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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 xx
... force . Lisbon lacked the necessary supplies ; there was no organised system of reliefs from home ; the Government's instructions were vague and indeter- minate ; the French contingents wisely remained in port ; and , though the ...
... force . Lisbon lacked the necessary supplies ; there was no organised system of reliefs from home ; the Government's instructions were vague and indeter- minate ; the French contingents wisely remained in port ; and , though the ...
Pagina xxvii
... force from Toulon . This comprised ( in addition to fourteen sail of the line ) seventeen frigates , small craft of all sorts , and four thousand additional men : the whole under a capable French officer , Rear- Admiral de Pointis , who ...
... force from Toulon . This comprised ( in addition to fourteen sail of the line ) seventeen frigates , small craft of all sorts , and four thousand additional men : the whole under a capable French officer , Rear- Admiral de Pointis , who ...
Pagina xxviii
... force between Leake and the garrison of Gibraltar . to one . The garrison of Gibraltar , which looked for leadership to Prince George of Hesse - Darmstadt , was made up of 1900 marines , contributed by the fleet . They were unaccustomed ...
... force between Leake and the garrison of Gibraltar . to one . The garrison of Gibraltar , which looked for leadership to Prince George of Hesse - Darmstadt , was made up of 1900 marines , contributed by the fleet . They were unaccustomed ...
Pagina xxx
... forces in Spain , transferred them to Gibraltar , in order to make its eventual recapture a certainty . The siege thus became the one outstanding feature of the Peninsular campaign , and the French persuaded themselves that nothing ...
... forces in Spain , transferred them to Gibraltar , in order to make its eventual recapture a certainty . The siege thus became the one outstanding feature of the Peninsular campaign , and the French persuaded themselves that nothing ...
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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