Title: Breaking the Line. Statement of facts, in the nature of memoir, leading to and connected with the great battle of the 12th of April, 1782, between the fleet of Great Britain, commanded by Lord Rodney, and that of France, under the Compte de Grasse. By an Old Naval Officer, etc. [The author's letters in the appendix signed: G. C.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF BRITAIN & IRELAND collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. As well as historical works, this collection includes geographies, travelogues, and titles covering periods of competition and cooperation among the people of Great Britain and Ireland. Works also explore the countries' relations with France, Germany, the Low Countries, Denmark, and Scandinavia. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library de Marquis de Tilly, Joseph Paul; Grasse, Franc ois; Brydges, Rodney George 1830 xv, 52, xxxv p.; 8 . 806.b.19.
