A Military History of the Western World: From the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, to the Battle of Waterloo, 1815Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 For contents, see Author Catalog. |
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... sail of the line were under construction , and in addition , France had at her call the Batavian fleet of 15 sail of the line , of which only five were fit for service . Facing these two fleets was the English , commanded by men who had ...
... sail of the line were under construction , and in addition , France had at her call the Batavian fleet of 15 sail of the line , of which only five were fit for service . Facing these two fleets was the English , commanded by men who had ...
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... sail for Malta , where he learnt that Villeneuve had been forced back to Toulon by a storm . Still convinced that ... sail of the line at Martinique , the main contingents to be Gan- teaume's Brest squadron of 21 sail of the line and six ...
... sail for Malta , where he learnt that Villeneuve had been forced back to Toulon by a storm . Still convinced that ... sail of the line at Martinique , the main contingents to be Gan- teaume's Brest squadron of 21 sail of the line and six ...
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... sail , and had he then borne north instead of south , fortune might have favoured him , for on August 16 Cornwallis had split his fleet of 35 sail into two , and had sent one of these ( 18 sail ) under Calder to Ferrol . Therefore , had ...
... sail , and had he then borne north instead of south , fortune might have favoured him , for on August 16 Cornwallis had split his fleet of 35 sail into two , and had sent one of these ( 18 sail ) under Calder to Ferrol . Therefore , had ...
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The rivalry between England and Spain I | 1 |
The defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588 | 8 |
The Armada Campaign 1588 | 33 |
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