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Pagina xviii
... engagement off Beachy Head . On his return home he was appointed a member of the court- martial on Lord Torrington ; and it is said to have been largely due to his honest and sturdy inde- pendence of thought that the other judges were ...
... engagement off Beachy Head . On his return home he was appointed a member of the court- martial on Lord Torrington ; and it is said to have been largely due to his honest and sturdy inde- pendence of thought that the other judges were ...
Pagina xxxiv
... engagement at sea after Malaga . Yet , whether we regard the issues at stake , the nature of the attack , or the pieces accounted for , Marbella must in fairness be classi- fied among the memorable achievements of the British fleet . It ...
... engagement at sea after Malaga . Yet , whether we regard the issues at stake , the nature of the attack , or the pieces accounted for , Marbella must in fairness be classi- fied among the memorable achievements of the British fleet . It ...
Pagina cxxxix
... , who had done his level best to rescue Stanhope , and at Villa Viciosa brought him to battle . Staremberg lost very heavily , but , after a stiff 1 December 1710 . engagement , earned the right to withdraw to Barcelona without.
... , who had done his level best to rescue Stanhope , and at Villa Viciosa brought him to battle . Staremberg lost very heavily , but , after a stiff 1 December 1710 . engagement , earned the right to withdraw to Barcelona without.
Pagina cxl
engagement , earned the right to withdraw to Barcelona without further molestation . And so the War of the Succession in Spain reached its ignominious close.1 It was the nemesis of a warlike situation com- pletely misunderstood , and ...
engagement , earned the right to withdraw to Barcelona without further molestation . And so the War of the Succession in Spain reached its ignominious close.1 It was the nemesis of a warlike situation com- pletely misunderstood , and ...
Pagina 4
... engagements Captain Dawes commanded the Princess , and Mr. Leake was Gunner , as appears by the Pay - Books of that ship in the Navy Office . Besides , in the latter engagement she is called a Frigate , ' whereas the Elizabeth was a ...
... engagements Captain Dawes commanded the Princess , and Mr. Leake was Gunner , as appears by the Pay - Books of that ship in the Navy Office . Besides , in the latter engagement she is called a Frigate , ' whereas the Elizabeth was a ...
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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