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Page 99
... fleet was icebound in the Gulf of Finland until May , and Britain's fleet was almost as ineffective . At least that was the opinion or belated excuse - offered by Britain's Foreign Secretary , Lord John Russell , in a memo- randum ...
... fleet was icebound in the Gulf of Finland until May , and Britain's fleet was almost as ineffective . At least that was the opinion or belated excuse - offered by Britain's Foreign Secretary , Lord John Russell , in a memo- randum ...
Page 133
... fleet to protect Quebec , and three months later England retaliated by sending Boscawen to intercept the French fleet in the hope of winning command of the sea . War was now unavoidable : threats and diplomacy had failed . An ...
... fleet to protect Quebec , and three months later England retaliated by sending Boscawen to intercept the French fleet in the hope of winning command of the sea . War was now unavoidable : threats and diplomacy had failed . An ...
Page 191
... fleet and captured ten ships and about £ 300,000 of specie . In 1755 Boscawen was promoted to the rank of vice- admiral and given command of eleven sail of the line and instructions to attack the French in the west Atlantic . Six weeks ...
... fleet and captured ten ships and about £ 300,000 of specie . In 1755 Boscawen was promoted to the rank of vice- admiral and given command of eleven sail of the line and instructions to attack the French in the west Atlantic . Six weeks ...
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