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... taken . But the tide of fortune was changed . The attack on the French camp was repulsed ; after an obstinate engagement , in which D'Hervilly was disabled by a wound , the Royalists retreated to Penthièvre , under cover of a heavy fire ...
... taken . But the tide of fortune was changed . The attack on the French camp was repulsed ; after an obstinate engagement , in which D'Hervilly was disabled by a wound , the Royalists retreated to Penthièvre , under cover of a heavy fire ...
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... taken place in Poitou ; Charette was again in arms , and using every effort to obtain the aid of the British force which had been destined for service in Brittany . The first detachment of that force sailed towards the coast of Poitou ...
... taken place in Poitou ; Charette was again in arms , and using every effort to obtain the aid of the British force which had been destined for service in Brittany . The first detachment of that force sailed towards the coast of Poitou ...
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... taken by the French . On the other hand , the important island of Ceylon , with the Malaccas , and all the Dutch settlements on the southern continent of India , yielded to the British arms without resistance . The valuable settlement ...
... taken by the French . On the other hand , the important island of Ceylon , with the Malaccas , and all the Dutch settlements on the southern continent of India , yielded to the British arms without resistance . The valuable settlement ...
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... taken as a strong test of incapa- city , or wanton tyranny , or vexatious discipline on the part of the officer . No less than seventy - nine cases of * First published in 1748 . 48 VIOLENCE OFFERED TO ADM . GARDNER . CH .
... taken as a strong test of incapa- city , or wanton tyranny , or vexatious discipline on the part of the officer . No less than seventy - nine cases of * First published in 1748 . 48 VIOLENCE OFFERED TO ADM . GARDNER . CH .
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... taken against the discharged officers , in respect to their alleged misconduct ; and , in fact , the greater number of them were subsequently appointed to other ships . An attempt to give a political character to the mutiny was likewise ...
... taken against the discharged officers , in respect to their alleged misconduct ; and , in fact , the greater number of them were subsequently appointed to other ships . An attempt to give a political character to the mutiny was likewise ...
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