The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 76A. Constable, 1843 |
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... fleet in 1667 ? by allowing 5000 daring Highlanders to overrun half Eng- land in 1745 ? by their admirable state of military preparation in 1756 , in 1775 , and in 1793 ? The truth is , that the British people have for generations been ...
... fleet in 1667 ? by allowing 5000 daring Highlanders to overrun half Eng- land in 1745 ? by their admirable state of military preparation in 1756 , in 1775 , and in 1793 ? The truth is , that the British people have for generations been ...
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... fleet at Brest , Admiral Boscawen had been dispatched with eleven sail of the line to take the chief command on the American coast ; that in consequence his wear- ing a broad pendant , with a captain under him , could no longer be ...
... fleet at Brest , Admiral Boscawen had been dispatched with eleven sail of the line to take the chief command on the American coast ; that in consequence his wear- ing a broad pendant , with a captain under him , could no longer be ...
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... fleet ; but an epi- demic breaking out in his ship , obliged him again to return to Portsmouth . On the 18th September he was ordered to take the Rochester and Harwich under his command , and to cruize in the latitude of Cape Finisterre ...
... fleet ; but an epi- demic breaking out in his ship , obliged him again to return to Portsmouth . On the 18th September he was ordered to take the Rochester and Harwich under his command , and to cruize in the latitude of Cape Finisterre ...
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... fleet , under the command of Admiral Bos- cawen ; was detached on a cruize , captured a rich prize laden with stores and provisions for Louisbourg ; and , on rejoin- ing the fleet , was sent home with despatches . Having received a ...
... fleet , under the command of Admiral Bos- cawen ; was detached on a cruize , captured a rich prize laden with stores and provisions for Louisbourg ; and , on rejoin- ing the fleet , was sent home with despatches . Having received a ...
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... fleet under Lord Anson , and ordered to cruize off Ushant ; and soon after , with the Medway and Coventry , they chased a convoy of fifty sail under the protection of two frigates , keeping up a running cannonade , until the enemy ...
... fleet under Lord Anson , and ordered to cruize off Ushant ; and soon after , with the Medway and Coventry , they chased a convoy of fifty sail under the protection of two frigates , keeping up a running cannonade , until the enemy ...
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