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... ships and troops to eastern Asia and the failure of diplomatic negotiations . When the United States attacked Britain in 1812 it was partly in response to many British attacks on neutral American merchant ships ; in that sense open ...
... ships and troops to eastern Asia and the failure of diplomatic negotiations . When the United States attacked Britain in 1812 it was partly in response to many British attacks on neutral American merchant ships ; in that sense open ...
Page 191
... ships eventually fell in with seven of the French ships off the coast of Portugal . One French ship of seventy - four guns was pounded into a virtual wreck and four others were chased into the Portuguese port of Lagos . Boscawen however ...
... ships eventually fell in with seven of the French ships off the coast of Portugal . One French ship of seventy - four guns was pounded into a virtual wreck and four others were chased into the Portuguese port of Lagos . Boscawen however ...
Page 193
... ships of the enemy or on neutral ships carrying contraband . In the War of American Independence the British govern- ment issued letters of marque to more than 2,100 private ships , of which some were merchantmen and others glorified ...
... ships of the enemy or on neutral ships carrying contraband . In the War of American Independence the British govern- ment issued letters of marque to more than 2,100 private ships , of which some were merchantmen and others glorified ...
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