Fights for the Flag ...: With Portraits and PlansSmith, Elder, & Company, 15 Waterloo Place, 1906 - Всего страниц: 333 |
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... formed by their ships ; thus they bring all their fire to bear upon those who draw near them . They fight like a line of cavalry which is handled according to rule , whereas the Dutch advance like cavalry whose squadrons leave their ...
... formed by their ships ; thus they bring all their fire to bear upon those who draw near them . They fight like a line of cavalry which is handled according to rule , whereas the Dutch advance like cavalry whose squadrons leave their ...
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... formation , with the huge convoy held in its embrace , and steadily drifted , a great island of canvas , along the French coast . But at daybreak the English , bringing the wind with them , were thundering on the Dutch rear , and ...
... formation , with the huge convoy held in its embrace , and steadily drifted , a great island of canvas , along the French coast . But at daybreak the English , bringing the wind with them , were thundering on the Dutch rear , and ...
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... formed the last and greatest of Blake's exploits . Stayner had intercepted one squadron of treasure - ships immediately off Cadiz . With three ships he had attacked six , sunk some , and captured the rest . They were a magnificent prize ...
... formed the last and greatest of Blake's exploits . Stayner had intercepted one squadron of treasure - ships immediately off Cadiz . With three ships he had attacked six , sunk some , and captured the rest . They were a magnificent prize ...
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... formed the right wing of the French , and in it Tallard had packed nearly 16,000 infantry , the flower of his troops , fortifying the village with strong palisades . Lutzingen , on the extreme left , was held by Marsin and the Bavarian ...
... formed the right wing of the French , and in it Tallard had packed nearly 16,000 infantry , the flower of his troops , fortifying the village with strong palisades . Lutzingen , on the extreme left , was held by Marsin and the Bavarian ...
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... forming , he flung his squadrons upon them . But Marlborough had stiffened his cavalry with some battalions of infantry , and while the French and Bavarian cavalry broke in furious waves of assault upon them , these stood , 28 FIGHTS ...
... forming , he flung his squadrons upon them . But Marlborough had stiffened his cavalry with some battalions of infantry , and while the French and Bavarian cavalry broke in furious waves of assault upon them , these stood , 28 FIGHTS ...
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advance afterwards Anson army attack battalions battle BATTLE OF MINDEN bayonets betwixt Blenheim breach brigade British line British ships British soldier broadside broke captain Cardigan cavalry centre Centurion charge Ciudad Rodrigo column command Contades Corunna courage crest crew daring deck division Dragoons enemy English fell fierce fight fire flagship flame flank fleet Florence Nightingale force fought French cavalry French line French ships front gallant galleon galloping grey guns Harris head hill horse horsemen infantry Jean Bon Saint-André Lord Cardigan Lord George Lord George Sackville Lord Raglan Marlborough Marmont mass miles Moore Moore's moving Napier Napoleon Navarino officers Queen Charlotte regiments retreat ridge Rifles rode Rodney round Russian sail sailor Salamanca San Sebastian Sandbag Battery says Scarlett shot shout siege slope smoke Soult Spain Spanish squadrons swept sword tempest thrust thunder troops tumult Urumea valley valour Vengeur victory Wellington whole wounded yards