The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... command on the coast of North America was now given to Vice - Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane . The main British force continued to lie in the Chesapeake , where about 50 sail were collected . During the first part of this year these ...
... command on the coast of North America was now given to Vice - Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane . The main British force continued to lie in the Chesapeake , where about 50 sail were collected . During the first part of this year these ...
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... command of Capt . Charles Stewart . The British 38 - gun frigate Nymphe had been lying before the port , but she disappeared long before the Constitution was in con- dition , in obedience to the order already mentioned . Capt . Stewart ...
... command of Capt . Charles Stewart . The British 38 - gun frigate Nymphe had been lying before the port , but she disappeared long before the Constitution was in con- dition , in obedience to the order already mentioned . Capt . Stewart ...
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... command- ed by one of the bravest and most skilful captains of our navy , would shrink from attacking a greatly inferior foe , is hardly worth while denying ; and , fortunately , such denial is needless , Captain Stew- art's account ...
... command- ed by one of the bravest and most skilful captains of our navy , would shrink from attacking a greatly inferior foe , is hardly worth while denying ; and , fortunately , such denial is needless , Captain Stew- art's account ...
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... very discouraging circumstance of her having lost her main - top - mast and being twice on fire , did honor to her brave defenders , and most fully evinced the courage of Captain Porter and those under his command . 26 Naval War of 1812.
... very discouraging circumstance of her having lost her main - top - mast and being twice on fire , did honor to her brave defenders , and most fully evinced the courage of Captain Porter and those under his command . 26 Naval War of 1812.
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Theodore Roosevelt. courage of Captain Porter and those under his command . Her colors were not struck until the loss in killed and wounded was so awfully great and her shattered condition so seriously bad as to render all further ...
Theodore Roosevelt. courage of Captain Porter and those under his command . Her colors were not struck until the loss in killed and wounded was so awfully great and her shattered condition so seriously bad as to render all further ...
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