Identifier: britishmarsconta00robs (find matches)
Title: The British Mars : containing several schemes and inventions, to be practiced by land or sea against the enemies of Great-Britain ; shewing more plainly, the great advantage Britain has over other nations, by being masters at sea ; to which is added, an appendix, containing a scheme for manning the British navy, with less grievance to the subject; and a scheme to employ seamen ; of a copper mine near Hudson's Bay and of discovering the North-West passage, or determine there is no such passage ; with cautions and directions
Year: 1763 (1760s)
Authors: Robson, Joseph
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy Military art and science Naval art and science Fortification
Publisher: London : Printed for the author, and sold by W. Flexney
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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he Surprize i; more likely to fucceed,than if it had been attempted without making theFeint abovementioned, confequenty affords a oetterProfptdt of Succels. * The Fnemy feeing fo manyVeifels with Cannon lying fo near to defend theTroops, will fcarce venture to attack them, thoughgreatly fuperior in Number, efpecialiy if thofe jufllanded are drawn up according to Plate II. It is eafy to conceive that a Nation which under-takes to diftrefs an Enemys Sea Coai> ought to beMafters at Sea to do it fecurely and eifedually. CHAP. * A Fleet having as many Boats as will either land or imbarkall their Troops at once, need not be much afraid of the fuddenc^iange of Wind, to raifc the Sea, that the\ cannot re-imbarktheir Men, efpecialiy in Summer; for in fine Weather it feldomhappens that the Wind upon changing, from ofF Shore to blowout of the Sea upon the Shore, raifes a confiderable Sea in fofmall ;i Time, as Boats will require to row a Mile or two, tofetch Troops off the Shore. Xfi^^pjf^ ii
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( 29 ) CHAP. IX. Of Real Attacks. BEING arrived in fome convenient Road, orBay, i^c. as near as poflible to the Place to beattackd, if it is thought pradicable to take it by afimple Efcalade, no I ime muft be loft in landingthe Troops, and every neceffaiy for that Puipofe-,but if that appear defperate and hopelefs, the Placehaving taken the Alarm, then— The utmoft Endeavours muft be ufed to land, asfoon as poflible, a great Number of light Cannon,and Mortars, v/ith every Neceftary, which may fooabe done by the Help of rolling Breaft-Works, -f- af-fifted with Boats, provided the iiea is tolerablyfmooth •, the Troops may foon be landed, if Careis taken to have a lufficient Number of Boats to landthem all at one Time j the Cannon, Mortars, androlling Breaft-Works § being landed, they may,v;ithout lofs of Time (having a fufficien Number ofTroops on Shore) be moved forward, and placed upon t If the Shipping can deliver the rolling Breafl-Works, Can-non, Mortars, &c. within a Mile

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