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..., командовавший штурмовавшим шведскую флотилию авангардом.

English translation: who commanded the vanguard which assulted the Swedish fleet

12:02 Mar 28, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Military history
Russian term or phrase: ..., командовавший штурмовавшим шведскую флотилию авангардом.
A phrase from a book about "Гангутская победа". I just need a good explanation, doesn't have to be literally translated.
Petter Björck
Finland
English translation:who commanded the vanguard which assulted the Swedish fleet
Explanation:
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 16:15
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6who commanded the vanguard which assulted the Swedish fleet
Kirill Semenov
4 +1who was the commander of the attack on the Swedish fleet
Mikhail Kropotov


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
..., командовавший штурмовавшим шведскую флотилию авангардом.
who commanded the vanguard which assulted the Swedish fleet


Explanation:
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 16:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 143

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dmytro Voskolovych: assAulted
13 mins
  -> да, верно, опечатался.
agree  Sergei Tumanov
39 mins
agree  Robert Donahue (X)
1 hr
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
agree  David Knowles
1 hr
agree  protolmach
4 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
..., командовавший штурмовавшим шведскую флотилию авангардом.
who was the commander of the attack on the Swedish fleet


Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 15:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Donahue (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks Rob (did everyone like the word vangouard so much, you think?)
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