A Military History of the Western World: From the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, to the Battle of Waterloo, 1815Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 |
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... opened negotiations with the English authorities in India . But they refused to consider his proposals because they had no control over the English navy . The result was the outbreak of the First Carnatic War in 1744 , which was opened ...
... opened negotiations with the English authorities in India . But they refused to consider his proposals because they had no control over the English navy . The result was the outbreak of the First Carnatic War in 1744 , which was opened ...
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... opened at about 600 yards distance from the British left . Three days later , when the batteries and redoubts had been finished , " a general discharge of 24- and 18 - pounders and of 10 - inch mortars commenced by the Americans on the ...
... opened at about 600 yards distance from the British left . Three days later , when the batteries and redoubts had been finished , " a general discharge of 24- and 18 - pounders and of 10 - inch mortars commenced by the Americans on the ...
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... opened , and may be divided into three distinct actions : Collingwood's attack , Nelson's attack , and Dumanoir's abortive counter - attack . We will follow these in turn . When the Fougueux opened fire on the Royal Sovereign , Colling ...
... opened , and may be divided into three distinct actions : Collingwood's attack , Nelson's attack , and Dumanoir's abortive counter - attack . We will follow these in turn . When the Fougueux opened fire on the Royal Sovereign , Colling ...
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