona ...
Pagina cxxvi
... Minorca , but insisted that the island ought to have been occupied not later than the close of 1702. The tract will be found in the Harleian Miscellany , xi . 5-28 . in 1914 . INTRODUCTION cxxvii to him . In naval cxxvi INTRODUCTION.
... Minorca , but insisted that the island ought to have been occupied not later than the close of 1702. The tract will be found in the Harleian Miscellany , xi . 5-28 . in 1914 . INTRODUCTION cxxvii to him . In naval cxxvi INTRODUCTION.
Pagina cxxvii
... Minorca was then almost as threadbare a topic as Heligoland Those who clamoured for the isle re- called the sixteenth - century apothegm that the Mediterranean possesses only three first - class harbours - June , July , and Port Mahon ...
... Minorca was then almost as threadbare a topic as Heligoland Those who clamoured for the isle re- called the sixteenth - century apothegm that the Mediterranean possesses only three first - class harbours - June , July , and Port Mahon ...
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Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
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