The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... American writer calls the Loire the Plantagenet , 74 ; James , on the other hand , states that the President was afraid to engage the 38 - gun frigate , and that the only reason the latter declined the combat was be- cause she was short ...
... American writer calls the Loire the Plantagenet , 74 ; James , on the other hand , states that the President was afraid to engage the 38 - gun frigate , and that the only reason the latter declined the combat was be- cause she was short ...
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... American affairs , that he says ( p . 476 ) the Con- stitution had now " what the Americans would call a bad crew , " whereas , in her previous battles , all her men had been " picked . " Curiously enough , this is the exact reverse of ...
... American affairs , that he says ( p . 476 ) the Con- stitution had now " what the Americans would call a bad crew , " whereas , in her previous battles , all her men had been " picked . " Curiously enough , this is the exact reverse of ...
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... Americans ; all such cases are generally ignored by the British historians ; so that I am obliged to rely solely upon ... American coast , and on the 12th of that month anchored in the harbor of Valparaiso . She had in company a prize ...
... Americans ; all such cases are generally ignored by the British historians ; so that I am obliged to rely solely upon ... American coast , and on the 12th of that month anchored in the harbor of Valparaiso . She had in company a prize ...
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... American officers were intensely irritated over this , and American writers have sneered much at “ a British 36 refusing combat with an American 32. " But the armaments of the two frigates were so wholly dissimilar that it is hard to ...
... American officers were intensely irritated over this , and American writers have sneered much at “ a British 36 refusing combat with an American 32. " But the armaments of the two frigates were so wholly dissimilar that it is hard to ...
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... American ship- mates : “ I left my own country and adopted the United States , to fight for her . I hope I have this day proved myself worthy of the country of my adoption . I am no longer of any use to you or to her , so good - by ...
... American ship- mates : “ I left my own country and adopted the United States , to fight for her . I hope I have this day proved myself worthy of the country of my adoption . I am no longer of any use to you or to her , so good - by ...
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