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... naval historian Sir William Clowes in 1903. Clowes , who followed the annual naval manoeuvres as excitedly as some of his countrymen fol- lowed the hounds , did not live to see at Portsmouth in 1905 the laying of the keel of H.M.S. ...
... naval historian Sir William Clowes in 1903. Clowes , who followed the annual naval manoeuvres as excitedly as some of his countrymen fol- lowed the hounds , did not live to see at Portsmouth in 1905 the laying of the keel of H.M.S. ...
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... naval commanders of the eighteenth century , perhaps the most successful was Edward Boscawen . In April 1744 , in ... naval power . A French squadron of twelve of the line had sailed from Toulon with the aim of slipping through the ...
... naval commanders of the eighteenth century , perhaps the most successful was Edward Boscawen . In April 1744 , in ... naval power . A French squadron of twelve of the line had sailed from Toulon with the aim of slipping through the ...
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... Naval Tactics that in Britain's naval wars of the last half century only the minor encounters ended in victory . When large English and French fleets met in line of battle , the fight usually ended without ' anything memor- able ...
... Naval Tactics that in Britain's naval wars of the last half century only the minor encounters ended in victory . When large English and French fleets met in line of battle , the fight usually ended without ' anything memor- able ...
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