The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... NAVY 51 to place the victualling on a more satisfactory footing under a perma- nent surveyor , instead of relying , as previously , upon emergency contracts made as occasion arose . During the campaigns against France and Scotland , the ...
... NAVY 51 to place the victualling on a more satisfactory footing under a perma- nent surveyor , instead of relying , as previously , upon emergency contracts made as occasion arose . During the campaigns against France and Scotland , the ...
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... Navy's in- ability to retain its challenged control of the seas . The Navy was not beaten , neither Ushant nor the Chesapeake , nor even Grenada , can be reckoned a victory for France , but in certain circumstances not to win a victory ...
... Navy's in- ability to retain its challenged control of the seas . The Navy was not beaten , neither Ushant nor the Chesapeake , nor even Grenada , can be reckoned a victory for France , but in certain circumstances not to win a victory ...
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... Navy . 1902 . " The Royal Navy under Charles I. " E.H.R. vol . ix , January and July 1894 . " The Navy and the Commonwealth , 1649-60 . " E.H.R. vol . xI , January 1896 . OWEN , Sir D. Ocean Trade and Shipping . Cambridge , 1914 . PENN ...
... Navy . 1902 . " The Royal Navy under Charles I. " E.H.R. vol . ix , January and July 1894 . " The Navy and the Commonwealth , 1649-60 . " E.H.R. vol . xI , January 1896 . OWEN , Sir D. Ocean Trade and Shipping . Cambridge , 1914 . PENN ...
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