The Great Dutch AdmiralsH.S. King & Company, 1873 - 351 стор. |
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... have been , they generally carried two or three small guns in their vessel , and each man was armed with arquebuss and cutlass . When the Spaniards in Amsterdam saw these arms , and asked what 4 The Great Dutch Admirals .
... have been , they generally carried two or three small guns in their vessel , and each man was armed with arquebuss and cutlass . When the Spaniards in Amsterdam saw these arms , and asked what 4 The Great Dutch Admirals .
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... guns and ammunition . The Dutch , however , had one advantage : their ships , being so very much smaller , could be much more easily manœuvred ; so that the little Dutchmen very often sailed round and round their opponents , pouring ...
... guns and ammunition . The Dutch , however , had one advantage : their ships , being so very much smaller , could be much more easily manœuvred ; so that the little Dutchmen very often sailed round and round their opponents , pouring ...
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... guns , and the galleons of the Spaniards carried twice the number of cannon on the Dutch ships . Besides this they had prepared for the contest by crowding their ships with more than four thousand soldiers , and also manning one German ...
... guns , and the galleons of the Spaniards carried twice the number of cannon on the Dutch ships . Besides this they had prepared for the contest by crowding their ships with more than four thousand soldiers , and also manning one German ...
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... guns he could buy , and sailed out of the Meuse . He was exceedingly fortunate . Nothing seemed to go wrong with him . One of the oldest books that men- tions his name says , ' Time after time he fell into the hands of his enemies , who ...
... guns he could buy , and sailed out of the Meuse . He was exceedingly fortunate . Nothing seemed to go wrong with him . One of the oldest books that men- tions his name says , ' Time after time he fell into the hands of his enemies , who ...
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... guns looked to , the anchors weighed , and Piet Hein , with his ship ' Gelderland , ' led the way into the bay . He ... gun . He saw at once that the fort which had been built on the rock was most strongly manned , and could do him the ...
... guns looked to , the anchors weighed , and Piet Hein , with his ship ' Gelderland , ' led the way into the bay . He ... gun . He saw at once that the fort which had been built on the rock was most strongly manned , and could do him the ...
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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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