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Pagina viii
... land is so constant and so contiguous that the volume of evidence is sufficient to ensure right judgments . But sea - warfare is invisible to all but the partici- pants ; and evidence on the subject is hard to collect ; and , when ...
... land is so constant and so contiguous that the volume of evidence is sufficient to ensure right judgments . But sea - warfare is invisible to all but the partici- pants ; and evidence on the subject is hard to collect ; and , when ...
Pagina xii
... land guns ; that , even if a storming party were able to land and to capture the island , it would be quite impossible to hold it , situated as it was close to German naval bases , for if we could take it in a fortified condition , it ...
... land guns ; that , even if a storming party were able to land and to capture the island , it would be quite impossible to hold it , situated as it was close to German naval bases , for if we could take it in a fortified condition , it ...
Pagina xiii
... land - side , a siege - train sufficient to reduce the works , and a corps of engineers to reconstruct defences . These would leave the ships at liberty to chastise any fleet that attempted to effect a rescue . The metamorphosis of Sir ...
... land - side , a siege - train sufficient to reduce the works , and a corps of engineers to reconstruct defences . These would leave the ships at liberty to chastise any fleet that attempted to effect a rescue . The metamorphosis of Sir ...
Pagina xv
... land side . Fortunately for France , the task was an easy one . Fortunately for England , the ease of Louis ' task did not escape the apprehension of Rooke . Rooke realised that the Navy alone could preserve what the Navy had laid hands ...
... land side . Fortunately for France , the task was an easy one . Fortunately for England , the ease of Louis ' task did not escape the apprehension of Rooke . Rooke realised that the Navy alone could preserve what the Navy had laid hands ...
Pagina xvi
... land service , and never before bestowed upon a naval officer . Improving an inherited aptitude , Richard Leake served with distinction at sea , notably in defence of Spragge's flagship at the battle of the Texel ; and afterwards ...
... land service , and never before bestowed upon a naval officer . Improving an inherited aptitude , Richard Leake served with distinction at sea , notably in defence of Spragge's flagship at the battle of the Texel ; and afterwards ...
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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