The naval history of Great Britain, from ... 1783, Band 3;Band 224 |
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... Boulogne ; but on seeing a reinforcement and the bomb - vessels , they hauled in again . The Commodore , however , placed his bomb - vessels within range of the pier , and gave them for one hour and a half a most severe bom- bardment ...
... Boulogne ; but on seeing a reinforcement and the bomb - vessels , they hauled in again . The Commodore , however , placed his bomb - vessels within range of the pier , and gave them for one hour and a half a most severe bom- bardment ...
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... Boulogne in safety . The British squadron cruising before that place was commanded by Rear - admiral Louis , whose flag was in the Leopard , of fifty guns , while Com- modore Owen , in the Immortalité , of thirty- eight , kept the in ...
... Boulogne in safety . The British squadron cruising before that place was commanded by Rear - admiral Louis , whose flag was in the Leopard , of fifty guns , while Com- modore Owen , in the Immortalité , of thirty- eight , kept the in ...
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... Boulogne , losing only two of their vessels , which were driven on shore and bilged . The most remarkable circumstance in these skirmishes was the fall of a ten inch shell on board the Leda , which , passing through her decks , burst in ...
... Boulogne , losing only two of their vessels , which were driven on shore and bilged . The most remarkable circumstance in these skirmishes was the fall of a ten inch shell on board the Leda , which , passing through her decks , burst in ...
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... Boulogne , had in- creased to one hundred and fifty sail . Their po- sition was , as in the late war , in front of their batteries , and excited the enterprise of the watch- ful British cruisers , and the ingenuity of mecha- nists , who ...
... Boulogne , had in- creased to one hundred and fifty sail . Their po- sition was , as in the late war , in front of their batteries , and excited the enterprise of the watch- ful British cruisers , and the ingenuity of mecha- nists , who ...
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... Boulogne , Oct. 3 , 1804 . The operations commenced at a quarter past nine , P. M. and terminated at a quarter past four this morning , during which time several vessels prepared for the purpose were exploded amongst , or very near to ...
... Boulogne , Oct. 3 , 1804 . The operations commenced at a quarter past nine , P. M. and terminated at a quarter past four this morning , during which time several vessels prepared for the purpose were exploded amongst , or very near to ...
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