The life of Nelson revised and illustrated, by the Old Sailor1836 - 80 pages |
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Page 33
... French fleet was estimated to have on board a force of 25,000 men , while the whole number of troops that could be mustered on the island amounted to no more than 7,000 . It was no doubt from the consider- ation of the inadequacy of the ...
... French fleet was estimated to have on board a force of 25,000 men , while the whole number of troops that could be mustered on the island amounted to no more than 7,000 . It was no doubt from the consider- ation of the inadequacy of the ...
Page 38
... French fleet of a vastly superior force . To the honour of the medical profession , this is highly characteristic of their universal generosity under similar cir- cumstances . - THE OLD SAILOR . Appointed to the Albemarle frigate . he ...
... French fleet of a vastly superior force . To the honour of the medical profession , this is highly characteristic of their universal generosity under similar cir- cumstances . - THE OLD SAILOR . Appointed to the Albemarle frigate . he ...
Page 39
... French merchantman , had been purchased for the king's service , and was a bad sailer , except when going directly before the wind , on which account Nel- son always humorously insisted that the French ... fleet of mer- chantmen collected ...
... French merchantman , had been purchased for the king's service , and was a bad sailer , except when going directly before the wind , on which account Nel- son always humorously insisted that the French ... fleet of mer- chantmen collected ...
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... fleet arrived on the 2d of July , 1782 . Two days afterwards the Albemarle sailed on a cruise , and on the 14th ... French squadron . value , but c 2 1782. ] 41 LIFE OF NELSON . Generosity to the Master of a Fishing Schooner. ...
... fleet arrived on the 2d of July , 1782 . Two days afterwards the Albemarle sailed on a cruise , and on the 14th ... French squadron . value , but c 2 1782. ] 41 LIFE OF NELSON . Generosity to the Master of a Fishing Schooner. ...
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... fleet . " Throughout the whole of the American war , " continued the Prince , " the height of Nelson's ambition was ... French squadron under Vaudreuil left Boston , intending to go to Cape François in St. Do- Generous treatment of French ...
... fleet . " Throughout the whole of the American war , " continued the Prince , " the height of Nelson's ambition was ... French squadron under Vaudreuil left Boston , intending to go to Cape François in St. Do- Generous treatment of French ...
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Aboukir action admiral admiral's Admiralty afterwards Agamemnon anchor appointed army arrival attack Austrian Bastia batteries Battle of Aboukir Battle of Copenhagen boats brave brig British fleet Burnham Thorpe Cadiz Captain Locker Captain Nelson Collingwood command commander-in-chief commodore Corsica crew Culloden Danish deck despatched enemy enemy's fleet engaged England English fire flag force French French fleet frigates gallant Genoa guns Hardy hoisted honour hope Horatio immediately island joined king Lady Hamilton Lady Nelson larboard letter lieutenant line of battle Lord Hood Lord Nelson lordship majesty Malta Mediterranean mind Minorca Naples naval navy never night officers Palermo passed port present Prince prizes rear-admiral received replied royal sail says seamen sent ships shore shot signal Sir William Hamilton soon Spanish squadron station Swiftsure taken tion Toulon troops Vanguard vessels Victory Vincent West Indies wind wish wounded writing wrote