The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... Dutchmen and Spaniards , should not penetrate into the schools ; and I have read in more than one old book that the boys used to have most • B 2 terrible fights in the streets and the market - squares Jacob van Heemskerk . 3.
... Dutchmen and Spaniards , should not penetrate into the schools ; and I have read in more than one old book that the boys used to have most • B 2 terrible fights in the streets and the market - squares Jacob van Heemskerk . 3.
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... Spaniards . The Protestant and patriotic boys were always in the minority , but they felt strongly for the good cause . They incessantly taunted the others with being the enemies of their country , and were always ready at any moment of ...
... Spaniards . The Protestant and patriotic boys were always in the minority , but they felt strongly for the good cause . They incessantly taunted the others with being the enemies of their country , and were always ready at any moment of ...
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... Spaniards had turned their backs , and Heemskerk with his boy- comrades crept on board , the skipper , knowing them to be patriotric fellows , would tell quite another tale : how he had attacked a Spanish vessel in the Zuyder Zee ...
... Spaniards had turned their backs , and Heemskerk with his boy- comrades crept on board , the skipper , knowing them to be patriotric fellows , would tell quite another tale : how he had attacked a Spanish vessel in the Zuyder Zee ...
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... , and now that war at sea was as practicable as on land , every captain who went to sea prepared himself to fight the Spaniards wherever he met them , not waiting to be attacked , but sailing 22 . The Great Dutch Admirals .
... , and now that war at sea was as practicable as on land , every captain who went to sea prepared himself to fight the Spaniards wherever he met them , not waiting to be attacked , but sailing 22 . The Great Dutch Admirals .
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... Spaniards became more furious than ever , maltreated and exe- cuted the Dutchmen whenever they caught them , and took away so many ships that the country was begin- ning to feel the losses very seriously . The Spanish fleet was ...
... Spaniards became more furious than ever , maltreated and exe- cuted the Dutchmen whenever they caught them , and took away so many ships that the country was begin- ning to feel the losses very seriously . The Spanish fleet was ...
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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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