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Example sentences for "four vessels"

  • In 1814 a British fleet of four vessels, carrying ninety-two guns, attacked Fort Boyer, a small redoubt, located on a point of land commanding the passage from the Gulf into the bay of Mobile.

  • Four vessels of the line, forming the West India squadron, were to join the expedition, and Canada sent off 1,700 men with the same view.

  • Hampton, who was encamped there with four thousand men, was unable to prevent the capture and destruction of four vessels.

  • Your Highnesses already know that we had ordered Vasco da Gama, a nobleman of our household, and his brother Paulo da Gama, with four vessels to make discoveries by sea, and that two years have now elapsed since their departure.

  • In the year 1497 there departed for India Vasco da Gama, the first discoverer, as captain-major of four vessels.

  • Our King of Portugal is very keen in this matter and has already ordered four vessels to be got ready, besides two caravels, well armed, to sail in January with plenty of merchandise.

  • By these were captured thirteen hundred and forty-four vessels, an average of less than three; to be exact, 2.

  • However, la Tour had come with no ill intent, and after some negotiations, which he conducted with much skill and discretion, he was allowed to hire from Edward Gibbons and Thomas Hawkins, four vessels with 50 men and 38 guns.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    capital fellow; four days; four eyes; four hours after death; four kinds; four lemons; four nights; four pages; four points; four ships; four thousand five hundred; four times; four ways; four wheels; four yards; fourteen days; fourteen inches; fourth dimension; fourth edition; fourth month; fourth part; head like; hundred people; one must; private ownership; scientific research