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The British Government's Orders in Council forbade all commerce with European ports . The Berlin and Milan decrees of the French Emperor in turn prohibited maritime traffic with the British Isles . Neutral merchantmen were thus fair ...
The British Government's Orders in Council forbade all commerce with European ports . The Berlin and Milan decrees of the French Emperor in turn prohibited maritime traffic with the British Isles . Neutral merchantmen were thus fair ...
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The American commander , James Lawrence , sank the British warship Peacock after a furious fight off the Demerara River . The great frigates President and Congress struck terrific blows , ranging far across the Atlantic into the home ...
The American commander , James Lawrence , sank the British warship Peacock after a furious fight off the Demerara River . The great frigates President and Congress struck terrific blows , ranging far across the Atlantic into the home ...
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There may also have been the not unworthy suspicion that , even if they could not impress the British Prime Minister , they could still impress his public , especially as Mr Gaitskell suddenly and inexplicably moved from a position of ...
There may also have been the not unworthy suspicion that , even if they could not impress the British Prime Minister , they could still impress his public , especially as Mr Gaitskell suddenly and inexplicably moved from a position of ...
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THE DUEL OF THE FRIGATES BY VICTOR ALLAN | 42 |
A LITTLE SOMETHING BY GORDON MEYER | 137 |
A MILITARY APPRECIATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRY BY BRIGADIER | 157 |
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