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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Page 529
... fleet action , to the vast and fertile delta of the Ganges , favourable to the exercise of sea power . Fortunately at Madras were two leaders equal to the emergency . Admiral Watson , with four sail of the line and three smaller craft ...
... fleet action , to the vast and fertile delta of the Ganges , favourable to the exercise of sea power . Fortunately at Madras were two leaders equal to the emergency . Admiral Watson , with four sail of the line and three smaller craft ...
Page 533
... fleet to start them and the Brest fleet to complete them . Boscawen , completing his refit at Gibraltar , was warned by his outlook frigate of the approach of twelve French sail from the east . Hurrying out , he caught them next day ...
... fleet to start them and the Brest fleet to complete them . Boscawen , completing his refit at Gibraltar , was warned by his outlook frigate of the approach of twelve French sail from the east . Hurrying out , he caught them next day ...
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... fleet was intact , whereas had Rodney's orders been properly executed de Guichen must have been badly beaten . Twice more ( 15 and 19 May ) Rodney managed to engage him : he had drilled his fleet now and there was no misunderstanding of ...
... fleet was intact , whereas had Rodney's orders been properly executed de Guichen must have been badly beaten . Twice more ( 15 and 19 May ) Rodney managed to engage him : he had drilled his fleet now and there was no misunderstanding of ...
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