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Returning home , soon after the Restoration , he was appointed one of the
commissioners of the navy , and on the breaking out of the Dutch war in 1664 , he
went to sea as rear - admiral of the blue squadron , in shich capacity he greatly ...
Returning home , soon after the Restoration , he was appointed one of the
commissioners of the navy , and on the breaking out of the Dutch war in 1664 , he
went to sea as rear - admiral of the blue squadron , in shich capacity he greatly ...
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When Van Naes , the Dutch admiral , came up the river again , after his attempt
upon Harwich , Sir Edward engaged him about the Hope , and with a
considerably smaller force , succeeded in compelling him to retire into his own
seas . In 1669 ...
When Van Naes , the Dutch admiral , came up the river again , after his attempt
upon Harwich , Sir Edward engaged him about the Hope , and with a
considerably smaller force , succeeded in compelling him to retire into his own
seas . In 1669 ...
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Admiral Russel was soon joined by the Dutch , and made for the coast of France ,
with a fleet of ninety - nine ships of the line , besides frigates and smaller vessels
. The French admiral commanded only sixty - three ships of the line : but he ...
Admiral Russel was soon joined by the Dutch , and made for the coast of France ,
with a fleet of ninety - nine ships of the line , besides frigates and smaller vessels
. The French admiral commanded only sixty - three ships of the line : but he ...
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| Title | A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volume 3 A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Editor | George Godfrey Cunningham |
| Publisher | A. Fullarton, 1855 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 4 Mar 2009 |
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