The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... forced either to burn the dangerous coal or go a long distance to fetch wood , fighting all the way with their enemies . When they got to the wood they were too weak to drag it along , and wept with disappoint- ment ; but returning next ...
... forced either to burn the dangerous coal or go a long distance to fetch wood , fighting all the way with their enemies . When they got to the wood they were too weak to drag it along , and wept with disappoint- ment ; but returning next ...
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... forced to believe the glorious news , and immediately made it known to the people . What joy there was in every family I need not tell you ; for it was a national blessing , just when it was most wanted , and during the five weeks that ...
... forced to believe the glorious news , and immediately made it known to the people . What joy there was in every family I need not tell you ; for it was a national blessing , just when it was most wanted , and during the five weeks that ...
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... forced to swear with a great oath that he would defend the cargo with his life , and had taken the sacrament on his promise rather to throw the treasures overboard and burn the ships than allow them to fall into the enemy's hands ; and ...
... forced to swear with a great oath that he would defend the cargo with his life , and had taken the sacrament on his promise rather to throw the treasures overboard and burn the ships than allow them to fall into the enemy's hands ; and ...
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... forced to do in a hurry what he suggested might be done at leisure . At the same time , being already highly thought of by some of his friends , he accepted a post in some marine office in Flushing , and bided his time . F He had not ...
... forced to do in a hurry what he suggested might be done at leisure . At the same time , being already highly thought of by some of his friends , he accepted a post in some marine office in Flushing , and bided his time . F He had not ...
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... forced to return home ; but scarcely had he run into the Meuse , when news came overland that the Spanish ships , loaded up to the port - holes with valuable cargo , had just slipped into Dunkerque , and might easily have been captured ...
... forced to return home ; but scarcely had he run into the Meuse , when news came overland that the Spanish ships , loaded up to the port - holes with valuable cargo , had just slipped into Dunkerque , and might easily have been captured ...
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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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