| 单词 | fire ship |
| 例句 | It is regarded as one of the most significant naval battles in history, when the English fleet of 66 ships defeated the Armada, twice its size, by sailing fire ships into its formation off Calais. Spanish Armada maps 'saved for the nation' 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Somers died when the fire ship he commanded exploded in Tripoli Harbor. Town undeterred in fight for 19th-century war hero’s remains 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z The Japanese launched no kamikaze fire ships, and a ninja-like sniper who targets Yi in one of the most gripping scenes is a fictional device. Record-smashing 16th Century Heroic Epic Captures Korea's 2014 Zeitgeist 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Most of us knew too much of the art of war to need to have these new tactics explained: we were to be attacked by fire ships! A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z “Our fire ships forced the Armada out of anchorage, broke up their plan!” he said, talking to a group of officers. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Commodore Rodgers also hovered with fire ships around their flight, but it was too rapid to allow the concentration of a sufficient force to arrest them. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Send down fire ships and rafts, and burn to ashes those pirates. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams In 1777 he was upon the committee that originated the plan of fitting out seven fire ships to annoy the British fleet and had the credit of suggesting and perfecting it. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The Tyrians fit up a fire ship.The ship fired and set adrift.The conflagration. Alexander the Great Makers of History “Put yourself on a fire ship,” he boomed. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Nevertheless many ships drifted from their course; fourteen of them were found by a fire ship and conducted to Halifax. The Voyage of The First Hessian Army from Portsmouth to New York, 1776 While the awful battle raged, fire ships were prepared on shore and sent down upon the Spanish fleet, burning fiercely and painting the skyline with red. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure On the 16th of October, 1746, he was made lieutenant of a frigate, and at the time of his offer was still only captain of a fire ship. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century At length the Tyrians determined on attempting to destroy all these wooden works by means of what is called in modern times a fire ship. Alexander the Great Makers of History Drake's fire ships, like roaring furnaces, bore down on the Spaniards under full sail, and the light of the flames was reflected against the clouds as the galleons blew up and burned. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Burying himself in the water to the nose he sent his fire ship down the stream toward the two scows intending for it to enter just between them. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods Then the men who had steered the 'fire ships' took to their boats and rowed quickly back to safety, while the burning vessels were left to drift about among the Spanish fleet. Stories from English History The fire ships of the French had been ill-managed, and failed to do any damage as they were sent down against the fleet. Canada Our fire ships in the North River have behaved manfully, have burnt one of their tenders. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn These crude incendiaries survived through the 1700's as, for instance, the flaming cargoes of fire ships that were sent amidst the enemy fleet. Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America Giving his fire ship a mighty shove he sent it directly between the scows and then he made a great dive down and away. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods In a second she was ablaze, a fire ship sent by the enemy loaded with shells and grenades and bombs that shot off like a fusillade of rockets. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom For a while the fight went badly, and then a number of fire ships were launched at the Spaniards. Under Drake's Flag A Tale of the Spanish Main The remainder of the fleet, consisting of three ships of war, five transports, and a fire ship, reached Falta between the 11th and 20th of December. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire They had more than a hundred cannon on the walls, a floating battery carried twelve more guns, and big ones too, and they had a lot of gun-boats and fire ships and fire rafts. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis The Confederates had loosed a fleet of fire ships loaded with pitch pine cargoes. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis These works and machines were farther supported by several galleys mounting heavy cannon, together with two floating batteries, a number of armed vessels, and some fire ships. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States This gave the English time to recover from the first feeling of consternation at seeing the fire ships, each a pillar of flame, advancing with tremendous explosion and noise against them. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent The Newcastle, man-of-war; the Queenborough, frigate; and the Protector, fire ship were driven ashore and dashed to pieces; but the crews, with the exception of seven, were saved. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire Make fire ships of them if you will. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century When night came on, Drake sent eight blazing fire ships to drift down among the Armada as it lay at anchor. The Leading Facts of English History He marched thence for London, but Earl Simon threw himself into the city, returning from Rochester, which he had cleverly taken by means of fire ships which set the place in a blaze. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars They were the fire ships, which Vaudreuil had sent down to destroy the fleet. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent Here is where Howard gave that fleet its first blow; here is where Howard and Drake sent their fire ships to play havoc with the hostile fleet. The Wedge of Gold While our soldiers were holding their own, as usual, a Genoese fire ship exploded in the canal behind them. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century On the following night July 28th, the French tried to destroy the British fleet by a fire ship. A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 We have also prepared fire ships at no small cost, to be launched and fired at convenient seasons, and sent adrift amongst the enemy's ships. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America The troops at once got under arms, lest the French should attack them, while the vessels lowered their boats, and the sailors rowed up to meet the fire ships. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent There were, also, either finished or in process of construction, eighteen large galleys, one hundred smaller brigantines, seven bomb ships and four fire ships. The Empire of Russia "Then go along, Jack; and mind don't you go blazing away like a fire ship, and letting everybody know what's going on, or it'll be stopped." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood But the truth was afterwards told us, that a fire ship from the city had been sent across and had burned the bridge, cutting off the retreat of the English that way. A Heroine of France It was not difficult to obtain a boat, and in the darkness and confusion the four lads would easily be able to follow the fire ships and see the whole thing through. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America A hundred and six cannon were mounted on the walls, while a floating battery of twelve heavy pieces, a number of gunboats, and eight fire ships formed the river defences. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent Early in the spring of 1705 the Swedish fleet, consisting of twenty-two ships of war, each carrying about sixty guns, besides six frigates, two bomb ketches and two fire ships, approached Cronstadt. The Empire of Russia Night had fallen, and the Aquila blazed like a fire ship. The Rim of the Desert When the fire ship was fully fitted out in this manner, they prepared to enter the passageway into the lake. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 The Abbe and his sister, Madame Drucour, were keenly interested in the attempt of the fire ships against the English fleet, and were to watch proceedings from the steeple of the Recollet Friars. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America Then out of the lake the pirates sailed to meet the Spaniards, the fire ship leading the way, and bearing down directly upon the admiral's vessel. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates; fiction, fact & fancy concerning the buccaneers & marooners of the Spanish main One of the last wonders of the wrath of the Americans was poured out upon Tripoli in the shape of a fire ship. The Bark Covered House These works were further supported by several galleys mounting heavy cannon, together with two floating batteries, a number of armed vessels, and some fire ships. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched The fire ship was ordered to go ahead of the rest of the vessels, and at the earliest moment to grapple with the largest of the Spanish ships. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Quickly they were all aboard, and were gliding through the darkening water, whilst the crowd gathered at quite a different part of the harbour showed where the launch of the fire ships was going on. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America Here the Spaniards felt secure and would not come out till one night the English sent fire ships in among them which forced them to put to sea. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns I remembered how he had before destroyed the corsair fleet at Sardinia with fire ships, and the proposal seemed to me as an inspiration sent from Heaven, at this moment of our great peril. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes Burning fire ships too were sent down upon them, and the red light of battle lit up the darkness. This Country of Ours I will take that vessel which we captured in the River of Gibraltar and make of her a fire ship. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 "Poor Monsieur de Vaudreuil!" exclaimed Colin, as he prepared to sail back to the dark city, "I wonder if he has seen the fate of his vaunted fire ships?" French and English A Story of the Struggle in America The mast of the third fire ship fell into their ship on fire, and hurt Harman's leg, which makes him lame now, but not dangerous. The Diary of Samuel Pepys Among the sailors who had aided in the attack with the fire ships were several men belonging to an English trader in the port. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes Their scowling faces are lit with fire, like sailors manning their guns in a night fight when a blazing fire ship is bearing down upon them. The Iron Puddler My life in the rolling mills and what came of it After this his men gathered all the pitch, tar and brimstone they could find in the town, and with them stocked the fire ship, which we have spoken of before. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 True; he has been busy with his fire ships for some while. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America It was not long before fresh light was thrown upon the scene, as the fire ships, issuing out from the inner harbour, burst into columns of flame, and, towed by boats, came into action. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes A number of vessels in the harbour were fitted up as fire ships, so as to be in readiness when the attack came. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes They are countrymen of mine, and were among those who navigated the fire ships the other day. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes The fire ship in its place at the head of the line soon met the largest ship, and instantly grappled itself firmly to her side. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 He then took a bag from the hands of one of his secretaries, whom he had sent to fetch it, while they were discussing the matter of the fire ships. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes The fire ships—which were altogether more formidable than those Gervaise had improvised—were ordered to be made ready for action. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes The attack by the bridge was to be assisted by a large number of boats and other craft, and many armed galleys were also brought up to destroy or tow away the defenders' fire ships. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes He placed one of these in command of each fire ship, and gave him four of the sailors. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes Gervaise could do more, Countess, as was shown in that attack on the corsairs by means of fire ships. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes The tow ropes were then thrown off, the fishermen got out sweeps, and the galley led the way, the fire ships followed in a body, and the three prizes brought up the rear. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes These, by Gervaise's directions, divided, and three bore along on either side of the corsairs, and then ran in among them, throwing grapnels to fasten the fire ships alongside. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes We were indeed, well nigh spent, and must have soon succumbed had it not been that the fire ships arrived to our rescue. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes By the time they reached the galley and prizes, the eleven fire ships were a mass of flame, which was spreading to the corsairs. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes They then stopped rowing until the fire ships were all close up. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes You must let me know how much you paid for the vessels you used as fire ships, and to the Sards; this is an expense chargeable to the general service. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes The other three fire ships were almost immediately cast off. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes |
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