La Hogue
Americannoun
noun
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Note.—The description of the battle of La Hogue is taken from many sources, but principally from the narrative of the chaplain on board the Centurion.
From In the Day of Adversity by Bloundelle-Burton, John
On the 21st the fleet anchored near the Race of Alderney, Cape La Hogue, bearing about south.
From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The King landed at La Hogue, or Saint Vaast-la-Hogue, as it is now called, where he knighted the Prince of Wales and made Warwick and Harcourt marshals of his army.
From Brittany & Its Byways by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.
When about midway, however, she got into a second channel current, which swept her nearer and nearer to Cape La Hogue.
From Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel by Greene, John B.
The advice, though hardly correct, the King took, and, the wind moderating and blowing more in their favour, the fleet again put to sea, and reached La Hogue without further incident.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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