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Pagina 4
... Likewise in another engagement , in the same ship , in the year 1667 , in the Baltic Sea , he gained no less honour to himself ; for engag- ing two Danish men - of - war , after four hours ' fight , his Captain being killed , the ...
... Likewise in another engagement , in the same ship , in the year 1667 , in the Baltic Sea , he gained no less honour to himself ; for engag- ing two Danish men - of - war , after four hours ' fight , his Captain being killed , the ...
Pagina 5
... likewise on his part expecting to renew the fight next day ; but either they were not able , or durst not do it ; for , in the morning , though they were to windward , instead of bearing down upon him , they kept fast at anchor ...
... likewise on his part expecting to renew the fight next day ; but either they were not able , or durst not do it ; for , in the morning , though they were to windward , instead of bearing down upon him , they kept fast at anchor ...
Pagina 7
... likewise related . It must be remembered that , when this pamphlet was written , Rooke as a Tory of pronounced views had been shelved by a Whig Government . It was momentarily the fashion to pour contempt on his achievements and ...
... likewise related . It must be remembered that , when this pamphlet was written , Rooke as a Tory of pronounced views had been shelved by a Whig Government . It was momentarily the fashion to pour contempt on his achievements and ...
Pagina 9
... likewise appointed Storekeeper of his Majesty's Ordnance and Stores of War at Woolwich . Accordingly he re- moved from Whitehall to the Warren House at Woolwich , where he lived , and , as the writer before - mentioned observes , 1 ...
... likewise appointed Storekeeper of his Majesty's Ordnance and Stores of War at Woolwich . Accordingly he re- moved from Whitehall to the Warren House at Woolwich , where he lived , and , as the writer before - mentioned observes , 1 ...
Pagina 10
... likewise the principal contriver of what the French called Infernals , used at the bom- bardment of St. Malo in the year 1693 , of which Father Daniel and De Larrey 3 in their histories give a particular description . But what is most ...
... likewise the principal contriver of what the French called Infernals , used at the bom- bardment of St. Malo in the year 1693 , of which Father Daniel and De Larrey 3 in their histories give a particular description . But what is most ...
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