| 单词 | gunboat |
| 例句 | They were doing such terrible things to people that American and British gunboats had opened fire on them. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, Wright discovered the forgeries, but the Patriots’ trickery kept British gunboats away long enough for the revolution to take hold in Georgia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway across they stopped to admire a gunboat gliding under the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Also on the list are the punitive armies of Rome, the fecklessness of Byzantium, Ottoman indifference, and British gunboats. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Then the word was passed around, “Lincoln’s gunboats done come to set us free.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally Montgomery shouted from the deck of one of the gunboats, “Moses, you’ll have to give ’em a song.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They knew the gunboats would fire if they had to and they evidently didn’t want that to happen. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Hurriedly unloading their passengers on the decks of the gunboats, they came back and got more. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “My father says that one day we may be glad to have those gunboats in the river to protect us.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Foreign gunboats hadn’t done this before, my father said, and there was no telling what might happen now. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Americans didn’t have one, although, like some of the other countries, they had gunboats on the river. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But British gunboats fired on the barge that was carrying Arnold across the river, and he was forced to return to West Point. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As the gunboats went farther and farther up the Combahee, they began to see slaves working in the rice fields. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Texas Department of Public Safety is launching a fleet of gunboats to patrol the Rio Grande, the river that forms the state’s border with Mexico. Border fence’s devastating toll 2012-09-18T22:00:00Z Most of South Florida was a tropical jungle when the four “federal prisoners” arrived by Navy gunboat after a week at sea. The last trail of a Lincoln conspirator 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z In Canada, a major war front, several tall ships, gunboats and period encampments will recreate a key battle on Lake Ontario, June 29 through July 1. In Transit Blog: Revisiting the War of 1812 On Its 200th Birthday 2012-05-20T14:00:17Z On this track from the 1979 album Rust Never Sleeps, we hear a young man's internal monologue as a hostile gunboat approaches and he decides whether to run or stay and defend himself. Neil Young: a beginner's guide 2012-10-01T16:12:28Z He then joined the Royal Navy and was a radio operator with a motor gunboat flotilla off the Normandy beaches during the D-day operations. Basil Copper obituary 2013-04-14T12:32:22Z The cricket match is introduced mainly to provide some humour and narrative excitement, and to foreshadow a second visitation from Britain – a gunboat sent to forestall the implementation of the Fixed Period law. David Lodge: rereading Anthony Trollope 2012-12-14T22:55:04Z Planter, a Confederate transfer and gunboat, and plotted his escape. In Charleston, Coming to Terms With the Past 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z And she pictures Harriet Tubman arriving with Union gunboats in the summer of 1863 when those ancestors actually had to wade in the water to their freedom. Her Symphony Reclaims an Ancestral Story, and Classical Music 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Yes, I know it's in Japan and is about gunboat diplomacy. Stephen Sondheim: A life in music 2010-12-20T08:00:00Z “Whether or not it’s intended, it’s perceived as gunboat diplomacy when you cruise into a place with multi-million pound vessels and skulls and crossbones,” says Day. 'We were trying not to get hit by their tails' – how I filmed the Faroe whale hunt 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Those inside held off the attack for days until a shot from a United States gunboat struck the fort’s magazine. In Florida, Solemn Shadows of the Early Underground Railroad 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z China's coast guard said earlier it had taken "necessary measures" to drive away the gunboat out of the Scarborough Shoal after it ignored repeated warnings. Philippines says China coast guard did not drive away navy gunboat 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z Steamboats were soon armed with small cannons, giving rise to the term “gunboat.” Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In response, Napoleon III sent gunboats to protect the missionaries and their Christian converts and forced the emperor to grant France control over three southern provinces. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z At one point they each deployed gunboats as part of an ugly spat over shellfish. Macron and Sunak renew ties at first France-U.K. summit in five years 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z He entered the Navy that year and served on gunboats in the treacherous Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. Jim Kolbe, Openly Gay Republican Congressman, Is Dead at 80 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Tensions ran so high that at one point last year, France and Britain found themselves sending gunboats to sea in a spat over shellfish. A new bromance? Sunak prompts hopes for improved France-U.K. ties. 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z A single British gunboat, the Nemesis, arrived after inconclusive fighting had gone on for five months. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps remembering that Perry’s demands had been dictated from the deck of a gunboat, the government also invested heavily in shipbuilding. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The statement said there were four violations where gunboats entered several hundred metres inside Lebanese waters and that the authorities were discussing the violations with a United Nations Interim Force. Lebanon says Israeli gunboats violate its territorial waters - army statement 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z With this intel, Union gunboats were able to move up the river undetected and successfully raid Confederate strongholds. A statue of legendary spy Harriet Tubman now stands at the CIA 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In the early 2000s, the Danes twice dispatched frigates with soldiers to the island, in what Robert Huebert, a political scientist at the University of Calgary, called an example of gunboat diplomacy. Ukraine war brings peace — between Canada and Denmark 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z In 1853, in the quintessential example of “gunboat diplomacy,” an American naval admiral, Matthew Perry, forced Japan to sign a treaty opening it to contact with the west through very thinly-veiled threats. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Once at the water, they loaded the boxes and sped to an awaiting gunboat. Invade Haiti, Wall Street Urged. The U.S. Obliged. 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Named a brigadier with a congressman’s help, however, Grant silenced doubts by using a fleet of gunboats to seize a pair of key forts on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Under this program, China set up factories to manufacture steam-powered gunboats, rifles, and ammunition. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z An estimated 190,000 troops, backed by tanks, war planes and gunboats plying the waters of the Black Sea, are poised on that border now, ready to invade Ukraine. Galaxy star Douglas Costa's career began in Ukraine. Now he fears for his former home 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z With the era of gunboat diplomacy long over, the U.S. is unlikely to deploy troops in the aftermath of the brazen slaying Wednesday of President Jovenel Moïse in an overnight raid at his home. Biden with few options to stabilize Haiti in wake of slaying 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Britain and France even sent gunboats into the English Channel last month in a tiff over fishing rights. Boris Johnson plays host at G-7, trying to patch over global tensions with bonhomie 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Earlier that spring, the army of General Ulysses S. Grant and the gunboats of Admiral David Dixon Porter had trapped a large rebel force in Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z China’s outdated ships were no match for Britain’s steam-powered gunboats. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A BBC reporter in Gaza said there was heavy shelling involving gunboats, fighter jets, and helicopters. Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza as conflict enters fifth day 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z The next year, she helped lead 150 Black soldiers on a gunboat raid in South Carolina up the Combahee River. Harriet Tubman: What to know about the Underground Railroad icon 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z That night, with Tubman leading the expedition, the Union gunboats quietly maneuvered, deftly avoiding each torpedo. Renowned as a Black liberator, Harriet Tubman was also a brilliant spy 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z On Saturday, Tobias Ellwood, the Conservative chair of the commons defence committee, called the threat to use Royal Navy gunboats to protect UK fishing waters irresponsible at a time of more pressing threats. Brexit: UK and EU continue trade talks as deadline looms 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Experts see Turkey’s hardline rhetoric against Armenia as part of Turkey’s aspirations for global and regional leadership and Ankara’s increasing efforts to resolve disputes through “gunboat diplomacy.” AP Explains: What lies behind Turkish support for Azerbaijan 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z “What I expect from the European Council summit is a more concrete and effective stance, to end this gunboat diplomacy,” he said. Cyprus demands Turkey sanctions at EU summit, stalls on Belarus 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The two countries broke off talks in 2016 and tensions flared last month after Turkey sent a seismic survey ship into disputed waters, escorted by gunboats. Turkey, Greece ready for talks, Ankara says 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z “They all come running to the gunboats through the rice fields. They reminded me of the children of Israel coming out of Egypt.” Renowned as a Black liberator, Harriet Tubman was also a brilliant spy 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Zipline from ship to ship or command gunboats to turn the tide of the fight. This ship-to-ship battle looks amazing in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s multiplayer trailer 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Five Sri Lankan coast guard ships and gunboats also took part in the effort. Fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka extinguished after 3 days 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z Earlier in a message marking Cyprus’ 60th anniversary of independence from Britain on Thursday, Anastasiades was defiant, accusing Turkey of “gunboat diplomacy” and of violating its maritime shelf in a search for hydrocarbons. Cyprus demands Turkey sanctions at EU summit, stalls on Belarus 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Nikos Dendias slammed Turkey’s actions in recent months in the Aegean Sea, which separates the two countries, saying Ankara must “abstain from its illegal gunboat diplomacy.” Greece slams Turkey’s actions in Aegean, eastern Med 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z The sight of the gunboats had an electrifying effect on the enslaved, who chased after them. Renowned as a Black liberator, Harriet Tubman was also a brilliant spy 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z On occasion, Chinese gunboats have sailed dangerously close to them, forcing them to shift course to avoid a collision. Trump's new Cold War with China 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Chinese gunboats also recently sank a Vietnamese fishing boat in a disputed waterway and threatened a Malaysian energy survey effort, while declaring a unilateral fishing ban in the region. Pompeo sees world waking up to need to confront China, Communist leaders 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump responded to the standoff by vowing to “shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats” that threaten any American vessels. Iranian aggression to compensate for recent military blunders likely, analysts warn 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z People sailing the coasts of Sri Lanka, India, and through the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden to the Horn of Africa, report being forced out to sea by navy gunboats patrolling coastlines. Long journey home: the stranded sailboats in a race to beat the hurricanes 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z As the gunboats set anchor, Confederate guards fled. Renowned as a Black liberator, Harriet Tubman was also a brilliant spy 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z However, Trump said last month that he instructed the Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships in the Persian Gulf. Trump vetoes Iran war powers resolution, swipes at Republicans who backed it 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z Navy “ to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” both raising energy prices and renewing the risk of conflict. Pompeo warns Iran's space program is 'dangerous' 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z Navy to “shoot down and destroy” Iranian gunboats that “harass” U.S. ships in the gulf. Top Iranian general warns U.S. against ‘dangerous behavior’ in Persian Gulf after Trump threat 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships. Gen. Jack Keane blasts Iran as 'all talk' after harassment of US ships in Persian Gulf 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z When the Union gunboats turned back down river, hundreds of enslaved Black people fled rice plantations, running as fast as they could for freedom. Renowned as a Black liberator, Harriet Tubman was also a brilliant spy 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z By “threatening to blow up chunks of the planet” with a bizarre tweet about instructing the navy to “shoot down” Iranian gunboats if they “harass our ships at sea”. Andrew Cuomo talks to Trevor Noah: 'The president doesn't like me' 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Navy to “shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass” American ships. Iran summons Swiss ambassador as tensions with U.S. rise 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Navy “to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.” World Digest: April 22, 2020 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” Trump said in a tweet. Trump instructs the Navy to ‘shoot down and destroy’ Iranian gunboats that ‘harass’ U.S. ships 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Trump went on Twitter on Wednesday to declare: “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.” Iran reportedly launches first military satellite as Trump makes threats 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Last week, the Pentagon accused Iran of sending11 gunboats into international waters in the northern Persian Gulf that repeatedly approached several U.S. With coronavirus raging, are Trump and Iran moving toward confrontation again? 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Navy to 'destroy' harassing Iranian gunboats Coronavirus case and death counts in U.S. ridiculously low Idaho woman arrested at playground, sparking protest: 'I asked too many questions' Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw retires; won 2 national titles 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Navy to “destroy” any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships in the wake of a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf. Top general applauds Trump for warning 'adversary' Iran: 'We will come and we will come large' 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z In the tweet, Trump said: “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.” Trump tweets order to destroy harassing Iranian gunboats 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Navy to “shoot down and destroy” Iranian gunboats if they harass American ships at sea. New rules of engagement: Trump orders U.S. Navy to ‘destroy’ harassing Iranian gunboats 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” Trump tweeted. With coronavirus raging, are Trump and Iran moving toward confrontation again? 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Navy to "shoot down and destroy" any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships, in the wake of a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf. Trump says he's instructed Navy to 'destroy' any Iranian gunboats harassing US ships 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Hyten’s comments come after Trump, early Wednesday, tweeted that he “instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.” Top general applauds Trump for warning 'adversary' Iran: 'We will come and we will come large' 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z He was once chased across the Gulf of Mexico by law enforcement personnel in gunboats while trying to photograph Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston on vacation. As celebs shelter at home, paparazzi hustle to find new angles 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Multiple Oscar nominations went to this tale of a cynical sailor’s experiences on an American gunboat in 1926 China. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Mar. 22, 2020 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Turkey dispatched gunboats last year to prevent the Italian oil company ENI from participating in a search for underwater gas deposits commissioned by the Greek Cypriot government. Erdoğan likens Greek border crackdown to Nazi atrocities 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z When the Chinese decided to stop accepting Indian-grown opium in exchange for their tea, the British sent in gunboats to change their minds. The clever glass box that reshaped the world 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Koushos repeated that Turkey continues to flout international law by carrying on with illegal drilling activity in Cypriot waters and accused the country of “gunboat diplomacy.” Cyprus: Turkey may have stolen data for latest gas drilling 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The sailors on the gunboats undertook a last-minute mission without proper training or equipment and were captured after straying into the waters surrounding an Iranian naval base on Farsi Island. Trump Says U.S. is ready for war. Not all his troops are so sure. 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Saint-Jacques said China’s strategy is comparable to that of the British Empire: economic domination coupled with gunboat diplomacy. Trump’s trade deal with China puts squeeze on Canada 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z The two gunboats and a tug were taken by the Russian coast guard on Nov. 25, 2018, as they maneuvered near the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea with the Azov Sea. World Digest: Nov. 18, 2019 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z In 1863, she helped lead 150 black soldiers on a gunboat raid in South Carolina. ‘Harriet,’ the first film about Tubman, premieres in Toronto 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z The TV station of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said two drones used in an alleged attack south of Beirut were flown from Israeli gunboats off the Lebanese coast. World Digest: Aug. 30, 2019 - The Washington Post 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Five Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats tried to seize the vessel but backed off after a British warship approached, a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News. Iran has raised its 'intensity of malign activity' following US pullout of nuclear deal, top general says 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Last year Turkish gunboats were dispatched to prevent Eni, an Italian oil company, from conducting drilling operations. Turkey rejects claims it is drilling illegally for gas off Cyprus 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Xenophobia and gunboat diplomacy only really work if you have enough gunboats. Calling the French ‘turds’ shows Boris Johnson is the eternal spoilt 15-year-old | Stephen Moss 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z In a move seen as a brazen act of brinkmanship, Turkey dispatched gunboats to prevent the Italian energy company ENI from conducting drilling operations commissioned by the Cypriot government last year. Greece and Cyprus call on EU to punish Turkey in drilling dispute 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z The crew of the Front Altair was first rescued by the Hyundai Dubai, according to U.S. officials, but Iranian gunboats quickly surrounded the ship and demanded the crew be turned over. Tanker crew were detained by Iran after first being rescued by another vessel: US officials 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z A U.S. official told Fox News earlier that an Iranian gunboat approached the ship after the attack and removed the mine. China vows to develop ties with Iran after attack on tankers 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Last year, Turkey dispatched gunboats to prevent drilling operations by ENI, an Italian energy company commissioned by the Cypriot government, in what was seen as a brazen act of brinkmanship. Turkey insists on right to drill for energy reserves off Cyprus 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The ship spent 15 months of her active life in Europe during the war, only to then return to the U.S. and become refitted as a gunboat in Boston. WWII D-Day memorabilia up for auction 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Last year, he requested that Mattis prepare plans to blow up Iran’s “fast boats,” small gunboats in the Gulf, reportedly asking, “Why don’t we sink them?” Is a war with Iran on the horizon? 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z They were on the water nearly three hours under the brilliant Mediterranean sun before being turned back by an Israeli gunboat. A Day, a Life: When a Medic Was Killed in Gaza, Was It an Accident? 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z The Ukrainian tugboat was rammed by Russian vessels, and one of the gunboats was fired on, sustaining damage in the hull and the bridge. Putin refuses to release Ukrainian sailors and ships 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z At least three Ukrainian sailors were wounded when Russian FSB border guards opened fire on two Ukrainian gunboats and a tug off Crimea. Ukraine's leader asks Nato to send ships 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Russian FSB border guards opened fire on two Ukrainian gunboats and a tug before the Ukrainian crews were seized. Sea clash staged by Ukraine, says Putin 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Russian coastguard ships opened fire on Sunday as the two Ukrainian gunboats and a tug sailed through the Kerch Strait off the coast of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014. Trump 'may cancel Putin talks over Ukraine' 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z “We were warned by the Border Service of the Russian Federation that we were violating Russian law,” Drach, aboard the Nikopol gunboat, is shown saying to the camera. Captured Ukrainian sailors seen on Russian TV apparently confessing to ‘provocative’ actions 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Furthermore, evidence provided by Russia and Ukraine suggests the Ukrainian gunboat was fired on when it was in international waters. Putin refuses to release Ukrainian sailors and ships 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Russia accused the Ukrainian ships - two gunboats and a tug - of illegally entering its waters. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know in five minutes 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Each country blames the other for the incident in which two gunboats and a tug were captured and a number of Ukrainian crew members injured. Fury after Russia seizes Ukrainian boats 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z In 1997, an American gunboat was discovered upright and in pristine condition in deep Lake Champlain waters. Diary aids understanding of Revolutionary War lake battle 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Christiancy fled, throwing himself over walls and wading through ditches over an eight-mile run as shells from Chilean gunboats exploded around him, until he stumbled into his offices. Our fertilizer is killing us. Here’s a fix 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z “The U.S. would be sadly mistaken if it thinks that it can browbeat someone through trite ‘gunboat diplomacy’ which it used to employ as an almighty weapon in the past and attain its sinister intention.” North Korea accuses U.S. of plotting invasion while talking with ‘a smile on its face’ 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z The Chinese revolted, but they were no match for Western gunboats — leading to the unequal treaties that have fueled China’s sense of historical grievance and patriotic ambitions ever since. When It Comes to a Trade War, China Takes the Long View 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z After the gunboat was retired in 1909 and broken down in Bremerton, the guns were loaned by the Navy to United Spanish War Veterans of Seattle to be placed in the War Garden. Seattle war memorial to lose battle guns, drawing criticism even as city cites safety, costs 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The governor of Alaska accused its neighbor of resorting to "gunboat diplomacy." Climate Change May Spark Global ‘Fish Wars’ 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z There were drones in the air above and gunboats offshore. A suicide in Gaza 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z That is when European gunboats blocked its ports to recover unpaid infrastructure loans. Venezuela’s Creditors Are Cutting Its Crude-Oil Lifeline 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Sixteen men were killed and scores wounded when gunboats of the Israeli navy fired on and grounded the ship, which the Irgun had used to transport arms. 'Stubbornly fighting for life': how Arthur Koestler reported the birth of Israel 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The road is near the museum of the USS Cairo, an ironclad gunboat. Erosion closes a 2nd road in Civil War battlefield park 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z To take only one instance, British gunboats helped impose free trade on 19th-century China — a lesson not lost on the Chinese. The Rise of China and the Fall of the ‘Free Trade’ Myth 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z This is American territory, claimed by a naval gunboat in 1899 and maintained today as an aircraft refuelling stop and test site for missile defence systems. Lessons from history at a Pacific Ocean outpost 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z One of her most controversial pieces involved comparing African migrants crossing the Mediterranean to “cockroaches” and calling for gunboats to stop migrants reaching their destination. Katie Hopkins joins far-right Canadian website Rebel Media 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z “It’s a kind of neocolonialism without the gunboats,” said Mr. Douzinas with a chuckle. Chastised by E.U., a Resentful Greece Embraces China’s Cash and Interests 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Gaza fishermen are blocked by Israeli gunboats and forbidden to venture beyond six miles. Trapped between Israel and Hamas, Gaza’s wasted generation is going nowhere 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z There are still shocking days – missiles to Syria, gunboats to North Korea – but we stay focused. Trump: 100 days that shook the world – and the activists fighting back 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z When the president is in town, the Coast Guard also establishes three wide-ranging “security zones” along the Palm Beach shorelines and in the nearby Lake Worth Lagoon. , which are guarded by gunboat. Coast Guard faces growing costs for protecting Trump’s Mar-a-Lago 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Roads will close, Secret Service agents will swarm, Navy gunboats will patrol, and Mr Gonzales will kick his heels. Mar-a-Lago: The price of Trump's 'Winter White House' - BBC News 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The suggestion that all this might now get out of hand and that gunboats should be used is a purely British one. The absurd history of British-Spanish rivalry, from Henry VIII to Gibraltar 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z This is an anathema for those who translated it as a modern day form of gunboat diplomacy: open your markets or we will leave you at the mercy of terrorists and Russia. The Guardian view on leaving Europe: ending a marriage of inconvenience | Editorial 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z They built the great empires of the late 19th century; their Christian zeal sent missionaries worldwide as their gunboats shelled native peoples into submission. The global history of the Alt-Right 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z The official Saudi Press Agency said the gunboat was one of three that attacked the frigate, which was patrolling off the Yemeni port of Hodeida. World Digest: Jan. 30, 2017 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z In December of that year, the river gunboat USS Panay was sunk by Japanese aircraft on the Yangtze River, killing two Navy sailors and two civilians; 43 Navy crewmen and five civilians were wounded. Setting the record straight on Pearl Harbor 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Trump said during the campaign that if Iranian gunboats harassed U.S. The Middle East has some questions for Donald Trump 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z “Five months later,” Marincovich, 95, recalled this week, “I was in the South Pacific as the commanding officer of a gunboat.” Andrew Marincovich went from the 1944 Rose Bowl with USC to the shores of Iwo Jima, and he still hates UCLA 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Many military analysts see the Admiral Kuznetsov as merely a 200-pound gorilla, and consider it a gamble to play gunboat diplomacy with a lumbering tub fit for the scrap heap. Russian Carrier Is Bound for Syria, Flexing Muscle but Risking Malfunction 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Also on Monday, Saudi Arabia said a “suicide gunboat” belonging to the Houthi rebels rammed one of its frigates in the Red Sea, killing two crew members and injuring three. World Digest: Jan. 30, 2017 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump’s maverick tendency by referring to his apparent willingness to open fire on Iranian gunboats in the Persian Gulf if they threw insults at US sailors. Donald Trump is an American Ahmadinejad | Michael Axworthy 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, after Iranian gunboats harassed U.S. Trump failed the commander in chief test. Badly 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z It is there that the gunboat diplomacy which China has employed in recent years to back expansive maritime claims has stirred nervousness among South-East Asian neighbours—and created fears of a collision with America. Full steam 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Fifteen months after he tried to ram the U-boat, Fryatt's ship was cornered by five gunboats and he was imprisoned. Charles Fryatt: The man executed for ramming a U-Boat - BBC News 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z It begins with the distant days of Queen Victoria when it was home to Lord Palmerston, who pursued Britain’s gunboat diplomacy throughout much of the 19th century. A London Address With Distinction and History 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Cohn will also talk about the discovery of the gunboat Spitfire, an American vessel built to fight in the battle that sunk afterward. Lake Champlain historian to talk of lake’s Revolution role 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Artillery based at Trinity College and a gunboat on the River Liffey, which bisects the city, shelled the post office and other strongholds of the rebels, forcing their surrender within six days. Ireland marks 100 years since the Easter Rising against Britain 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z British forces, initially caught off guard, rallied troops and a river gunboat that forced the rebels' surrender within six days. Thousands of soldiers are marching solemnly through the streets of Dublin to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ireland's Easter rebellion from Britain, a doomed insurrection that inspired eventual independence 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z In 2013, small Navy patrol ships engaged Iranian gunboats at least three times in international waters. Defense Secretary Says U.S. Sailors Made Navigational Error Into Iranian Waters 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The Iranians put the British sailors on planes back home, albeit in brand new suits, but refused to return their gunboats. Iran-US relations: Sailors' detention highlights divisions - BBC News 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z One was sunk by a whale, three lost at sea, two burned by their crews, one destroyed by a Confederate gunboat during America’s civil war and five abandoned in Arctic ice. Fin-tech 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z After all, it’s a now a matter of modern nuclear-powered fleet carriers, versus gunboats and small warships of 100 years ago. Fact checking the third round of GOP debates 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Confederate forces dumped the cannons in the river and set the gunboat CSS Pee Dee on fire in 1865 so it wouldn’t fall into the hands of advancing Union forces under Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. Archaeologists to pluck 3 Civil War cannons from river site 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z O’Neill said he sat mesmerized as Yogi talked about being aboard a Navy gunboat at the D-Day invasion. When all’s said and done, Yogi Berra was 1 of a kind 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z O'Neill said he sat mesmerized as Yogi talked about being aboard a Navy gunboat at the D-Day invasion. In the baseball world and far beyond, Yogi Berra's lore and legacy will live on 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z In 1943, his first professional season with the Yankees' farm team in Norfolk, Va., was interrupted by World War II. He joined the Navy and later served on a gunboat supporting the D-Day invasion. Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra dies at 90 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z And China’s leaders have been laid low by their own venture, not Western gunboats. For China, a Plunge and a Reckoning 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Bush—I was then the top Middle East specialist on the National Security Council—believed that this was little more than a late-20th-century version of gunboat diplomacy. Desert Storm, the Last Classic War 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z "The last thing the region needs is more gunboats. I don’t think that's going to be our contribution to the future security of the region." U.S. says Europeans could help more in South China Sea dispute 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Nowadays this is thought of in a rather more pejorative sense, as being gunboat diplomacy and an unwelcome manifestation of colonialism. #ThisIsACoup: Germany's Plan For Greece Isn't Quite That Bad But Remember Don Pacifico 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z At least, not since the days of gunboat diplomacy they don’t. Puerto Rico's Bond Crisis: Don't Do To The Island What Was Just Done To Greece 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Yet when Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats seized the Marshall Islands-flagged container ship Maersk Tigris near the strait April 28, sending a shudder through global markets, U.S. officials held their fire. Mideast allies fear U.S. will turn its back on them for Iran nuclear deal 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z In the old days, aggrieved American investors would call on the Navy to protect their interests—thus the phrase “gunboat diplomacy.” The Case Against Obama’s Trade Agreements 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Verner proposed taking a navy warship or gunboat to Congo to “greatly lighten enferences” – a proposition that apparently failed to alarm the fair’s officials. The man who was caged in a zoo | Pamela Newkirk 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z This last week gunboats of the Revolutionary Guard fired on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. America’s Shameful Retreat on Iran 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Hopkins said gunboats should be used against migrant boats in the Mediterranean, and called immigrants "feral humans." UN rights chief accuses British tabloids of hate speech 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The move followed days of Iranian harassment of cargo ships in the strait, including an incident in which gunboats trailed a U.S.-flagged vessel, the Maersk Kensington. Mideast allies fear U.S. will turn its back on them for Iran nuclear deal 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Whatever it was the gunboat hoisted, it certainly wasn’t the Stars and Bars. U.S. history lessons from readers 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z A Confederate gunboat sailed with the American flag at half-mast while in sight of federal ships, only to hoist the Stars and Bars moments later. Grief, fear, glee: How Americans reacted to Lincoln’s killing, 150 years ago 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z "We have achieved so much success with reform and opening up, we have not relied on gunboats to develop roads, but instead we have relied on complete and mutual beneficial cooperation," Fu said. China defense budget rise to defy slowing economy 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Navy gunboats had circled the island and cut off its inhabitants. Despite changes, U.S. businesses still face a minefield of sanctions in Cuba 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z They killed three officers and took off with their gunboat. Correction: Nigeria-Pirates story 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z In the past three years, Assad’s security forces have used most of the arms in their arsenal—missiles and chemical weapons, helicopter gunships and heavy artillery, even gunboats off the coast. ISIS at the Border 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Last week, as Greece and Turkey engaged in a sudden surge of aerial encounters and gunboat pursuits in the Aegean, the Turkish frigate Barbaros sailed deeper into Greek Cypriot waters with new rules of engagement. Greece, Turkey at odds over fuel reserves in Mediterranean 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z The big underlying conceptual problem is that our worldwide approach to taxation, dating back to the 1920s, is the tax code equivalent of gunboat diplomacy. Obama's Wrong About Our Go-It-Alone, Imperialistic, America-First Tax Code 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Islamic State fighters attacked a riverside town north of Baghdad on Monday with gunboats and a car bomb, killing 17 people and wounding 54, a security source said. Islamic State launch gunboat attack on river-side town 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The U.S. owns the gunboats thanks to the dollar standard. Western Sanctions And Rising Debts Are Already Strangling The Russian Economy 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z The blockade has not only affected seafaring trade but also kept Gaza fishermen within a 4 mile coastal zone, unable to hunt in waters beyond for risk of being shot at by Israeli gunboats. Europeans pressing for Gaza harbor development 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z Bombardment from Israeli gunboats continued without respite for much of the night. Gaza: another UN school hit in further night of fierce bombardment 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z “This could prove to be an act of genius if al Qaeda gunboats show up on the Patapsco River before Election Day,” the magazine quipped. Charles R. Larson, who led Naval Academy in 1990s after cheating scandal, dies at 77 Four cousins, aged 9 to 11, had been playing on the beach near Gaza City's harbor on Wednesday when a missile fired from an Israeli gunboat hit a nearby shack. 1 in 5 of Gaza dead are children 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z A colleague likes to tell me that financial sanctions are now the equivalent of the 19th-century gunboat diplomacy. Western Sanctions And Rising Debts Are Already Strangling The Russian Economy 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza increased Friday with the use of tanks, artillery and gunboats, Reuters reports. Casualties Mount As Israel Continues Gaza Ground Offensive 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The boys died when an Israeli gunboat off Gaza’s Mediterranean coast fired at the beach. U.S. cautions Israel on civilian casualties Orange flashes illuminated the eastern Gaza Strip as Israeli gunboats off the Mediterranean coast fired shells and tracer bullets. Israel launches ground offensive in Giza Strip 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Earlier today, four Palestinian children were killed by shelling fire from an Israeli gunboat whilst playing on a beach in Gaza. Israel Will Observe Five-Hour 'Humanitarian Ceasefire' Tomorrow A Palestinian health official told Reuters that the children were killed by shelling from an Israeli gunboat. Witness Accounts of Gaza Attack That Killed 4 Boys 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Friday, triggering an angry — but not unusual — denunciation from the North of “gunboat diplomacy.” North Korea conducts new drills, raising tensions with South Korea It nonetheless regularly engaged in gunboat diplomacy or punitive campaigns to coerce local leaders. War and Peace in the Age of the Smartphone Israeli aircraft and naval gunboats attacked 204 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, said the army, in the worst flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian violence in almost two years. Israel says shoots down Gaza drone as calls for truce mount 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Israeli gunboats also attacked ships docked in a Gaza harbor. Ceasefire 'Not Even on the Agenda' for Israel in Hamas Offensive 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Confrontations were also reported at sea where Palestinian militants in Gaza said they fired mortars and rockets at Israeli gunboats shooting at the coastal territory. Israel pursues punishing Gaza offensive for a third day 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z “I’ve seen all the dog and pony shows of politicians who want to go out on gunboats and tour the river,” Gallardo said, “Nothing’s been done.” Obama defends immigration policy, meets with Texas governor 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The museum is about 6 miles from where the gunboat sank. Civil War cannon being displayed in Texas City 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The Strip is already surrounded on three sides by the Israeli military – including gunboats that challenge any vessel that ventures beyond six nautical miles into the Mediterranean Sea. Gaza Isolation Grows As Egypt Bans Hamas 2014-03-04T16:35:16Z Unfortunately, Iran’s gunboat diplomacy may send the opposite message, namely highlighting just how feeble is the gunboat part. Iranian Navy Sends "Fleet" To U.S. East Coast On Comic Relief Mission 2014-02-10T19:10:00Z When he got up to speak in the Commons, he was often greeted affectionate cries of "Send a gunboat" from the Labour benches. The ex-MPs who died in 2013 - part two 2013-12-27T09:54:09Z WHIRLWIND, in the Persian Gulf — In the past six months, this small United States Navy coastal patrol ship has engaged Iranian gunboats three times in international waters here. Eyes on Iran, Navy in Gulf Stays at Ready 2013-12-09T02:27:22Z Potential discord also lurks in China's recent increasing recourse to what its critics call gunboat diplomacy in maritime territorial disputes with Asian neighbors, including U.S. allies such as Japan and the Philippines. Analysis: Tensions with allies rise, but U.S. sees improved China ties 2013-11-03T11:10:57Z The level concepts seem pretty stale as well from prison breaks to gunboat battles, and you’ve seen every scene before in other games. 'Battlefield 4' Review (PS3): The Walls of Jericho 2013-10-30T15:45:00Z The traditional British reaction to outrages by Johnny Foreigner has been to “send a gunboat” – especially if this can be done at U.S. expense. Three Key Questions on Syria 2013-08-30T19:15:00Z "What we may be seeing here is an example of gunboat diplomacy rather than a deliberate attempt to interfere directly in any coalition strike militarily," said Lee Willett, editor of IHS Jane's Navy International. Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises 2013-08-29T18:01:47Z And then there is the occasional brinkmanship with the Iranian Navy gunboats in these waters, which the Navy calls the Arabian Gulf, not wanting to cede even a place name to Tehran. Eyes on Iran, Navy in Gulf Stays at Ready 2013-12-09T02:27:22Z “It’s a big improvement from historical gunboat diplomacy,” said Edna Sussman, an arbitrator and mediator with experience in more than 100 international and other arbitrations. DealBook: Growth in Global Disputes Brings Big Paychecks for Law Firms 2013-08-26T22:33:47Z "In the 19th century, gunboats were used to do politics," he said. British navy arrives in Gibraltar amid tension with Spain 2013-08-19T08:17:31Z That was all Correa needed to hear: He accused the Brits of practicing imperialista gunboat diplomacy in the service of Washington. The West Enabled Snowden's Bid for Latin American Asylum 2013-07-09T18:20:30Z Sure enough, in April Grant ran gunboats down the Mississippi through storms of artillery fire from the Vicksburg bluffs. Gettysburg: Lincoln's Search for Generals 2013-07-02T15:35:28Z His came in the Navy during World War II, as seaman first class aboard an amphibious gunboat in the Pacific. Weighing Up the Choice of Chuck Hagel 2013-01-08T10:50:20Z An Israeli gunboat patrolling against arms smuggling ordered him to stop and strip to his underwear. Gaza Cease-Fire Expands Fishing Area, but Risks Remain 2012-12-24T18:22:43Z A century or so ago, creditor countries would sometimes send in gunboats and troops to force payment. Deal Professor: In Court Battle, a Game of Brinkmanship With Argentina 2012-11-27T22:13:31Z They used gunboats to open China to trade, and shattered the image of order and invincibility cultivated by the Qing emperors. The Chinese rebel who thought he was Jesus's brother 2012-10-17T23:12:15Z During the Sri Lankan civil war, Indian fishing boats faced risks and, occasionally, live fire from Sri Lankan gunboats. Vellapallam Journal: Sri Lanka and India Battle Over Fishing Grounds 2012-09-05T01:17:32Z "He's put the Brits in the defensive, characterizing them as implementing gunboat diplomacy." Ecuador Takes Stage With Asylum Offer 2012-08-23T23:45:46Z Still, this week’s British slip-up was a reminder of how easy it remains for First World countries to set off the Third World’s gunboat diplomacy sirens. Gunboat Diplomacy Trap: How Ecuador Used Assange to School the Brits 2012-08-17T19:05:24Z Palmerston, the 19th Century British statesman who served both as foreign secretary and prime minister, was famed for his gunboat diplomacy. E-diplomacy: Foreign policy in 140 characters 2012-07-17T23:28:47Z Consider this: Four uniformed Cuban military officers land a gunboat in Key West and spend hours wandering around town in search of someone to defect to. Leadership Lessons From the World's Top Cop 2012-06-08T19:30:00Z This month, Sadeq and other fishermen were intercepted by an Israeli navy gunboat within the permitted zone and warned by a sailor with a megaphone to stay within the limits. Gaza fleet leashed by Israel, starved for fuel 2012-05-23T14:12:46Z "The United States will remain the world's pre-eminent power, but you don't want to resort to gunboat diplomacy for every issue," he said. Obama administration in new push to ratify sea treaty 2012-05-22T22:38:15Z It was a classic instance of “gunboat diplomacy,” and it’s the sort of thing that Latin Americans, given the centuries of often ugly foreign intervention they’ve experienced, certainly tend to remember. Gunboat Diplomacy Trap: How Ecuador Used Assange to School the Brits 2012-08-17T19:05:24Z They were seized on 8 May in the Yellow Sea between China and North Korea by a gunboat, said the Beijing News. North Koreans 'hold Chinese crew' 2012-05-17T08:13:31Z The Chinese owners of the boats said they were seized by a North Korean gunboat on May 8 in the Yellow Sea, between China and North Korea, the Beijing News reported. Chinese boats seized by North Koreans in rare public spat 2012-05-17T05:46:51Z "While escorting the Varadero back to port, the tables were turned and a Guatemalan gunboat was dispatched to intercept the Sea Shepherd crew," the statement claims. Sea Shepherd head faces charges 2012-05-14T21:35:38Z No cruiser, gunboat or destroyer would dare to show up so far from home. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z It consisted of eight ships of the line, two frigates, two gunboats, and over 5,000 troops. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z We have an old gunboat and a big new tug. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z The explosion shook the Union gunboat to pieces, killing the commander and three of the crew; and a second boat was blown into the air, but her crew were miraculously saved. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Although built for a gunboat, she had to be considerably strengthened. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The Indian war had occurred the winter before and the red men were quiet, having received a lesson from the blue jackets which were landed from the United States gunboat Decatur. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z So up she comes with her gunboats, this Christian nation, and fairly forces the reluctant rulers to let in the opium under threat of bombardment if they refused. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z They could put three or four platoons of cazadores on board the old gunboat and land them where they are wanted in the cargo lighters. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z If they passed a gunboat or destroyer upon the broad waters of the estuary they were simple fishermen, on a cruise to Macao or Amoy. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z In a few minutes the fog considerably lifted, and there in the distance we saw a squadron of the Imperialist gunboats—of the smallest size—pulling inshore as fast as they could. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z It also happened one afternoon while they pushed on through shadowy forest and steaming morass that a little and very ancient gunboat crept along the sun-scorched coast. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z He caught a collier, three hundred miles away, and a United States gunboat, one hundred and sixty miles distant, but, try as he would, there was nothing nearer. Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator 2012-03-27T02:00:19.467Z The second shot struck the steam-chest of the gunboat, and it blew up and drifted at the mercy of the current. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z Whilst Frank was relating his story, Sir Thomas addressed himself to Yung How, who stood upon the deck of the gunboat. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z This was avenged by H.M. gunboat Havoc seizing and burning the gunboat whose crew had beaten Mr. Little. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z She flashed one swift glance at her companion, who smiled, and then looked round as Dom Clemente and two of the gunboat's officers came towards them along the deck. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z We noticed that a strange flag was flying on all the forts and government buildings, as well as on the guard-ship and a little gunboat that was lying near us. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The turret revolved slowly, and both guns were discharged against a pert gunboat which had ventured out beyond the protection of the fort. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z It would have been easy to telegraph to Canton, instructing those on board the launch to wait for His Majesty's gunboat Ferret. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z Every station we passed the gunboats would come off and attempt to stop us, their crews shouting and yelling like fiends, sometimes even firing blank cartridge to arrest our passage. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z There were also men in the sweltering towns beside the surf-swept beach the gunboat crawled along who would have felt uneasy had they known exactly why he had been sent out to them. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z The United States gunboat 'Richmond' was at anchor in the bay, awaiting instructions from Washington, it was said, before officially recognising the new sister Republic. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z In one instance that he remembered he said there were five slavers up that creek when two of Her Majesty’s gunboats were in Bonny, about the year 1837. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z A plateau extended from the river, where the gunboats lay, to the hills, a distance of about one-quarter of a mile. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z These Chinese gunboats, when well manned, form very effective mosquito flotillas. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z In 1804 he published an essay on the invasion of England, and a treatise on gunboats, full of valuable maritime information:—in 1805, a treatise on yellow fever, suggesting modes of prevention. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:49.813Z Was it possible that the Brazilian Government had heard of our expedition and had sent a gunboat to wrest our treasure from us and bear us away in chains? The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z The former knew the weak points of every possible enemy; the latter, on hearing the name of any ship, could not tell whether she were a battleship or gunboat, dangerous or harmless. The Strand Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 161, May 1904 2012-02-11T03:03:45.230Z Germany, Italy and Britain responded by sending in gunboats. High & Low Finance: Plan for a Greek Debt Bailout Puts the Banks First 2012-02-09T20:42:39Z The whole country swarmed with robbers, and the river with pirates; the first being the Imperialist soldiery, and the latter mostly Imperialist gunboats. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z While cavalry and airmen chased the fleeing enemy on and over the land, gunboats harried them from the river. Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad 2012-01-31T03:00:13.130Z The gunboat's surgeon, who had been round the forecastle, was talking to Austin, while her commander lay opposite Jefferson, immaculately neat, in a canvas chair. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Iran's Revolutionary Guard plans more military exercises for February, sending more swarms of gunboats into international waters and showing off its anti-ship missile arsenal. Even without Hormuz blockade, Iran has options 2012-01-25T13:25:30Z He associated himself with two or three other captains, who, superstitiously130 relying on his good fortune, chose him as admiral of a small flotilla of eight or nine armed gunboats. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z This, however, proved unnecessary, for the enemy, profiting by their late experience, had evacuated the place and embarked in numerous junks and gunboats upon the Yang-tze river. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z This American aggregation contained a variegated assortment of scout cruisers, gunboats, coastguard cutters, yachts, and five destroyers of antique type. The Victory At Sea 2012-01-17T03:00:15.547Z He had torn and abraded it heaving in oil and coal, and the gunboat's surgeon had warned him that it was advisable to keep his skin unbroken. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Already, U.S. and allied naval officers say their vessels are often shadowed by Iranian gunboats, and some worry that if matters escalate further those confrontations could intensify. Even without Hormuz blockade, Iran has options 2012-01-25T13:25:30Z The Portuguese had owned a gunboat for five years, during which time they had contrived to knock some forty-nine holes in its boiler. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z "And nothing else," I completed, with which the little, exhausted gunboat of my anger wrecked and sank utterly. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z During one season the "Queen Victoria" was chartered as a gunboat for Lake Ontario, being manned by officers and men from the Royal Navy. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Austin stood opposite him, a ragged, climate-worn skeleton, with a little flush in his haggard face, and he looked at the gunboat's commander. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z Somehow the governments have been too busy 'bout other matters to build and arm the right pattern o' gunboats. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z HONG-KONG The only rough part of our whole voyage was some twenty-four hours before reaching Hong-Kong, and if we had not had the gunboat dragging behind we should probably have landed before the storm. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z In 10 days of highly publicized military exercises, state television showed truck-mounted missiles blasting towards international waters, fast gunboats practicing attacks and helicopters deploying divers and naval commandos. Analysis: Iran could close Hormuz -- but not for long 2012-01-05T12:30:57Z It inflamed the king with a desire to possess a gunboat of his own, and two were ordered, one from America and one from Sydney. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The field had been carefully selected and as judiciously guarded by well-posted commands, holding the only way left which gave hope of successful passage to cover under the gunboats. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The once large and formidable Peiyang Fleet had dwindled away, and now only four ships and a few gunboats represented the former powerful array. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z That is why Gallivancia had a governor general and a colonel in command, and the Right Honourable Skipper of the gunboat and a judge and a cluster of foreign consuls. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Their idea in doing so was to keep the Yankees—whom they knew would hold the lower part of the Peninsula, they having the best gunboats—from getting fresh beef to eat. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z The unexpected revolt of his personal serfs at Kamba was a veritable disaster, for they had charge of his largest canoe, the sails and stores of his gunboat, and his principal magazine. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z The gunboat batteries also came into that practice, but it was found that they damaged friends almost as much as the enemy, and were ordered to discontinue. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z But when next day the gunboat again appeared she carried her flag "half-mast." In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Anda reorganized the Armada de Pintados, and toward the end of his life created also the Marina Sutil, a fleet of light gunboats for the defense of the coasts against the attacks of pirates. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z Then, of course, we had the support of the gunboats, and, as master said, it was but right to give the Persian general his due. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z Late in 1851 the two gunboats of sixty tons, ordered by him abroad, were delivered, and the agents began to press for payment. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z It was reported on the Confederate side that General McClellan, on boarding one of the boats, where he spent most of the day of battle, said, “There should be a gunboat in every family.” From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z Surely that small Chinese gunboat cleaving the lumpy water had nothing to do with the d�nouement. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z I was the only one saved out of a gunboat. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Far away up the river Karoon, my children, lies the city of Akwaz, and it was for this place our three little gunboats, the Comet, the Planet, and the Assyria, now started. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z But the water had lowered, and the fleet of gunboats found it impossible to descend the rapids at Alexandria. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z The dispute nearly provoked a naval clash in April 2006, when South Korean gunboats went on alert to block a planned Japanese survey of the area. South Korea Plans Construction on Islets Disputed With Japan 2011-11-25T05:47:01Z As the gunboat was sailing I requested a "lift" in her, but was warned not to go. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z On the other hand, it was a perfect position for the employment of torpedo boats or gunboats, there being excellent anchorage for such craft on both sides of the Channel and in Corregidor Cove. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Three ineffectual flashes broke from the gunboat, but they avoided them with an easy swing, as though they understood and were on their guard. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z A French gunboat a few years before had ascended it for one hundred and thirty miles to Lembarene, the head of the Ogowe Delta, and had attached it to France. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z They have, however, eaten of the tree of knowledge, and the gunboats have now little occasion to visit them for punitive purposes. The Adventures of John Jewitt Only Survivor of the Crew of the Ship Boston During a Captivity of Nearly Three Years Among the Indians of Nootka Sound in Vancouver Island 2011-11-15T03:00:19.650Z I asked, as I gazed at a Chinese gunboat close by, which had been captured when conveying despatches. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z It so happened that the Spaniards evacuated Zamboanga before any American forces arrived, and the insurgents promptly took possession of the gunboats already paid for and proceeded to plunder them of everything useful to them. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z To the south at Haslar there is a magnificent naval hospital, capable of containing 2000 patients, and adjoining it a gunboat slipway and large barracks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z After the rescue a company from the gunboat proceeded to the Point and lunched there, thus effectually desecrating it. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Gunboat went down post haste, and, like most gunboats, arrived too late to be of any use. The Beautiful White Devil 2011-11-11T03:00:24.760Z The Brazilian fleet, numbering eighteen steam gunboats carrying one hundred and twenty-five guns, lay near at hand ready to co-operate. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z A native account says that they took the gunboats up the Rio Grande into the interior, but this is denied by the Americans. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z One by one, the gunboats were ordered north, and in June the Firefly dropped her anchor off the navy yard at Charlestown. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z Mr. Walker succeeded in bribing a native to carry a letter to the French Commandant at Libreville, who was pleased to send a gunboat to the rescue. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Grant got re-enforcements in time to save him from disastrous defeat at Shiloh because of the command of the river by gunboats. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Protected by the fire of the gunboats, the whole allied army had little difficulty in crossing the Paraná and establishing itself on Paraguayan soil. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Ultimately a cruiser was sent down to convoy the gunboats, and if I am correctly informed, they were commissioned in charge of junior naval officers. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The two gunboats had been built and rigged at Fredericia, and afterwards placed under his command. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z Farther away was a gunboat, her white-painted sides looking strangely unfamiliar to people accustomed to the "battleship grey" of warships in home waters. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z It would have cleared the gunboats out of all the navigable rivers in the south. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z In 1848 no attempt was made by the Danes to oppose the Prussians, who entered on the 2nd of May, and maintained their position against the Danish gunboats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The river is navigable for vintas up to here, and, in 1863, the gunboat Taal, drawing six feet, steamed to within five miles of this point, say up to the River Simuni. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Just about the time that the gunboats had been hauled out to the extremity of the point, two persons approached the shore, both coming from the direction of the cottages. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z He had been compelled to destroy, also, the large rolling mill of the city, which was said to have been the only mill in the South where plating for gunboats could be manufactured. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Grant was at the opening of his career put in a place which taught him the importance of gunboats, and held there until his skill in using them had given him resistless prestige. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z "Guess a gunboat's been dropping a shell," observed Blight, who was the first to break the long-drawn silence. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z In this year two steam sloops and nine steam gunboats were added to the naval forces, and now the Moros could only put to sea running great risks of destruction. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z I will fasten our little skiff to one of the gunboats.' The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z The first craft, which was a gunboat, commenced immediately backing and turning. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Consider for a moment the advantage to the north of having gunboats and the disadvantage to the south of not having them. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z A small gunboat had anchored at dusk, and as the fort had fired a salute she was evidently a foreigner. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z These nine gunboats were the greatest blessings the Philippines had received for many years. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Fortunately the current was running northwards that night--that is to say, in a direction which favoured the progress of the gunboats, so that their crews were not obliged to fatigue themselves with rowing hard. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z Three gunboats moved down, and after a desperate fight with our shore batteries, they were compelled to fall back with the loss of one of their boats and another disabled. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z It would have also kept our ports open and the hostile gunboats out of our rivers. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z They must first slip past the watching fort, and then elude the foreign gunboat. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Mendez-Nuñez, with the steam sloops and gunboats, inflicted terrible chastisement on the piratical Moros. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Both the gunboats fired at the same moment, and with terrible effect. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z And the song of our hearts shall be, While the “Yanks” and their gunboats rave, A life in “bomb-proofs” for me, And a tear o’er “Old Logan’s” grave. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z In 1851 it consisted of 51 vessels, including 36 small gunboats of 2 guns each. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z A phosphorescent flicker played about the vague blackness of the gunboat's bows; the light from the lamp on her forestay showed part of the deck, and then receded as she rolled. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z A battery of the 1st Artillery, the ironclad Monadnock, and the gunboat Helena directed their fire upon this antiquated battery, and kept it up all the morning. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The wind having considerably freshened last night, one of 58 our gunboats, which was in the harbour, broke loose and ran on the rocks about a league from Boulogne. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z We’re driven to their gunboats the base, invading foe; In quick time, such as Texans can, we’ll make the Federals go. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z In one instance a torpedo boat, which had designs upon a Russian ironclad, obtained cover by sending in front of her a gunboat which emitted an immense quantity of dense smoke. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z With screw spinning slowly, the Enchantress glided on, and the gunboat's hull grew into shape against the sky. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Turkey called the wells an act of provocation, and Prime Minister said in a televised statement that Turkish “frigates, gunboats and its air force will constantly monitor developments in the area.” Turkey Calls Cyprus Gas Drilling a ?Provocation? 2011-09-19T20:10:11Z It would be rather awkward if these gunboats landed a force behind us, specially as it seemed as if we were not supported in this direction, except by a few sotnias of Cossacks. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z He saw de smoke way up de river, Where de Lincum gunboats lay: He took his hat and he left mighty sudden, I speck he’s runned away. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z This of course obscured from view the torpedo boat under the gunboat's stern, and those on board the Tsar's battleship pounded away at the gunboat, unconscious of the presence of the dangerous little craft. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The Port Captain's guard watches the beach; they've sentries at the fort and a wire to the town; and there's a gunboat in the entrance. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z He remembered when he got his first gunboat—thirty years ago. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z The gunboat steamed away north and by east, while the dhow spread her great wings to the breeze and went tacking away for Zanzibar. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z I have in my mind’s eye even now a lieutenant who commanded a gunboat in which I served as medical officer in charge. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z In a measure, too, they were successful, for such havoc did the shells play with the gunboat Gremyastchy that she slowly foundered, and her crew were compelled to abandon her. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Two lights showed where the gunboat lay, and, some distance beyond them, a dim, pulsating radiance glimmered. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z A broiling sun beat pitilessly upon the deck of the gunboat and upon the half mile of mud and ooze which lay along the water edge of the town. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z As speedily as possible the dhow had been put in charge of Harry Milvaine; probably three hours had scarcely elapsed ere she and the gunboat parted company. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z It was the Cape winter when I joined the gunboat. Medical Life in the Navy 2011-09-08T02:00:20.387Z Scarcely had this success of the defenders been realised when it was followed by another, for a second later a British torpedo boat succeeded in blowing up with all hands the French torpedo gunboat Lance. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The next thing is a gunboat goes there and beats about and lays over the spot, but she doesn’t find no island. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Just a little gunboat," he answered, "but that makes me think. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z There is as much difference usually between the mess in a gunboat and a flagship as between that of a humble cottage and a lord mayor’s mansion. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Not half a mile away lay a dull, gray-colored craft like a gunboat, with the Stars and Stripes floating from her stern. The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune 2011-08-27T02:00:19.473Z A submarine mine had been laid opposite Hebburn, and, being successfully exploded, blew to atoms the French gunboat Gabes, and at the same time seriously injured the propeller of the cruiser Cosamo. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z The gunboat cables home that the merchant chap was drunk or something, and that he steamed over the spot and got hundreds of fathoms. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Frequently, when the tide was high, some of the Federal gunboats came into the inlet in front of Battery Haskell, and about half a mile off, and threw a number of shells into it. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z His first ship—if ship it could be called—was H.M. gunboat, the Bunting. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z In 1870 it employed about 1000 workmen besides fifty European superintendents, and between that date and 1880 it turned out about 20 or 30 small gunboats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Suddenly he saw a French gunboat, after a series of smartly-executed manœuvres, steaming straight over one of the marks, and, quick as lightning, his finger pressed one of the electric keys. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z In six hours, during which the sun had swept a quarter of the circle, the twin floes were jerked through the water with the rush of a gunboat. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Frequently the Federal gunboats would ascend the river, and there would be interchanges of shots between them and the fort. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z On that same Sunday morning the Yankee gunboats went up the St. Johns to surprise the Confederates. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z Its three lines were composed of seven iron-clads, one wooden ship of the line, five wooden frigates, two corvettes, and twelve gunboats, the last mentioned carrying six guns each. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z Skilfully as the despairing defenders managed their submarine mines, they only succeeded in destroying three more of the enemy's ships, the French torpedo gunboats Iberville and Cassini and the cruiser Desaix, the crews perishing. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z One countryman assured me that five hundred Yankee gunboats had been sunk! Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z It seems that the Federals had advanced on the island with a force of about 2,000 men, supported by three gunboats. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z The Confederates were ready for them, disabled a gunboat and captured a transport; also many prisoners were taken by the Confederates. The Women of the Confederacy 2011-08-05T02:00:53.333Z All the time the siege goes on vigorously, with the English men-of-war and gunboats rendering all the help they can by checking the fire of the forts. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z The gunboat Lavel had been suddenly blown almost out of the water by a submarine mine! The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z In his night-voyaging Wollam passed this extemporized gunboat twice, but fearing that it was some rebel craft, he crept quietly by in the shadow of the shore without discovery. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z On one occasion I was ordered to drive several sick men to the city in an ambulance, and as we struck the causeway a gunboat sent the customary shells at us. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z The Federal gunboats shelled homes and landed soldiers who carried off everything they could find. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z At last Mrs Bolter’s troubles were, as she said, at an end, for the great steamer had transferred a portion of her passengers to the station gunboat at the mouth of the Darak river. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z Immediately following her came a number of cruisers, gunboats, and torpedo boats. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z This gunboat was none other than the rebel ram 'Chattahoochee,' a formidable iron monster, built as an engine of destruction for the blockading fleet in Appalachicola Bay. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z While on duty on these outpost lines, the Federals frequently shelled us from their gunboats in Stono River. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z Many Yankee gunboats came in the Great Wicomico River from time to time. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The French attack was supported by the fire of their gunboats on the river, which opened indiscriminately on friend and foe. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Before half an hour had passed two Russian gunboats had been torpedoed, and the French cruiser D'Estaing, having caught fire, was burning furiously, many of her crew perishing at their guns. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z In my reconnoitring about the gunboat I had discovered an old skiff chained to a stump quite near and in plain sight of the workmen, to some of whom, no doubt, it belonged. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z A day or two after, while our men were still on Battery Island, but Cole's Island having been deserted, several Federal gunboats entered the river, shelling the woods and empty batteries as they advanced. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z After the gunboat's rude salutation, Amanda was not surprised when one day she looked up the lane and saw a number of Federal soldiers on horseback turning in at the Outer Gate. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z But between ourselves, now that we are alone, why don’t the naval people send out a gunboat to look for this confounded hulk and sink her? The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z The Sea Foam, then, was a gunboat stationed in Zanzibar waters, where there was a good deal of dhow-running just at that time—in fact, several captures were made. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z When the War of 1812 began the United States owned a great many gunboats for coast defense, besides seventeen sea-going vessels. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z At this time the Federal gunboats were very annoying in Stono River, coming as high up as possible daily, and shelling our pickets, and it was determined to make a diversion. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z Watermen were carrying their boats to the heads of the rivers in a desperate attempt to save them—perhaps they would be overlooked there, or the waters would be too shallow for gunboats. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Lieutenant Noel Cadigal of the Philippine navy said two U.S. guided missile destroyers and a salvage ship would join four Philippine gunboats for gunnery, patrol and interdiction drills off the southern tip of Palawan island. Philippines, U.S. to hold navy drills near disputed waters 2011-06-24T09:23:12Z If they had waited another five minutes, they would have found the gunboat jammed up on the bar. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z In order to enforce the law, Congress ordered a number of gunboats to be built. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z My howitzer was at a sharp bend in the river, and as the gunboat ran past, her stern was directly about 100 yards in front of the gun I served. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z She wondered what was on the other side and if the water was deep enough for a Yankee gunboat. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Being close in with the land and becalmed, we discovered a schooner and three gunboats under Spanish colours making for us. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z At the opening of the engagement the prize crew of the Myra made a simultaneous rush to the tramp's rigging, in order to witness the destruction of the audacious but lightly-armed gunboat. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z Lieutenant Perry was ordered to superintend the building of a fleet of these gunboats at Newport. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z This causeway was watched from the Federal gunboats, and every time even one man would go across it he would be saluted with a shell or two. Life in the Confederate Army Being Personal Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Confederate Army 2011-08-19T02:00:11.243Z State-owned PetroVietnam’s Canadian partner, Calgary-based Talisman Energy Inc., said on its website it aims to begin drilling next year in a separate block that China awarded to a U.S. rival and has protected with gunboats. Philippine South China Sea Oil Contracts ‘Within’ Territory 2011-06-15T00:29:59Z She was fitted out the day before by the Governor of Porto Cavallo, with the gunboats, for the express purpose of taking us. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z Yes; don't you see, she was spotted by our gunboat. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z He was to take with him, from his gunboats, the men whom he thought best fitted for the service and report to Commodore Chauncey, who was in command of the squadron on Lake Ontario. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Zachary Taylor proceeded with gunboats to chastize the Indians for their attack on Campbell, but was himself met and driven back. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z State-owned PetroVietnam’s partner Talisman Energy Inc. aims to begin drilling next year in a block that China awarded to a U.S. rival and has protected with gunboats. S. China Sea Oil Rush Risks Clashes as U.S. Emboldens Vietnam 2011-05-27T03:18:29Z On the Seine the defence had five floating batteries and nine section-built gunboats originally intended for the Rhine; on the railways were some guns mounted on armour-plated trucks. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z Even as he spoke, the gunboat let fly with her puny 4-inch bow gun—the only one capable of being trained upon the powerfully-armed raider. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z He was promised the first vacancy, but in the meantime he was ordered to protect the harbors of Long Island Sound with a flotilla of gunboats. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z He sed Mr. Stantin seemed to think that the army was goin to do all, but he could tell him that he would find that his gunboats were to play a big part. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z Everything was ready on time, but the lack of wind prevented the action from taking place until late in the afternoon, when the Constitution, preceded by three of the American gunboats, entered the harbor. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z An advance from St. Denis against Stains was repulsed, and two gunboats on the Seine had to go about in consequence of the fire of four field batteries on Orgemont. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z The gunboat, having sea-room in which to manoeuvre, was speeding away, not in flight, but with the object of wirelessing the cruisers and destroyers. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z When not on duty on the gunboat, George Farragut was very fond of sailing on the lake. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z The army couldn't do anything without his gunboats. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z The American force consisted of the Constitution and a number of gunboats of the same style and size as those composing the Tripolitan forces. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z "Her Majesty's gunboat Panther, anchored above the wreck of the Monarch of Macedonia," I answered. A Crime of the Under-seas 2011-05-17T02:00:16.540Z We all felt proud of our gunboat And the brave crew of the Northcote, And of our scouts who captured Riel, Who in vain for mercy did appeal. Poems of James McIntyre 2011-05-11T02:00:21.477Z Meanwhile, two of Captain Farragut's gunboats crept up the river at night, and broke a passage through the chain barricade. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z In his opinion the army had failed, because it could not carry his gunboats with it. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z The three Yankee gunboats bore down upon them without hesitation, in gallant style. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z On the following day sixty pieces of powerful calibre concentrated their shells on the fort, while others occupied Vanves, Montrouge, the gunboats and the enceinte. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z The Planter was a Confederate gunboat seized and turned over to the Union by Smalls, a slave crewman. The Negro in the United States; a selected bibliography. Compiled by Dorothy B. Porter 2011-05-05T02:00:18.267Z Upon reaching the harbor at Erie he found that twenty-five ship carpenters had already begun work on three gunboats and two brigs. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z He sed he had been try in to invent a plan to furnish each regiment with a gunboat for land service. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z Although the war quickly drew in many other countries, its first shots were fired by Austro-Hungarian gunboats on the Danube shelling Serbia. What will turn Americans against militarism? 2011-05-03T17:20:00Z Our gunboats having been abandoned, the enemy seized and re-armed them. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Two gunboats were sent to cut the chain across the river. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z When little David was about seven years old, his father was appointed by the government to command a gunboat on the Mississippi. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z He thought the South ought to be surrounded with a wall of gunboats from Texas to Maryland. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia 2011-05-22T02:00:13.943Z The Admiral and the younger consort stood on the deck of the gunboat, watching the august swimmers with interest through a glass. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z The staff, true to its traditions, had lost its head, and left in Paris three regiments, six batteries, and all the gunboats, which it would have sufficed to leave to the current of the river. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z In ten minutes she had passed beyond St. Philip only to be surrounded by eleven Confederate gunboats. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z Twenty-eight yachts also were purchased and turned into auxiliary gunboats or torpedo boats. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Such engines are used to some extent in Europe, and they have been adopted in the United States navy for side-wheel gunboats. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z It was generally surmised that she must be the offspring of his alliance with the young Queen of Zumba-Lumba, who had, as we know, been on board the gunboat; ergo, she was of royal blood. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z Three thousand men have been despatched and two gunboats this morning to C�ttaro, and there will be warm work there before to-morrow evening. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z He took with him six sloops-of-war, sixteen gunboats, twenty-one schooners, and five other vessels, forty-eight in all, the fleet carrying over two hundred guns. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z Large armies marched against them by land, and a fleet of river gunboats sailed down from the north to assist them. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z “The trouble is that if a gunboat came along you wouldn’t see her in the mist.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Fortunately the gunboat was not far off shore, and their majesties, who could swim like fishes, made straight for land. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z I am wanted at Spezzia,—a frigate or a gunboat has just put in there and no consul Captain Short, of the Sneezer perhaps, after destroying Chiavari and the organ-men, put in for instructions. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z Then came the last division, led by the Sciota, and Commander Porter's gunboats. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z These gunboats were river steamers which the government had covered with plates of iron and armed with cannon. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Yet while the gunboat crept up astern Appleby felt at home, as though this was not a novel sensation, and he had been through it all, or something very similar, more than once before. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z The Russians only lost an old gunboat in this one-sided action. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z In 1875 a Japanese gunboat was fired at off the Korean coast. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z His thorough knowledge of the "Father of Waters" and its tributaries, and his practical suggestions, secured an order to build seven gunboats, and soon after an order for the eighth was given. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z It consisted of steam sloops, gunboats, and mortar boats, forty-eight vessels in all. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z To leeward lay the white frothing on the Dientes reef, and he surmised that the “Ventura” could not clear it without her after canvas; to windward the gunboat, coming down on them rapidly. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z The first invasion of Alabama by Federal troops in the Civil War was by a gunboat raid up the Tennessee to Florence on the 8th of February 1862. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The night was one of pitchy darkness; and as they neared the glare thrown upon the river from the large fires, the gunboats could be plainly seen. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z After a long and trying experience in marching through swamps and cane-brakes, they arrived at that place where a large force of infantry and artillery and a flotilla of twenty-five gunboats had assembled. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z There was no display of soldiers or cannon, but Buckingham Palace and the public buildings were quietly filled with armed men, and gunboats were brought up the river. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z “Still, even if it is a gunboat, we should be well in with the land before she overhauls us,” said Appleby. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z On the 11th of April 1863 another Federal gunboat raid was attempted, but the vessels were repulsed by a force under Gen. S.A. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Some young lady friends of mine were laughing and telling me of their experience during the danger of the previous night; of the fright and trouble they were in at the time the gunboats passed. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z Transports, veneered with railroad iron and protected upon the outer edges with bales of hay and cotton, were loaded with supplies and started upon their way preceded by a flotilla of gunboats. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z Several gunboats were also built there, and early in May, their sappy timbers yet reeking with woodsy odors, the new craft dropped down the river to join the fleet at the Buttonwoods. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z The gunboat was within easy range now, and it was evident there would be no escape for them if anything yielded under the strain. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z I will support you with four hundred men and a gunboat; prefer you should arrange the matter without fuss. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z M—— was stationed below at Warrenton, and came only occasionally to see us, as the gunboats were threatening that point. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z It belonged to Russia, and around it were gunboats of England, Japan, and the United States. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z After the capture by five gunboats of a French armed brig that threatened the destruction of the batteaux and whaleboats, the army continued its advance to Fort Levis, near the head of the rapids. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z So they drove on for another five minutes, and then, with a glance at the gunboat, the skipper straightened himself. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z Four hundred men and a gunboat more or less would make no difference. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Turning to the river, we could see a gunboat that had the temerity to come down as near the town as possible, and lay just out of reach of the Confederate batteries, with steam up. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z The flotilla can be seen as a modern-day example of “gunboat diplomacy” — intended to embolden rebels and shake the confidence of loyalist forces and mercenaries, perhaps even inspiring a palace coup. Military Analysis: U.S. Weighs Options, on Air and Sea 2011-03-07T02:28:46Z They withdrew to the foot of Lake George, and then, embarking on the captured gunboats, attacked Diamond Island, where a quantity of stores was guarded by two companies of British regulars and several gunboats. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Once he lifted his head above the hatch, as he tore the jacket which impeded him off his shoulders, and saw that the gunboat had stopped. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z A short time before I arrived, the American gunboat Narraganset had suddenly put in an appearance in Apia where Hayston's brig was lying. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Below the city a gunboat had come up and landed, out of reach, on the Louisiana side, striving to engage the lower batteries of the town—firing about every fifteen minutes. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z The gunboats, with a vaguely saurian suggestion lay with their noses in the mud. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z At three in the afternoon the gunboats got within range of the galleys, not far from Skenesborough, and opened fire upon them. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z He had to find a certain reef-studded bay, and run the schooner into a creek among the mangroves without being seen by the gunboat which he had reason to surmise was looking out for him. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z It's that old Spanish gunboat from Manila, a 'side wheeler.' A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Gradually German commercial interests became paramount, and in 1885 the German flag was hoisted in the island of Yap in the presence of two Spanish gunboats. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z But a gunboat came, as it chanced, up the river, took a position of advantage, and with great precision of aim soon shelled the little force out of the main work. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z Here he captured an armed sloop, 200 longboats, and several gunboats, with 293 soldiers and 100 American prisoners taken at Hubbardton. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z “There are two of their gunboats on this coast, and it’s quite in the usual course that it’s the one I don’t want to see that turns up,” he said. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z The end came by and by, when I nearly lost my head in rescuing Peese from a gunboat in which he lay a prisoner. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Turkish warships and gunboats and large numbers of transports and supply ships were sunk, and navigation was almost entirely suspended. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z I seed the Yankee gunboats when they come to Vicksburg. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 2011-02-25T03:01:11.447Z In the latter part of August the fleet sailed down the lake under the command of Arnold, and, when soon after reinforced by a cutter, three galleys, and three gunboats, amounted to fifteen sail. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Still, what I want to know is, what’s going to happen if the gunboat comes along while we’re looking for her? The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z “Then signal the enemy to charter two more gunboats and have ’em sent out. The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z She succeeded in destroying one large Turkish gunboat, two transports, one ammunition ship, and three storeships, and drove another storeship ashore. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z One of dem Yank gunboats come up de river and shell around here. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z Forty rods in the rear of this line lay ten gunboats, kept in position by their sweeps; two north and in rear of the Eagle, the others opposite the intervals between the larger craft. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z There were some companies of the new army in the town, and in the bay a gunboat, a destroyer, and a submarine were stationed. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The Speedy, a British torpedo gunboat of an old type, bumped against a mine and foundered. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z The Russians lost an old gunboat, while the Germans had eight destroyers and two cruisers either sunk or put out of action, and a submarine driven ashore. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z De last battle Master Price and my pappy was in, was de battle of Sabine Pass, and de Yankee general, Banks, done send 'bout five thousand troops on transports with gunboats, to force a landin'. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z Two gunboats and the longboats then proceeded to Swanton, where they destroyed some old barracks and plundered several citizens, and committed similar piratical depredations at several points on the western shore. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z The gunboats did excellent work, and several of them were hit. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday that Iran was planning later that day to send two gunboats through the canal to Syria, which would involve heading through the eastern Mediterranean, off Israel’s coast. Iran Says It’s Sending Two Warships to Canal, TV Says 2011-02-17T15:06:01Z Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that Iran was planning late yesterday to send two gunboats through the canal to Syria, which would involve sailing through the eastern Mediterranean, off Israel’s coast. No Iran Warships Set to Enter Suez Canal, Egypt Says 2011-02-17T12:30:10Z Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday that Iran was planning to send two gunboats through the canal to Syria, which would involve sailing through the eastern Mediterranean, off Israel’s coast. No Iranian Warships Scheduled to Cross Suez Canal, Official Says 2011-02-17T10:58:41Z The two sloops, late Growler and Eagle, now sailed under changed names and colors up the lake, accompanied by the other gunboats, and destroyed several boats engaged in transporting stores. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z A small French gunboat was sunk, and the town was bombarded. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The prime minister spoke after Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told the Jerusalem conference that two Iranian gunboats are planning to sail to Syria late today through Egypt’s Suez Canal. Netanyahu Says Iran Wants Egypt to Break Peace Treaty 2011-02-16T19:30:06Z Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that two Iranian gunboats are planning to sail tonight to Syria through Egypt’s Suez Canal in what he called a “provocation.” Stocks Rise on Economy, Earnings; Oil Jumps on Mideast Concern 2011-02-16T17:47:02Z The gunboats Choctow and Lexington assisted us very much, for they kept throwing shells into the enemy, and made them fly in all directions, and even up into the air! Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z The flagship Inflexible, and some others of the larger vessels, could not be brought into action, and the Carleton and the gunboats took the brunt of the battle. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z A gunboat bombarded the mud fort of this village, and reduced it to silence in about an hour. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The councillors also say they are being "let down" by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and accuse the government of engaging in "gunboat diplomacy". Lib Dem councillors attack cuts 2011-02-10T05:10:39Z Our gunboats moved down and attacked, but were repulsed and driven back. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z The gunboat Hatteras was therefore signalled to go in chase of the intruder. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z "It is a gunboat with a light on her bows," said the latter. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z It was accompanied by three gunboats, a yacht, and two launches, all armed. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z In times past, Western gunboats and envoys and the educational and religious missions of Western powers had concerned themselves with the fate of the Christians of the East. Who Will Protect Christian Arabs in Egypt? 2011-01-16T05:00:00Z It was dusk when we came to our fleet of gunboats anchored across the Mississippi. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z Two weeks later the Agrippina arrived at Bahia, and was blockaded there together with another ship, the Castor, which had supplies for the Georgia, by the United States gunboat Onward. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z It was his invariable custom to place a stone or other heavy substance in his mail-bag before starting, for the purpose of sinking it in case of being pressed by the gunboats. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z An old cruiser, a battleship, a gunboat, and several destroyers, aided by French warships, also bombarded the coast from outside the shoals. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z The two countries narrowly avoided a military clash in April 2006 when South Korean gunboats went on alert to block Japan’s planned survey of the islets, which sit roughly half-way between the two countries. South Korea, Japan Probe Possible Sea Border Violation 2011-01-13T15:07:46Z The gunboats joined in the chase, and but one Confederate vessel escaped. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z It was just a year since Captain Semmes, then in command of the Sumter, had been blockaded in this very port by the United States gunboat Iroquois, and had adroitly given the latter the slip. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z |
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