The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... flag . ' On he went , passing the vice - admiral on his left , and closely followed by Lambert . When the Spanish admiral saw that there was no help for it , he resolved to fight , and opened fire out of his two stern - pieces . The ...
... flag . ' On he went , passing the vice - admiral on his left , and closely followed by Lambert . When the Spanish admiral saw that there was no help for it , he resolved to fight , and opened fire out of his two stern - pieces . The ...
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... flags , and dragging three or four strange vessels behind them . Then all the people of Delfshaven ran out to the quay , and clapped their hands and waved their handkerchiefs ; for they all knew that these had been taken in fair fight ...
... flags , and dragging three or four strange vessels behind them . Then all the people of Delfshaven ran out to the quay , and clapped their hands and waved their handkerchiefs ; for they all knew that these had been taken in fair fight ...
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... flag was waving from the wall , but it was open towards the town and afforded no shelter . The guns , it is true , were turned towards the enemy , but the falling dusk made a retreat necessary ; the guns were spiked , the ammunition ...
... flag was waving from the wall , but it was open towards the town and afforded no shelter . The guns , it is true , were turned towards the enemy , but the falling dusk made a retreat necessary ; the guns were spiked , the ammunition ...
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... flag , politely opened the gate , let down the bridge , and requested them to walk in . The Dutch admiral was at first afraid of some treachery and marched in with loaded muskets and ready for action ; but the town was deserted . Every ...
... flag , politely opened the gate , let down the bridge , and requested them to walk in . The Dutch admiral was at first afraid of some treachery and marched in with loaded muskets and ready for action ; but the town was deserted . Every ...
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... flag passed him that was not pursued and captured . In the year 1626 he received orders to join the fleet of Admiral Boudewyn , who was supposed to be lying somewhere in the neighbourhood of Guadaloupe ; and he was expressly told that ...
... flag passed him that was not pursued and captured . In the year 1626 he received orders to join the fleet of Admiral Boudewyn , who was supposed to be lying somewhere in the neighbourhood of Guadaloupe ; and he was expressly told that ...
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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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