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Title: Olga Romanoff
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Griffith, George Chetwynd
Subjects: Utopias
Publisher: London : Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co.
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
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ould be only one explanation of this.The attack on the island had begun from the air, and theflashes were those of the first shots of the aerial-bombardment. What had really happened was this. A fleet of fifty submarine warships, under the command ofMichael Lossenski, the eldest son of Orloff Lossenski, whowas now Olga Eoraanoffs chief adviser in the conduct of thewar that she had commenced with the Aerians, had reachedthe northern coast of Kergiielen Island about four oclock inthe morning in order to co-operate with an aerial squadronof fifteen vessels led by the Revenge, under the command,nominally, of Lossenskis second son Boris, but really of Olgaherself. As Alexis had surmised, the twelve vessels destroyed by theNarwhal were scouts sent out to, if possible, feel their way tothe entrance of Christmas Harbour, which was known to bethe headquarters of the station. These were to have returned to the fleet with all the intelli-gence they could get as to bearings and soundings, and the
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The Clouds were rent and rolled ui into vast shadowy Billows. ra<je 122. The Battle of Kerguelen 123 position of mines and the defending fleet. Then at daybreak,that is to say abont eight oclock, the whole squadron was tohave advanced to the entrance to the harbour, ramming anyof the defenders who barred their way, and then, after sendinga swarm of torpedoes into the mouth of the bay to explode themines and blow up any submarine defences that might exist,to have made a rush for the inner bay at the same time thattlie air-ships engaged the Innd defences. The naval portion of the programme was completely frus-trated liy the destruction of the scouts, while the aerial attackwas foiled by the look-outs stationed above the clouds. Soonafter seven it became light enough at their altitude for thepowerful glasses of their commanders to make out the fifteenliussian air-ships coming up from the southward at a distanceof about twenty miles. A few minutes later they were themselves discovered

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