The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... followed by various British writers . Hilyar states that he has 161 prisoners , has found 23 dead , that 3 wounded were taken off , between 20 and 30 reached the shore , and that the " remainder are either killed or wounded . " It is by ...
... followed by various British writers . Hilyar states that he has 161 prisoners , has found 23 dead , that 3 wounded were taken off , between 20 and 30 reached the shore , and that the " remainder are either killed or wounded . " It is by ...
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... followed him with a will . At that instant a ball from the Wasp's main - top crashed through his skull , and , still clenching in his right hand the sword he had shown he could wear so worthily , with his face to the foe , he fell back ...
... followed him with a will . At that instant a ball from the Wasp's main - top crashed through his skull , and , still clenching in his right hand the sword he had shown he could wear so worthily , with his face to the foe , he fell back ...
Page 59
... followed suit . She was hulled again and again , often below water - line ; some of her carron- ades were dismounted , and finally the main - mast went by the board . At 10.00 , after 31 minutes of combat , her fire had been completely ...
... followed suit . She was hulled again and again , often below water - line ; some of her carron- ades were dismounted , and finally the main - mast went by the board . At 10.00 , after 31 minutes of combat , her fire had been completely ...
Page 162
... followed his an- tagonist's manœuvre , and the two vessels ran along 55 Letter of Captain Thomas Boyle , of March 2 , 1815 ( see Niles and Coggeshall ) ; he says the schooner had two more carronades ; I have taken the number given by ...
... followed his an- tagonist's manœuvre , and the two vessels ran along 55 Letter of Captain Thomas Boyle , of March 2 , 1815 ( see Niles and Coggeshall ) ; he says the schooner had two more carronades ; I have taken the number given by ...
Page 163
... same disadvantages as other irregular forces ; they were utterly unreli- able . A really brilliant victory would be followed by a most extraordinary defeat . After the Constitution had escaped from Boston , as I Concluding Operations 163.
... same disadvantages as other irregular forces ; they were utterly unreli- able . A really brilliant victory would be followed by a most extraordinary defeat . After the Constitution had escaped from Boston , as I Concluding Operations 163.
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