We watched for some minutes, when a shot carried away the Duke's main-topmast, and she dropped to leeward, and Sir George Rodney, followed by the namur and Canada, stood right in between the enemy's ships, not far from the Ville de Paris, carrying their admiral's flag.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
I was at namur that day, but they told me when I came back that Cleremont's wife had behaved so well; that she had the courage to face Norcott; and though I don't believe she did much by her bravery, she drove him off the field to his own room, and when his wife did leave the house for the railroad, it was in one of Norcott's carriages, and Madame herself accompanied her.
"That Boy Of Norcott's"
Charles James Lever
Included in this tremendous accumulation of artillery were 26 batteries of 12-inch guns and several of the German giants, the famous 42-centimetre pieces, which brought down the pride of Antwerp and namur.
"Italy at War and the Allies in the West"
E. Alexander Powell