The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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The two last were the only tangible results of Choiseul's invasion schemes ; for he ordered out the Toulon fleet to start them and the Brest fleet to complete them . Boscawen , completing his refit at Gibraltar , was warned by his ...
The two last were the only tangible results of Choiseul's invasion schemes ; for he ordered out the Toulon fleet to start them and the Brest fleet to complete them . Boscawen , completing his refit at Gibraltar , was warned by his ...
Page 744
Could the French and Spanish fleets be prevented from uniting , the French would hardly risk in the Channel the 50,000 ... To prevent the junction the Channel fleet must be at sea early in the year and off Brest before the Brest fleet ...
Could the French and Spanish fleets be prevented from uniting , the French would hardly risk in the Channel the 50,000 ... To prevent the junction the Channel fleet must be at sea early in the year and off Brest before the Brest fleet ...
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On 17 April he was bearing down with his whole fleet concentrated against de Guichen's rear , the latter's van being to leeward and impotent to help . But Rodney's highly skilful tactics were too novel for some of his subordinates ...
On 17 April he was bearing down with his whole fleet concentrated against de Guichen's rear , the latter's van being to leeward and impotent to help . But Rodney's highly skilful tactics were too novel for some of his subordinates ...
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