Tales of the Wars; Or, Naval and Military Chronicle: To which is Prefixed, A Memoir of the Early Life and Services of William the Fourth, with an Authentic Portrait of His Majesty, Том 1W.M. Clark, 1836 |
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... Escape Jeu d'Esprit Frederick the Great Singular Capture A Sailor's Pun The Battle of Aboukir Ghost Stories Singular Adventure of a British Soldier Intrepidity of Count Saxe Spirited Behaviour of a Drummer • Cool Courage The Boulogne ...
... Escape Jeu d'Esprit Frederick the Great Singular Capture A Sailor's Pun The Battle of Aboukir Ghost Stories Singular Adventure of a British Soldier Intrepidity of Count Saxe Spirited Behaviour of a Drummer • Cool Courage The Boulogne ...
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... Escape from French Prison · 273 A Bagpiper of the 78th Regiment ib . Captain Tyrell's Victory . 385 • 276 The Battle of Pavia 387 The Resolute Pilot • 280 Tyranny of a Naval Officer 390 The Battle of Albuera - 281 Cayeton Count Steinach ...
... Escape from French Prison · 273 A Bagpiper of the 78th Regiment ib . Captain Tyrell's Victory . 385 • 276 The Battle of Pavia 387 The Resolute Pilot • 280 Tyranny of a Naval Officer 390 The Battle of Albuera - 281 Cayeton Count Steinach ...
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... escaping unhurt . The following interesting particulars , communicated by an officer who says , " to the King's contempt of danger I am indebted for the preserva- tion of my life , " are worthy of notice : he observes , " I feel that it ...
... escaping unhurt . The following interesting particulars , communicated by an officer who says , " to the King's contempt of danger I am indebted for the preserva- tion of my life , " are worthy of notice : he observes , " I feel that it ...
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... escape , and Buona- parte for his arrival in Egypt . He had only twenty - three ships , others were on the way , but they might come too late ; and though Nelson never doubted of victory , mere victory was not what he looked to , he ...
... escape , and Buona- parte for his arrival in Egypt . He had only twenty - three ships , others were on the way , but they might come too late ; and though Nelson never doubted of victory , mere victory was not what he looked to , he ...
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... escaped a signal overthrow for the little ammunition Soult had been able to bring up was nearly ex- hausted , the river Mero , with a full tide , was behind him , and the difficult communication by the bridge of El Bur- go was alone ...
... escaped a signal overthrow for the little ammunition Soult had been able to bring up was nearly ex- hausted , the river Mero , with a full tide , was behind him , and the difficult communication by the bridge of El Bur- go was alone ...
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