Early English Poetry, Ballads and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Ed. from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications ...Percy society, 1965 - English literature |
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Page xvi
... standing that there was a breach in the castle wall towards the sea of fifty feet , that it did not possess a single ... stand , and his small force was joined by the mayor , Lieutenant Hercules Ellis , and a few other zealous and loyal ...
... standing that there was a breach in the castle wall towards the sea of fifty feet , that it did not possess a single ... stand , and his small force was joined by the mayor , Lieutenant Hercules Ellis , and a few other zealous and loyal ...
Page xxxi
... stand he made there , against a much superior force , by which he gained time for the militia to assemble , and preserved Belfast from being plun- dered . " * " Even this inconsiderable action , " says the editor of the Annual Register ...
... stand he made there , against a much superior force , by which he gained time for the militia to assemble , and preserved Belfast from being plun- dered . " * " Even this inconsiderable action , " says the editor of the Annual Register ...
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... stand of arms , twenty pieces of field artillery , nine of siege , including mortars and howitzers , 61,200 barrels of powder , 7,000,000 ball cartridges , about 700,000 flints , " & c . Previous to the French fleet coming to anchor ...
... stand of arms , twenty pieces of field artillery , nine of siege , including mortars and howitzers , 61,200 barrels of powder , 7,000,000 ball cartridges , about 700,000 flints , " & c . Previous to the French fleet coming to anchor ...
Contents
The Shan Van Vocht | 1 |
On a Mountain whose summit | iii |
The Bantry Bay Invasion 1797 | v |
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