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American coasts during the American War of Independence, seeing action in a number of battles with the French. He was a commander by the
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Stockton, followed by a move to London to attend Mr Eaton's academy, and then
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were duly engaged in the thick of the fighting, eventually suffering 29 killed and 64 wounded, with another 40 being slightly wounded but able to continue working. During the battle the
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416:Martinique
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