The Navy in the War of 1739-48, Volume 2The University Press, 1920 - Great Britain |
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action Admiralty ahead army arrived astern attack Austrian Balchen Barailh BATTLE OF TOULON blockade Brest squadron British squadron Cadiz Cape Captain capture Carthagena Channel chase coast command convoy Court Martial cruising Davers defence despatch detached division Duke of Newcastle Dunkirk Dutch embarkation endeavour enemy enemy's engage England escort February fireship flag force France French French ships French squadron frigates Genoa Gibraltar guns harbour Hyères instructions intercept invasion Italy January join Knowles Leeward Islands Lestock letter line of battle Louisbourg Mahon Majesty Majesty's Marlborough Martin Martinique Mathews's Mediterranean men-of-war Namur Naples naval Norris officer operations orders Plymouth Poder ports Princess rear received reinforcement reported Roquefeuil Rowley Rowley's sail Sardinia sent shewed signal sloop small craft Spaniards Spanish ships Spithead station Stirling Castle Toulon trade transports troops Vernon vessels Vice-Admiral victuallers Villefranche Warren West Indies western squadron westward Winchelsea wind windward wrote