Life of Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, K.B.Pitman, 1914 - 242 páginas |
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... Toulon , " says Mr. Corbett . Procrastination at home , chequered by the jealousies of politicians , the prejudices of the King , and the supineness of those with and under whom Pitt was compelled for the moment to work , did not make ...
... Toulon , " says Mr. Corbett . Procrastination at home , chequered by the jealousies of politicians , the prejudices of the King , and the supineness of those with and under whom Pitt was compelled for the moment to work , did not make ...
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... Toulon fleet , they have no hopes of getting either them together again or getting home their Levant trade and cannon which now lay at Malta ready for convoy till we are obliged to go to Gibraltar . " The chief event was to come in ...
... Toulon fleet , they have no hopes of getting either them together again or getting home their Levant trade and cannon which now lay at Malta ready for convoy till we are obliged to go to Gibraltar . " The chief event was to come in ...
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... Toulon , and dismantled . Osborne wrote : " I flatter myself that the having kept that squadron eight months from passing the Streights and their being obliged to return at last will have as essentially answered His Majesty's service in ...
... Toulon , and dismantled . Osborne wrote : " I flatter myself that the having kept that squadron eight months from passing the Streights and their being obliged to return at last will have as essentially answered His Majesty's service in ...
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... Toulon with the utmost despatch , " but as the information was " far from distinct or satisfactory , " he determined to proceed with five or six sail of the line to Preparations at Toulon investigate for himself . He left for 156 Life ...
... Toulon with the utmost despatch , " but as the information was " far from distinct or satisfactory , " he determined to proceed with five or six sail of the line to Preparations at Toulon investigate for himself . He left for 156 Life ...
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... Toulon on the 21st June , with no troops or extra stores on board , and were reported to have gone to Malta . In Toulon there were three ships , said to be Genoese , built for sixty - four guns , but their appearance did not suggest ...
... Toulon on the 21st June , with no troops or extra stores on board , and were reported to have gone to Malta . In Toulon there were three ships , said to be Genoese , built for sixty - four guns , but their appearance did not suggest ...
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