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... ordered to be ad- mitted , and when he came , it was seen by his face . that he was the bringer of good tidings . And indeed he told them that an advice - yacht had just run into Rotterdam with the news that Admiral Hein had captured ...
... ordered to be ad- mitted , and when he came , it was seen by his face . that he was the bringer of good tidings . And indeed he told them that an advice - yacht had just run into Rotterdam with the news that Admiral Hein had captured ...
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... ordered immediately to sail to Spain and take Madrid , which , that town being a few hundred miles inland , it would have been somewhat difficult for the best of fleets to do . Nor was the popular expectation realised for the first year ...
... ordered immediately to sail to Spain and take Madrid , which , that town being a few hundred miles inland , it would have been somewhat difficult for the best of fleets to do . Nor was the popular expectation realised for the first year ...
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... ordered to prevent any ships leaving Dunkerque . Tromp wrote back to say that he had only eleven ships , and would require as many more , but before he could receive an answer the Dunkerquers were signalled as leaving the harbour ...
... ordered to prevent any ships leaving Dunkerque . Tromp wrote back to say that he had only eleven ships , and would require as many more , but before he could receive an answer the Dunkerquers were signalled as leaving the harbour ...
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... ordered all shipowners to give up their ships . They voted large sums of money and raised an army . Every wharf resounded with the shipwright's hammer . The sail - makers , the rope - makers , the outfitters worked day and night . New ...
... ordered all shipowners to give up their ships . They voted large sums of money and raised an army . Every wharf resounded with the shipwright's hammer . The sail - makers , the rope - makers , the outfitters worked day and night . New ...
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... ordered his sloop to be got ready , and sailed with it right through the Spanish fleet . What he had fore- seen happened . Angered by this sight the Spaniards fired at him . The ball only made a hole in the sail ; but it was quite ...
... ordered his sloop to be got ready , and sailed with it right through the Spanish fleet . What he had fore- seen happened . Angered by this sight the Spaniards fired at him . The ball only made a hole in the sail ; but it was quite ...
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Admiral Tromp Admiral's afterwards already Amsterdam anchor army ashore attack Ayscue battle began Blake boats broadside captain Charles coast command Cornelis Tromp courage Crown 8vo D'Oquendo danger deck defeated Dunkerque Dutch Admiral Dutch fleet enemy engagement England English fleet Evertsen father fight fire fire-ship flag followed fought French friends fury George Ayscue guns Hague hand Heemskerk Holland honour hundred immediately Johan Evertsen John de Witt King knew land London looked masts men-of-war merchantmen Michiel Monk morning Netherlands never night o'clock once ordered Pensionary Piet Hein pirates port Prince of Orange Prince Rupert prisoners Provinces received remained retire returned round Rupert Ruyter sailed sailors salute scarcely sent ship shore shot side signalled silver fleet soldiers Spaniards Spanish Spanish fleet splendid squadron Stadtholder States-General terrific Texel thing thousand told town Tromp vessels Vice-Admiral victory Wassenaer whole wind wounded
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