Oliver Hazard Perry And the Battle of Lake Erie volume 2
Oliver Hazard Perry And the Battle of Lake Erie volume 2
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The movement itself was most fit, and was made promptly and without con- fusion.
By this disposition of the Niagara, the Ariel and the Scorpion were now in the lead; and the former Perry placed on his weather bow where, having no bulwarks, she might be partially under cover. The long guns of these schooners and the Caledonia supplied in a measure the want of long gun power in the Lawrence, which was now between them, while standing down out- side of carronade range, but within range of the long... guns of the enemy. The Caledonia, with the schooners in the rear, gave a like support to the Niagara. This was a very important arrangement, since the British fleet, it will be remembered, had a preponderance of long guns. Their thirty-five long guns to only fifteen in the American fleet gave them, in action at a distance, a decided advantage ; but in close action the weight of metal fired in a broadside greatly favored the Americans.
While they thus slowly bore up for action, martial music struck up the thrilling signal of "all hands to quarters"; and soon after Perry produced the blue burgee, or fighting flag, bearing in large white letters tl)o imniorlal words of the dying Lawrence, "Don't give up the ship.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The movement itself was most fit, and was made promptly and without con- fusion.
By this disposition of the Niagara, the Ariel and the Scorpion were now in the lead; and the former Perry placed on his weather bow where, having no bulwarks, she might be partially under cover. The long guns of these schooners and the Caledonia supplied in a measure the want of long gun power in the Lawrence, which was now between them, while standing down out- side of carronade range, but within range of the long... guns of the enemy. The Caledonia, with the schooners in the rear, gave a like support to the Niagara. This was a very important arrangement, since the British fleet, it will be remembered, had a preponderance of long guns. Their thirty-five long guns to only fifteen in the American fleet gave them, in action at a distance, a decided advantage ; but in close action the weight of metal fired in a broadside greatly favored the Americans.
While they thus slowly bore up for action, martial music struck up the thrilling signal of "all hands to quarters"; and soon after Perry produced the blue burgee, or fighting flag, bearing in large white letters tl)o imniorlal words of the dying Lawrence, "Don't give up the ship.
What to read after Oliver Hazard Perry And the Battle of Lake Erie volume 2?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James Cooke Mills to read onlineMoreLess
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