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Page 461
... fire by day and night on the Porte Royale . It was very fortunate for us that our enemy stuck entirely to this side , which was the strongest part of the town . The wall was twenty feet thick , built of lime and cement , with enormous ...
... fire by day and night on the Porte Royale . It was very fortunate for us that our enemy stuck entirely to this side , which was the strongest part of the town . The wall was twenty feet thick , built of lime and cement , with enormous ...
Page 475
... fire of iron , stones , musket - shots , and other kinds of missiles , which dropped in the midst of those thousands of men . This was so effective that they were not able to plant their ladders , and were obliged to withdraw a little ...
... fire of iron , stones , musket - shots , and other kinds of missiles , which dropped in the midst of those thousands of men . This was so effective that they were not able to plant their ladders , and were obliged to withdraw a little ...
Page 663
... fire the first shot.1 The English , on leaving Masulipatam , had held a council of war about this encounter . which they expected after the definite news they had received . It was arranged that , on sighting the enemy , their commodore ...
... fire the first shot.1 The English , on leaving Masulipatam , had held a council of war about this encounter . which they expected after the definite news they had received . It was arranged that , on sighting the enemy , their commodore ...
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