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Pagina vii
... Spanish Succession War . The dominating influence of the British fleet during that struggle has in many of its most important chapters been overlooked altogether . Historians are not entirely to blame . For if they are to do justice to ...
... Spanish Succession War . The dominating influence of the British fleet during that struggle has in many of its most important chapters been overlooked altogether . Historians are not entirely to blame . For if they are to do justice to ...
Pagina ix
... Spanish War of 1585-1604 , every year begot a new campaign , and every campaign was marked by novel features ; and yet fresh in the collective memory of the race stands the Armada alone ; because the Armada left the Tagus one hundred ...
... Spanish War of 1585-1604 , every year begot a new campaign , and every campaign was marked by novel features ; and yet fresh in the collective memory of the race stands the Armada alone ; because the Armada left the Tagus one hundred ...
Pagina x
... Spanish Succession War have persisted in counting the units of the British fleet , and in supposing that the total figure gives an indication of its strength . Such being the case , it is necessary at the outset to insist on the rather ...
... Spanish Succession War have persisted in counting the units of the British fleet , and in supposing that the total figure gives an indication of its strength . Such being the case , it is necessary at the outset to insist on the rather ...
Pagina xi
INTRODUCTION xi send a naval force to Spanish waters : it was quite another thing to keep it there . The first need , then , was to secure a suitable base ; and this was the motive that underlay the expedition to Cadiz.1 As all the ...
INTRODUCTION xi send a naval force to Spanish waters : it was quite another thing to keep it there . The first need , then , was to secure a suitable base ; and this was the motive that underlay the expedition to Cadiz.1 As all the ...
Pagina xiii
... Spanish Succession - the battle of Malaga . Again we must remind ourselves that the French were not at the beginning of the war in a position to dispute our command of the sea . They challenged the fleet of the Grand Allies after the ...
... Spanish Succession - the battle of Malaga . Again we must remind ourselves that the French were not at the beginning of the war in a position to dispute our command of the sea . They challenged the fleet of the Grand Allies after the ...
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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