One dark night, Farragut led seventeen Union warships up the river in a line.

在一个漆黑的夜晚，法拉格特率领他的17艘战舰排成一条直线向前进发。

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Perhaps to discipline him, his father sent him to admiral farragut academy in toms river, New Jersey.

他的父亲也许是为了磨练他，送他到新泽西州汤姆斯河法拉格特海军上将军官学校学习。

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Several weeks before Farragut captured new Orleans, a new kind of navy battle was fought off Hampton Roads, Virginia. It was the first battle between iron ships.

就在法拉格特占领新奥尔良的几周前，一种新的海战形式出现在维吉尼亚海域的汉普顿(Hampton Roads)上，这是铁皮战舰的第一次交锋。

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To reach the city, Farragut had to sail his ships past two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River.

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President Lincoln appointed navy officer David Farragut to lead the attack on New Orleans.

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One dark night, Farragut led seventeen Union warships up the river in a line.

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The Ides of March is based on the play Farragut North by Beau Willimon, who co-wrote its screenplay.

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