Memoirs of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, K. C. B., &c, Volum 1R. Bentley, 1839 |
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... bravery and very superior naval science drew upon him the general atten- tion , and purchased for him the gratitude of the Swedish nation . It was a severe service in stormy regions , and an inclement climate . Cap- tain Smith had first ...
... bravery and very superior naval science drew upon him the general atten- tion , and purchased for him the gratitude of the Swedish nation . It was a severe service in stormy regions , and an inclement climate . Cap- tain Smith had first ...
Pàgina 26
... bravery of the seamen , and the skill and intrepidity of the native and foreign officers em- ployed . The result of the attack brought no tarnish to the glory of those who conducted it . In most maritime expeditions , and more ...
... bravery of the seamen , and the skill and intrepidity of the native and foreign officers em- ployed . The result of the attack brought no tarnish to the glory of those who conducted it . In most maritime expeditions , and more ...
Pàgina 31
... bravery , continued all night and a part of the next day , and it was not until the evening that the duke , with the shattered re- mains of his fleet , found safety in the port of Sweaborg , leaving three line - of - battle ships and ...
... bravery , continued all night and a part of the next day , and it was not until the evening that the duke , with the shattered re- mains of his fleet , found safety in the port of Sweaborg , leaving three line - of - battle ships and ...
Pàgina 36
... brave countrymen who de- graded themselves to mercenaries in a quarrel , on opposite sides , in which they could have had no patriotic , and hardly a public interest . Humanity requires one , and the enlightenment of the pre- sent 36 ...
... brave countrymen who de- graded themselves to mercenaries in a quarrel , on opposite sides , in which they could have had no patriotic , and hardly a public interest . Humanity requires one , and the enlightenment of the pre- sent 36 ...
Pàgina 64
... , that in all combined move- ments , where men of different nations have to carry them into effect , the most egregious blunders will ensue . The Spaniards have always been reckoned to be a gallant and brave people- but 64 MEMOIRS OF.
... , that in all combined move- ments , where men of different nations have to carry them into effect , the most egregious blunders will ensue . The Spaniards have always been reckoned to be a gallant and brave people- but 64 MEMOIRS OF.
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