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... fleet of twenty - six vessels was equipped for the purpose of - seeking the enemy and giving him a drubbing . It was the first war - fleet the young republic had ever sent out . The ships were all merchantmen with a double allowance of ...
... fleet of twenty - six vessels was equipped for the purpose of - seeking the enemy and giving him a drubbing . It was the first war - fleet the young republic had ever sent out . The ships were all merchantmen with a double allowance of ...
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... fleet sailed towards Gib- raltar . Next morning , the 25th of April , the Spanish fleet appeared in sight , lying in a half - circle in front of the quay . Their position was magnificent . The quay of the city was armed , the castles on ...
... fleet sailed towards Gib- raltar . Next morning , the 25th of April , the Spanish fleet appeared in sight , lying in a half - circle in front of the quay . Their position was magnificent . The quay of the city was armed , the castles on ...
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... fleet , with the intention of following up their conquest in the morning . It may be imagined that a very sharp watch was kept during the night , for , lying with his fleet close to the quay , and not far from the burning remains of the ...
... fleet , with the intention of following up their conquest in the morning . It may be imagined that a very sharp watch was kept during the night , for , lying with his fleet close to the quay , and not far from the burning remains of the ...
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... fleet of Admiral Boudewyn , who was supposed to be lying somewhere in the neighbourhood of Guadaloupe ; and he was expressly told that the West Indian Company expected him to attack the Spanish fleet , which was known to sail about that ...
... fleet of Admiral Boudewyn , who was supposed to be lying somewhere in the neighbourhood of Guadaloupe ; and he was expressly told that the West Indian Company expected him to attack the Spanish fleet , which was known to sail about that ...
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... fleet . On the 6th of September , as they were sailing slowly along , the most advanced ship signalled that a Spanish fleet appeared in sight . The Admiral rubbed his hands with delight . That must be the silver fleet ; it could be no ...
... fleet . On the 6th of September , as they were sailing slowly along , the most advanced ship signalled that a Spanish fleet appeared in sight . The Admiral rubbed his hands with delight . That must be the silver fleet ; it could be no ...
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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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