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... whole of the troops fled , nor did they ever again oc- cupy the barrier . Two junks were sunk , and the rest allowed to escape round the opposite point , and the barracks and the other buildings were burned . The British having four men ...
... whole of the troops fled , nor did they ever again oc- cupy the barrier . Two junks were sunk , and the rest allowed to escape round the opposite point , and the barracks and the other buildings were burned . The British having four men ...
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... whole line of the city wall , running parallel with the canal . As the wall was nearly 40 feet high , the gun in the barge could not be elevated sufficiently to do service , and the fire of the musketry was ineffectual . Lieutenant ...
... whole line of the city wall , running parallel with the canal . As the wall was nearly 40 feet high , the gun in the barge could not be elevated sufficiently to do service , and the fire of the musketry was ineffectual . Lieutenant ...
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... whole of the Carthagenian squadron was captured and destroyed ; the victor remaining at anchor in their port , with his prizes , to await the decision of the Admiral on the station as to their disposal . Although , probably , the ...
... whole of the Carthagenian squadron was captured and destroyed ; the victor remaining at anchor in their port , with his prizes , to await the decision of the Admiral on the station as to their disposal . Although , probably , the ...
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... whole island was then exposed to view . Had the Spaniards found out that they were there , of course they would have sent boats across to attack them , and would have fired on them from the forts ; and though no doubt the blue - jackets ...
... whole island was then exposed to view . Had the Spaniards found out that they were there , of course they would have sent boats across to attack them , and would have fired on them from the forts ; and though no doubt the blue - jackets ...
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... whole of the de- fences were set on fire . From the dangers to which the party were exposed , and the difficulties they overcame , this affair may well be considered as one of the most gallant among those we have to record . THE ...
... whole of the de- fences were set on fire . From the dangers to which the party were exposed , and the difficulties they overcame , this affair may well be considered as one of the most gallant among those we have to record . THE ...
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Admiral anchored assistance attack August Balaklava Barrow's Straits batteries Beechey Island blue-jackets boats Bomarsund brave brig British Capt Captain Crozier Captain M'Clure Captain Peel captured ceeded channel Chinese cloth coast coloured command Commodore crew danger deck despatched Edition enemy enemy's English escape expedition Fcap fell fleet French gale gallant gallantry gilt edges guns harbour heavy Illustrations Island jumped junks killed Kingston land Lieut Lieutenant life-boat marines mate midshipman miles musketry Naval Brigade night officers Oliver Jones opened fire ordered overboard party passed pinnace port proceeded pulled Rangoon reached river rockets round round shot Russian sail saved schooner seamen Sebastopol sent ships shore shot side Sierra Leone Sir John slaver soon squadron steamers struck Super-royal 16mo swam Tarleton Teazer THOMAS HOOD tion troops vessel Victoria Cross Wellington Channel wind winter wounded wreck yards
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