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- satisfactory, he began to intrigue with the coastal tribes with a view
to securing an alternative source of supply by means of dhows from Arabia to
one of the coastal villages, and thence overland to his haroun. Thus he wrote
to the Musa
- the British monitors, bombarding the Belgian coast, began to
complain that the sand-dunes, which lay between themselves and the enemy, made
accurate firing very difficult, and the late Rear-Admiral Hood asked that
captive balloons should be
- forgotten that the treaty undertaking to
safeguard Belgium's neutrality might turn out some day to be merely a scrap of
paper. When a Belgian balloon section appeared on the scene with their baby
Drachen, our naval airmen became keenly
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- harbor of Quelpart
Island, off the coast of Korea, on 14 April 1945.
With the crew at surface battle stations, Comdr.
(then Lt. Comdr.) Street approached the hostile
anchorage from the south
- the
devastating fire of Japanese coastal defense guns,
Lt. (then Lt. (j.g.)) Herring directed shattering
barrages of 40mm. and 20mm. gunfire against hostile
beaches until struck down by the
- machinegun fire from a forward position which guarded
the approaches to this key enemy stronghold, G/Sgt.
Walsh fearlessly charged at the head of his platoon
against the Japanese entrenched on the ridge
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- out air attacks by FAA Albacores on Norwegian coastal shipping in
Vestfjorden off
Bodø. (Operation EJ).
10th
Arrived back at Scapa Flow.
November
- out air attacks by FAA Albacores on Norwegian coastal shipping in
Vestfjorden off
Bodø. (Operation EJ).
10th
Arrived back at Scapa Flow.
November
-
Hvalfjord to patrol the Denmark Straits. To guard against a possibly break out
of one or both
the German ships.
Later returned to Iceland when the movement was
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- his army under General Putnam in fortifications guarding the approaches up
the Hudson, and at a critical moment detached a small force to aid Schuyler
against Burgoyne. The bulk of his army he kept in front of Howe in an effort
to defend
- his army under General Putnam in fortifications guarding the approaches up
the Hudson, and at a critical moment detached a small force to aid Schuyler
against Burgoyne. The bulk of his army he kept in front of Howe in an effort
to defend
- of his army on board
ship and sailed down the coast and up the Chesapeake Bay to Head of Elk (a small
town at the head of the Elk River) in Maryland, putting himself even further
away from Burgoyne. (Map 7) Though surprised by Howe's
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- organised and was in
command of the Coastal Motor Boat Flotilla. He led the flotilla through the
chain of forts to the entrance of the harbour .
Coastal Motor Boat No. 31, from which he directed the general operations, then
passed
- the Turkish battleship Messudiyeh , which was guarding
the mine-field.
The London
Gazette 22
December 1914 (continued)
The KING has
been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointment
- had, and in addition the flanks were strongly guarded by the old
castle and village of Seddul
Bahr on the east and perpendicular cliffs on the west; the whole foreshore was
covered with barbed wire entanglements which extended in places
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- California. Mare Island became the sole west coast depot during the following year, and east coast recruit training was shifted to Parris Island, South Carolina, in 1915. The training program Biddle outlined included drill, physical exercise,
- California. Mare Island became the sole west coast depot during the following year, and east coast recruit training was shifted to Parris Island, South Carolina, in 1915. The training program Biddle outlined included drill, physical exercise,
- coast depot during the following year, and east coast recruit training was shifted to Parris Island, South Carolina, in 1915. The training program Biddle outlined included drill, physical exercise, personal combat, and intensive marksmanship
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- Co. C of the 4th Regiment, Connecticut National Guard)
Company L Norwalk(company
was previously Co. F of the 4th Regiment, Connecticut National Guard)
Company M Winsted
(company was previously Co. I of the 4th Regiment, Connecticut
- hastily constructed on the northeastern coast of the United States.
In subsequent years, Connecticut servicemen remained in uniform, advancing
the new imperial endeavor.
First Reactions:
Many leading Connecticut residents hailed the
- the Spanish fleet would
attack the northeastern coast of the United States led to a rapid re-fortification
of Groton, Connecticuts Fort Griswold (which had last been an enemy target
in 1781) by Heavy Battery B of the First Connecticut
Volunteer
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- The commodore replied,
Twenty miles off the coast, at least. This is a bad coast tonight for
strangers. The Austrian then said, We will go forty miles off.
We now steamed for Santiago. Just as we were abeam of the burning
wreck of the
- one thousand yards,
evidently to be ready to guard against torpedo attack on this ship. The
firing from the Spanish ships was now rapid, and the whistling of
shell incessant. Most of the projectiles passed over us and fell near the
VIXEN,
- the VIZCAYA
as she kept in and out from the coast. When she beached and surrendered,
she bore forward of our starboard beam about a point.
The OREGON kept a parallel course about
three hundred yards inside of ours. The COLON kept
close in
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- 5 craft approaching from the North close to the coast of Kolombangara Island. Visual contact was made shortly thereafter, by PT 159 which saw 4 shapes in column heading Southeast close into the coast at 15 knots. The PT 157 saw only two. The
- 5 craft approaching from the North close to the coast of Kolombangara Island. Visual contact was made shortly thereafter, by PT 159 which saw 4 shapes in column heading Southeast close into the coast at 15 knots. The PT 157 saw only two. The
- in column heading Southeast close into the coast at 15 knots. The PT 157 saw only two. The shapes were first believed to be large landing craft. The PTs 159 and 157, after directing the PTs 162 and 109 to lay to, began closing to make a
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- War.
The unit served the war defending the coast in the Massachusetts area.
Unit History:
As the tensions rose after the sinking of the battleship MAINE
in Havana harbor, the many state militias and national guards readied
- War.
The unit served the war defending the coast in the Massachusetts area.
Unit History:
As the tensions rose after the sinking of the battleship MAINE
in Havana harbor, the many state militias and national guards readied
- harbor, the many state militias and national guards readied themselves
for action. Among those units was the First Regiment of Massachusetts Heavy
Artillery.
The United States had abut 4,000 miles of coastline to defend. To
do this, the
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