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... an action ensued , which ended in the destruction of the two largest ships , one
in each of the hostile fleets — the English Regent and the French Cordilier ,
being nearly of the same size ( say , about a thousand tons ) : they grappled
together ...
... an action ensued , which ended in the destruction of the two largest ships , one
in each of the hostile fleets — the English Regent and the French Cordilier ,
being nearly of the same size ( say , about a thousand tons ) : they grappled
together ...
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... an action ensued , which ended in the destruction of the two largest ships , one
in each of the hostile fleets — the English Regent and the French Cordilier ,
being nearly of the same size ( say , about a thousand tons ) : they grappled
together ...
... an action ensued , which ended in the destruction of the two largest ships , one
in each of the hostile fleets — the English Regent and the French Cordilier ,
being nearly of the same size ( say , about a thousand tons ) : they grappled
together ...
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In the year 1545 , a large French fleet stood over to the Isle of Wight to attack the
English fleet assembled at that anchorage . A fight ensued , and the Mary Rose
was sunk , and , as the French say , the Great Harry had a narrow escape ; but
the ...
In the year 1545 , a large French fleet stood over to the Isle of Wight to attack the
English fleet assembled at that anchorage . A fight ensued , and the Mary Rose
was sunk , and , as the French say , the Great Harry had a narrow escape ; but
the ...
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Nothing further is heard of Frobisher until the year 1585 , when a fleet was fitted
out to annoy the King of Spain in the West Indies , who had manifested a
disposition to go to war with Elizabeth , by laying an embargo upon all the
English ships ...
Nothing further is heard of Frobisher until the year 1585 , when a fleet was fitted
out to annoy the King of Spain in the West Indies , who had manifested a
disposition to go to war with Elizabeth , by laying an embargo upon all the
English ships ...
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most important situation of Vice - Admiral , in command of a squadron in the fleet
appointed to engage that of Spain , which , in the year 1588 , appeared in the
English Channel , under the arrogant title of the Invincible Armada . That he
should ...
most important situation of Vice - Admiral , in command of a squadron in the fleet
appointed to engage that of Spain , which , in the year 1588 , appeared in the
English Channel , under the arrogant title of the Invincible Armada . That he
should ...
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| Title | Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant Deeds, Daring Adventures, and Services, in the Infant State of the British Navy |
| Author | John Barrow |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1845 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 juuni 2010 |
| Length | 495 pages |
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