The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 páginas |
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... friends in other towns , that their blood would boil in their veins , and they promised each other to avenge these wrongs as soon as they were old enough to carry arms . Nothing certain is known about the earlier years of Van Heemskerk ...
... friends in other towns , that their blood would boil in their veins , and they promised each other to avenge these wrongs as soon as they were old enough to carry arms . Nothing certain is known about the earlier years of Van Heemskerk ...
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... - cargo , or commissioner on behalf of the Amsterdam merchants , was our old friend Jacob van Heemskerk . On the 19th of August they arrived safely in the Straits of Waygatz , but the hopes which had inspired Jacob van Heemskerk . 7.
... - cargo , or commissioner on behalf of the Amsterdam merchants , was our old friend Jacob van Heemskerk . On the 19th of August they arrived safely in the Straits of Waygatz , but the hopes which had inspired Jacob van Heemskerk . 7.
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... friendship . Happily there was amongst the crew one man who could speak the native language , and who put many ... friends wanted , and they consequently returned to their ships in very high spirits , determined to make their way ...
... friendship . Happily there was amongst the crew one man who could speak the native language , and who put many ... friends wanted , and they consequently returned to their ships in very high spirits , determined to make their way ...
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... one person to another , and spoke so hopefully and bravely that people began to have faith in the young and handsome captain , who was willing to leave his comfortable home and his friends for such an Jacob van Heemskerk . II.
... one person to another , and spoke so hopefully and bravely that people began to have faith in the young and handsome captain , who was willing to leave his comfortable home and his friends for such an Jacob van Heemskerk . II.
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... friends . The first three weeks pre- sented nothing worthy of note . But during the night of the 1st of June , as Heemskerk was lying in bed , one of the men who had the watch on deck came . softly into his cabin and called him ...
... friends . The first three weeks pre- sented nothing worthy of note . But during the night of the 1st of June , as Heemskerk was lying in bed , one of the men who had the watch on deck came . softly into his cabin and called him ...
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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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