A short account of the naval actions of the last war  in order to prove that the French nation never gave such slender proofs of maritime greatness as during that period; with observations on the discipline, and Hints for the Improvement, of the British navy. The second edition. By an officer.

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A short account of the naval actions of the last war in order to prove that the French nation never gave such slender proofs of maritime greatness as during that period; with observations on the discipline, and Hints for the Improvement, of the British navy. The second edition. By an officer.