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Page 713
... fire of our ships . All over the slope of this part of the hill were rocks , trees , and chaparral , rendering an enemy invisible , as well as affording him good protection . Having completed the examination of the enemy's position ...
... fire of our ships . All over the slope of this part of the hill were rocks , trees , and chaparral , rendering an enemy invisible , as well as affording him good protection . Having completed the examination of the enemy's position ...
Page 717
... fire to which they would otherwise have been subjected . After the Nashville had given the launch a line , she turned slowly to the southward , the launch towing on the port side . As she swung around , the launch again came under fire ...
... fire to which they would otherwise have been subjected . After the Nashville had given the launch a line , she turned slowly to the southward , the launch towing on the port side . As she swung around , the launch again came under fire ...
Page 911
... fire upon them , and in the smoke and confusion some of them might have got through . They had simply to encounter the same kind of fire ; at the beginning it might have been heavier . I suppose the result would not have been different ...
... fire upon them , and in the smoke and confusion some of them might have got through . They had simply to encounter the same kind of fire ; at the beginning it might have been heavier . I suppose the result would not have been different ...
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