by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Raper, Henry (1823)
“ The wind soon afterwards shifted to the west, and threatened to blow hard, notwithstanding which, the greater part of the troops, with all the necessary implements for destroying the sluices, were landed at a short distance from the town of Ostend, by 5 o’clock. ”
by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Raper, Henry (1823)
“ Early in 1799, Captain Raper was appointed to l’Aimable Frigate; and towards the latter end of that year, sailed from Cork, in company with the Glenmore, of 44 guns, and a fleet of merchantmen, bound to the West Indies. ”
by John Marshall, Royal Naval Biography — Raper, Henry (1823)
“ At 10h 20’ a great explosion was seen, which indicated the destruction of the sluices; and soon after the troops were observed to be assembled on the sand hills near the shore; but unfortunately the surf ran so high, that not a man could be re-cm barked. ”
