The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... give battle to a British 38 ; and it is even more absurd to say that a British line - of - battle ship would hesitate for a minute about engaging any frigate . On Jan. 1st , the Constitution , which had been . lying in Boston harbor ...
... give battle to a British 38 ; and it is even more absurd to say that a British line - of - battle ship would hesitate for a minute about engaging any frigate . On Jan. 1st , the Constitution , which had been . lying in Boston harbor ...
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... gives the Americans 111 killed and wounded . James ' silence about Hilyar's last sentence enables him to make the loss but 69 , and his wilful omission is quite on a par with the other meannesses and falsehoods which utterly destroy the ...
... gives the Americans 111 killed and wounded . James ' silence about Hilyar's last sentence enables him to make the loss but 69 , and his wilful omission is quite on a par with the other meannesses and falsehoods which utterly destroy the ...
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... gives the Es- sex a better armament than she would have had fighting her guns as they were regularly used ; but it can be seen how great the inequality still was . It must also be kept in mind , that while in the bat- tles between the ...
... gives the Es- sex a better armament than she would have had fighting her guns as they were regularly used ; but it can be seen how great the inequality still was . It must also be kept in mind , that while in the bat- tles between the ...
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... give the Cherub , in all , 18 short 32's , 8 short 24's , and two long nines . This would make their broadside 904 lbs . , 288 long , 616 short . I would have no At doubt that the American accounts were right if the 32 Naval War of 1812.
... give the Cherub , in all , 18 short 32's , 8 short 24's , and two long nines . This would make their broadside 904 lbs . , 288 long , 616 short . I would have no At doubt that the American accounts were right if the 32 Naval War of 1812.
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... with the Essex . James , of course , states that the Phoebe did not decline it , but he gives no authority , and his unsupported assertion would be valueless even if uncontradicted . His account of the action is On the Ocean 33.
... with the Essex . James , of course , states that the Phoebe did not decline it , but he gives no authority , and his unsupported assertion would be valueless even if uncontradicted . His account of the action is On the Ocean 33.
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