The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... admiral , Don Juan Alvarez d'Avilla , on seeing this extraordinary approach , called one of the captured Dutch captains and asked him whether that little fleet actually meant to fight him . ' It looks like it , ' answered the Dutchman ...
... admiral , Don Juan Alvarez d'Avilla , on seeing this extraordinary approach , called one of the captured Dutch captains and asked him whether that little fleet actually meant to fight him . ' It looks like it , ' answered the Dutchman ...
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... admiral , who lay first , cut his anchor , and drifted behind the other ships nearer the town . The vice - admiral's ship then came first . ' Shall we attack him , sir ? ' asked the captain of the ' olus . ' Do ' No , ' said Heemskerk ...
... admiral , who lay first , cut his anchor , and drifted behind the other ships nearer the town . The vice - admiral's ship then came first . ' Shall we attack him , sir ? ' asked the captain of the ' olus . ' Do ' No , ' said Heemskerk ...
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... admiral was killed , his son and fifty others taken prisoners ; the vice - admiral , many officers , and two hundred men were wounded ; and the dead - so the historian tells us were so numerous that they could not be counted , but ...
... admiral was killed , his son and fifty others taken prisoners ; the vice - admiral , many officers , and two hundred men were wounded ; and the dead - so the historian tells us were so numerous that they could not be counted , but ...
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... Admiral Willekens from Texel on the 21st of December , 1623 , with a fleet of twenty - six vessels . On starting nobody knew what was to be done ; for the exact orders were contained in a sealed letter , which was not to be opened until ...
... Admiral Willekens from Texel on the 21st of December , 1623 , with a fleet of twenty - six vessels . On starting nobody knew what was to be done ; for the exact orders were contained in a sealed letter , which was not to be opened until ...
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... admiral for reinforcements , and kept up the fire from his own ships incessantly ; but he felt that he could not hold out much longer against the well - directed shots of the rock battery , and would have to retire . At last , through ...
... admiral for reinforcements , and kept up the fire from his own ships incessantly ; but he felt that he could not hold out much longer against the well - directed shots of the rock battery , and would have to retire . At last , through ...
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Admiral Tromp Admiral's afterwards already Amsterdam anchor army ashore attack battle began Blake boats broadside cabin captains coast command Cornelis Tromp Cornhill courage Crown 8vo D'Oquendo danger deck defeat Dunkerque Dutch Admiral Dutch fleet enemy England English fleet Evertsen father felt fight fire fire-ship flag followed fought French friends furious George Ayscue guns Hague hand harbour Heemskerk Holland honour hundred immediately Jacob van Heemskerk John de Witt King knew land London looked men-of-war merchantmen Michiel Monk morning Netherlands never night o'clock once Paternoster Row Pensionary Piet Hein pirates port Prince Prince of Orange province ready received retire returned round Ruyter sailed sailors scarcely sent ship shore shot side signalled silver fleet soldiers Spaniards Spanish fleet splendid squadron Stadtholder States-General terrific Texel thousand town Tromp vessels Vice-Admiral victory Wassenaer whole wind wounded young
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