Garrison: Ten British Military TownsPeter Dietz Brassey's Defence Publishers, 1986 - 209 pagini |
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Pagina 94
... French who were anxious to secure details of Britain's defences . He was asked to visit the ports and dockyards and to recruit agents . It is claimed that he visited the Citadel in 1778 without difficulty and warned the French Minister ...
... French who were anxious to secure details of Britain's defences . He was asked to visit the ports and dockyards and to recruit agents . It is claimed that he visited the Citadel in 1778 without difficulty and warned the French Minister ...
Pagina 183
... French in 1693 , it was decided to make an attempt on Gibraltar . On 1 August about 2,000 British and Dutch Marines were landed on the sandy isthmus at the north end of the Rock . Over 15,000 rounds were fired from the fleet and in six ...
... French in 1693 , it was decided to make an attempt on Gibraltar . On 1 August about 2,000 British and Dutch Marines were landed on the sandy isthmus at the north end of the Rock . Over 15,000 rounds were fired from the fleet and in six ...
Pagina 194
... French fleet at Oran , French aircraft also bombed the Fortress . It is said that the French desisted only after Winston Churchill threatened to bomb Paris which had been declared an open city after the fall of France . As in the First ...
... French fleet at Oran , French aircraft also bombed the Fortress . It is said that the French desisted only after Winston Churchill threatened to bomb Paris which had been declared an open city after the fall of France . As in the First ...
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