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... count de Grasse arrives in the West Indies with a formidable fleet . Com- bat between him and admiral Hood . The French take Tobago . The count de Grasse and admiral Hood prepare themselves for the execution of their plans of campaign ...
... count de Grasse arrives in the West Indies with a formidable fleet . Com- bat between him and admiral Hood . The French take Tobago . The count de Grasse and admiral Hood prepare themselves for the execution of their plans of campaign ...
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... count d ' Estaing left his troops on shore still , for several days after ... count d'Estaing , admiral Byron arrived in that part with nine sail of the line ... de Grasse . These several reenforcements were despatched from Europe to the ...
... count d ' Estaing left his troops on shore still , for several days after ... count d'Estaing , admiral Byron arrived in that part with nine sail of the line ... de Grasse . These several reenforcements were despatched from Europe to the ...
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... count de Grasse . By the addition of these new forces , the strength of the hostile fleets was rendered nearly equal . The English were strongly desirous of a naval battle ; but the count d'Estaing , being much superior in land forces ...
... count de Grasse . By the addition of these new forces , the strength of the hostile fleets was rendered nearly equal . The English were strongly desirous of a naval battle ; but the count d'Estaing , being much superior in land forces ...
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... count de Grasse , who was to cooperate with the marquis de Bouille , for the reduction of other English islands . Such were then the intentions of the French ministers ; their negotiations with the court of Spain were in full activity ...
... count de Grasse , who was to cooperate with the marquis de Bouille , for the reduction of other English islands . Such were then the intentions of the French ministers ; their negotiations with the court of Spain were in full activity ...
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... count de Guichen , and the rear by the count de Grasse . The two armaments came in sight of each other towards evening , on the sixteenth of April . The French , whose ships were encumbered with soldiers , and who found themselves under ...
... count de Guichen , and the rear by the count de Grasse . The two armaments came in sight of each other towards evening , on the sixteenth of April . The French , whose ships were encumbered with soldiers , and who found themselves under ...
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