A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First Invasion of the Romans, to the Year 1763: With Genealogical and Political Tables ...T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Great Britain |
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... admiral Russel with an incredible diligence , prepared a powerful fleet to destroy the men of war assembled for carrying James and the French army to the English shores . Russel , however , finding his projected attempt against the ...
... admiral Russel with an incredible diligence , prepared a powerful fleet to destroy the men of war assembled for carrying James and the French army to the English shores . Russel , however , finding his projected attempt against the ...
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... admiral Pointis , in America , where he took Carthagena , in which he found a booty , amounting to 8,000,000 of crowns , and ruined the fortifications of the place . At this juncture the death of the king of Poland ( John Sobieski ) ...
... admiral Pointis , in America , where he took Carthagena , in which he found a booty , amounting to 8,000,000 of crowns , and ruined the fortifications of the place . At this juncture the death of the king of Poland ( John Sobieski ) ...
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... admiral Russel , who had been created earl of Orford , and was both treasurer of the navy , and at the head of the admiralty . In the month of January the earl of Portland had been sent as an ambassador - extraordinary to the court of ...
... admiral Russel , who had been created earl of Orford , and was both treasurer of the navy , and at the head of the admiralty . In the month of January the earl of Portland had been sent as an ambassador - extraordinary to the court of ...
Page 79
... admiral of England and Ireland , and receives an address from both houses , that she would engage the emperor , the states - general , and her other allies , to prohibit all trade and correspon- dence with France . The parliament is ...
... admiral of England and Ireland , and receives an address from both houses , that she would engage the emperor , the states - general , and her other allies , to prohibit all trade and correspon- dence with France . The parliament is ...
Page 83
... admiral Rooke , and carry- ing 12,000 troops on board , commanded by the duke of Ormond , who was at the head of the ex- pedition . A battery was raised against the fort of Matagorda , but the attempt miscarried , and the troops were re ...
... admiral Rooke , and carry- ing 12,000 troops on board , commanded by the duke of Ormond , who was at the head of the ex- pedition . A battery was raised against the fort of Matagorda , but the attempt miscarried , and the troops were re ...
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