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One woman was reported to have given birth to a child during the Battle of the Nile , and another served as a ' powder monkey ' in the same action . The expression ' son of a gun ' dates back to the old wooden navy .
One woman was reported to have given birth to a child during the Battle of the Nile , and another served as a ' powder monkey ' in the same action . The expression ' son of a gun ' dates back to the old wooden navy .
Pagina 128
She said that she was Irish , and that for the past five years or more she had served in a number of vessels . ... In 1771 , Charles Waddell , serving in H.M.S. Oxford , lying at Chatham , was ordered to receive two dozen lashes for ...
She said that she was Irish , and that for the past five years or more she had served in a number of vessels . ... In 1771 , Charles Waddell , serving in H.M.S. Oxford , lying at Chatham , was ordered to receive two dozen lashes for ...
Pagina 346
One such was a certain Nancy Perriam , who served afloat ostensibly ' to make and mend the Captain's cloathes ' aboard ... Putting aside needle and thread , she made her way forward to divide her energies between helping to serve out ...
One such was a certain Nancy Perriam , who served afloat ostensibly ' to make and mend the Captain's cloathes ' aboard ... Putting aside needle and thread , she made her way forward to divide her energies between helping to serve out ...
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