The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The naval war of 1812P.F. Collier & Son, 1882 |
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... sloops of war , commanded by officers as skilful as they were daring , and manned by as hardy seamen as ever sailed salt water , could often slip out ; generally , on some dark night , when a heavy gale was blowing , they would make the ...
... sloops of war , commanded by officers as skilful as they were daring , and manned by as hardy seamen as ever sailed salt water , could often slip out ; generally , on some dark night , when a heavy gale was blowing , they would make the ...
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... sloops of war that got to sea was the Frolic , Master - Commandant Joseph Bainbridge , which put out early in ... sloop continued beating to wind- ward , in the effort to escape , for nearly 13 hours ; the water was started , the anchors ...
... sloops of war that got to sea was the Frolic , Master - Commandant Joseph Bainbridge , which put out early in ... sloop continued beating to wind- ward , in the effort to escape , for nearly 13 hours ; the water was started , the anchors ...
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... sloops , and transports had assembled , in preparation for the assault on Washington and Baltimore . The de- fence of these waters was confided to Capt . Joshua Barney , 35 with a flotilla of gunboats . These con- sisted of three or ...
... sloops , and transports had assembled , in preparation for the assault on Washington and Baltimore . The de- fence of these waters was confided to Capt . Joshua Barney , 35 with a flotilla of gunboats . These con- sisted of three or ...
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... to escape only by throwing overboard all his guns except two long nines ; and on June 22d he was captured by the Leander , 50 , Captain Sir George Ralph Collier , K.C.B. The third of the new sloops to get to sea 48 Naval War of 1812.
... to escape only by throwing overboard all his guns except two long nines ; and on June 22d he was captured by the Leander , 50 , Captain Sir George Ralph Collier , K.C.B. The third of the new sloops to get to sea 48 Naval War of 1812.
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Theodore Roosevelt. The third of the new sloops to get to sea was the Wasp , 22 , Captain Johnston Blakely , which ... sloop Reindeer , 18 , Captain William Manners , 38 with a crew of 118 , as brave men as ever sailed or fought on the ...
Theodore Roosevelt. The third of the new sloops to get to sea was the Wasp , 22 , Captain Johnston Blakely , which ... sloop Reindeer , 18 , Captain William Manners , 38 with a crew of 118 , as brave men as ever sailed or fought on the ...
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