The Navy in the War of 1739-48, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : H. W. Richmond |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2016-10-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 1334004897 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781334004896 |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Navy in the War of 1739-48, Vol. 3 of 3 The winter passed without any alarms. The troops from Gibraltar did not arrive until the following April. Escorted by three 44 gun ships 1 they had reached North America in the late autumn, but the season being then too far advanced for them to get into Cape Breton, they had wintered in Virginia, and had sailed for Louisbourg as soon as the harbour was reported Open. Additions to the squadron followed rapidly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.