A History of the English-speaking Peoples: The age of revolutionCassell, 1956 - English-speaking countries |
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... admiral , who was promptly out again in the Atlantic by June 8 , heading east . On the 12th Nelson lay off Antigua ... Admiral Cornwallis's fleet in the Western Approaches kept him in port . Meanwhile , on orders from Barham at the ...
... admiral , who was promptly out again in the Atlantic by June 8 , heading east . On the 12th Nelson lay off Antigua ... Admiral Cornwallis's fleet in the Western Approaches kept him in port . Meanwhile , on orders from Barham at the ...
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... Admiral Comte de , 173-4 Grattan , Henry , 236 , 239 Gravelines , 110 Gravina , Admiral , 248 Great Britain - see Britain Great Lakes , French success on , 126 ; Red Indians near , 128 ; America gains fron- tier on , 128-9 , 195 , 293 ...
... Admiral Comte de , 173-4 Grattan , Henry , 236 , 239 Gravelines , 110 Gravina , Admiral , 248 Great Britain - see Britain Great Lakes , French success on , 126 ; Red Indians near , 128 ; America gains fron- tier on , 128-9 , 195 , 293 ...
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... Admiral Lord , 123 , 167 , 169 , 193 Roliça , Battle of , 259 Rooke , Admiral Sir George , 36-7 , 45 Ross , General Robert , 294 Rossbach , Battle of , 125 Rousseau , 220 Royal Society , 32 Royal Sovereign , H.M.S. , 248 " Rule ...
... Admiral Lord , 123 , 167 , 169 , 193 Roliça , Battle of , 259 Rooke , Admiral Sir George , 36-7 , 45 Ross , General Robert , 294 Rossbach , Battle of , 125 Rousseau , 220 Royal Society , 32 Royal Sovereign , H.M.S. , 248 " Rule ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I WILLIAM OF ORANGE | 3 |
CONTINENTAL WAR | 13 |
THE SPANISH SUCCESSION | 23 |
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