The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... NAVY DURING THE LAST WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN , TO WHICH IS APPENDED AN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS PART TWO TR Executive Edition PUBLISHED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE PRESIDENT THROUGH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CENTURY CO ...
... NAVY DURING THE LAST WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN , TO WHICH IS APPENDED AN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS PART TWO TR Executive Edition PUBLISHED WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE PRESIDENT THROUGH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CENTURY CO ...
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... 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 being fully corroborated in the " Memoir of Admiral Durham , " written ...
... 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 being fully corroborated in the " Memoir of Admiral Durham , " written ...
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... navy for courage , how much more did that of the Essex show for the American navy ; and if Hilyar's conduct was " brilliant , " that of Decatur was more so . This was an action in which it is difficult to tell exactly how to award ...
... navy for courage , how much more did that of the Essex show for the American navy ; and if Hilyar's conduct was " brilliant , " that of Decatur was more so . This was an action in which it is difficult to tell exactly how to award ...
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... navy . The Essex Junior was disarmed and the American prisoners embarked in her for New York , on parole . But Lieutenant McKnight , Chaplain Adams , Midship- man Lyman , and II seamen were exchanged on the spot for some of the British ...
... navy . The Essex Junior was disarmed and the American prisoners embarked in her for New York , on parole . But Lieutenant McKnight , Chaplain Adams , Midship- man Lyman , and II seamen were exchanged on the spot for some of the British ...
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... navy , under the same name and rate . The Peacock sailed again on June 4th , 34 going first northward to the Grand Banks , then to the Azores : then she stationed herself in the mouth of the Irish Channel , and afterward cruised off ...
... navy , under the same name and rate . The Peacock sailed again on June 4th , 34 going first northward to the Grand Banks , then to the Azores : then she stationed herself in the mouth of the Irish Channel , and afterward cruised off ...
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