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The gunboats on the river could take no part in it.
Two more gunboats came up with the first and opened fire.
No one knows how many gunboats are still up there, or in whose hands.
The last three gunboats in the column were turned back.
But the gunboats were not coming on as he had hoped.
Moving down was no real problem since we were taking only the gunboats and the administrative staff.
All 28 of the gunboats' crew members were believed to have been killed.
The Confederate troops began coming under fire from the gunboats.
This class are also referred to as "large China gunboats".
"What I don't think we should do is just send in some gunboats.
He took part in several battles as commander of gunboats.
All three of the Union gunboats were disabled or destroyed.
But the fire from the gunboats was fast and deadly accurate.
She was bringing up the rear of the British line together with some gunboats.
In 1805 the navy sent eight gunboats to the Mediterranean.
The Prussian gunboats were too far away to play a role.
The armament of the other four gunboats is not certain.
In this respect they were an improvement over existing gunboats.
The order to retreat was given and the gunboats retreated.
Israeli gunboats also took part in the assault, witnesses said.
If she gave the Navy something solid, they'd have no choice but to send out the gunboats.
After the other ten gunboats received the signal, they began to open fire on the Chinese positions.
However, a search of the town on the 9th found nothing, and the two gunboats withdrew that evening.
The British made very good use of the support their gunboats could offer from close inshore.
"By the time the Montgomery got into range, two of the gunboats had left.