A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ... Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation in the World, Particularly the British and Irish ...The Proprietors, 1795 |
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... against the Dutch , and was in that great engagement which Jafted the four firft days of June ; he was alfo with the fame gene- rals on the 25th of July following , in another fight with the Dutch . In confideration of thefe great ...
... against the Dutch , and was in that great engagement which Jafted the four firft days of June ; he was alfo with the fame gene- rals on the 25th of July following , in another fight with the Dutch . In confideration of thefe great ...
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... against Angria , a neighbouring pirate , whofe frequent depredations were injurious to the English fettlements . The expedition was immediately undertaken , and attended with complete fuccefs . On the 15th of December , the colonel ...
... against Angria , a neighbouring pirate , whofe frequent depredations were injurious to the English fettlements . The expedition was immediately undertaken , and attended with complete fuccefs . On the 15th of December , the colonel ...
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... against the French fettlement at Chandernagore , and with the affistance of the fleet made himself master of the place . This fuccefs of the English left them little to fear from the future operations of the French , but they had much ...
... against the French fettlement at Chandernagore , and with the affistance of the fleet made himself master of the place . This fuccefs of the English left them little to fear from the future operations of the French , but they had much ...
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... against fome remarks which had been made upon it at feveral times by Dr. Burnet of the Charter - house . This defence was finifhed as early as Dec. 1701 , when she was but 22 years of age ; and it was drawn up in fo masterly a way , and ...
... against fome remarks which had been made upon it at feveral times by Dr. Burnet of the Charter - house . This defence was finifhed as early as Dec. 1701 , when she was but 22 years of age ; and it was drawn up in fo masterly a way , and ...
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... against him to the house of commons in England , but he was honourably acquitted from all imputations . In 1703 , he was at the attack upon Guadaloupe , belonging to the French , in which he fhewed great bravery , though that enterprize ...
... against him to the house of commons in England , but he was honourably acquitted from all imputations . In 1703 , he was at the attack upon Guadaloupe , belonging to the French , in which he fhewed great bravery , though that enterprize ...
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