The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by France in 1793 to the Accession of George IV, 第 4 巻R. Bentley, 1837 |
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... fire of the British . Seeing the situation of the Firme , the latter's second astern , the Pluton , gallantly bore up out of the line , and , for a while , covered the Spanish ship from the destructive effects of their enemy's fire ...
... fire of the British . Seeing the situation of the Firme , the latter's second astern , the Pluton , gallantly bore up out of the line , and , for a while , covered the Spanish ship from the destructive effects of their enemy's fire ...
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... fire a single shot without being sure of their object . Considering that the Victory , both as being the van - ship of a column and as bearing the flag of the commander - in - chief , would draw upon herself the whole weight of the ...
... fire a single shot without being sure of their object . Considering that the Victory , both as being the van - ship of a column and as bearing the flag of the commander - in - chief , would draw upon herself the whole weight of the ...
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... fire kept up by all these ships , that the people of the Royal - Sovereign frequently saw the shots come in contact with each other . Aware , at length , of the injury which they were thus sustaining by their own cross fire , and ...
... fire kept up by all these ships , that the people of the Royal - Sovereign frequently saw the shots come in contact with each other . Aware , at length , of the injury which they were thus sustaining by their own cross fire , and ...
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... fire upon the Victory , such a fire as had scarcely before been directed at a single ship . In a few minutes a round shot killed Mr. John Scott , Lord Nelson's public secretary , while he was conversing with Captain Hardy . Since the ...
... fire upon the Victory , such a fire as had scarcely before been directed at a single ship . In a few minutes a round shot killed Mr. John Scott , Lord Nelson's public secretary , while he was conversing with Captain Hardy . Since the ...
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... fire to which she had so long been exposed , the loss on board the Victory amounted to 20 officers and men killed , and 30 wounded ; a loss that would have been still more severe , had not the enemy's guns been pointed at the rigging ...
... fire to which she had so long been exposed , the loss on board the Victory amounted to 20 officers and men killed , and 30 wounded ; a loss that would have been still more severe , had not the enemy's guns been pointed at the rigging ...
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36-gun frigate action afterwards Algésiras anchor astern attack battery battle battle of Trafalgar Belleisle Blanche boats bore brig brig-sloop British fleet British frigate British ships British squadron broadside Bucentaure Cadiz Canopus Cape Captain captured carronades chase close Collingwood colours combined fleet command Commodore convoy crew cruising damage deck despatched Didon distance enemy enemy's engaged Ferrol fire force fore Fougueux four French French frigate French ships French squadron frigate gun-boats guns harbour hauled Honourable hull island killed and wounded larboard larboard tack latter leeward Lieutenant Lord Nelson loss marines killed marines wounded masts midshipman miles minutes mizen mounted musketry Neptune officers Phoenix port pounders prize quarter quarterdeck Rear-admiral Redoutable rigging Robert Calder Rochefort Royal-Sovereign sail schooner seamen ship-sloop shore shot signal Sir John soon Spanish starboard steered Swiftsure Téméraire Thomas topmast troops vessels Vice-admiral Victory Villeneuve Willaumez William wind windward yard
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83 ページ - That is well, but I bargained for twenty:" and then emphatically exclaimed, "Anchor, Hardy, anchor!" To this the Captain replied: "I suppose, my Lord, Admiral Collingwood will now take upon himself the direction of affairs.
98 ページ - His plan of defence was as well conceived and as original as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should consider as a victory.
24 ページ - The whole impression of the British Fleet must be to overpower from two or three Ships a-head of their Commander-in-Chief, supposed to be in the Centre, to the Rear of their Fleet.
82 ページ - I am going fast : — it will be all over with me soon. Come nearer to me. Let my dear Lady Hamilton have my hair, and all other things belonging to me.
25 ページ - Sail, are to be left to the management of the Commander-in-Chief, who will endeavour to take care that the movements of the Second in Command are as little interrupted as is possible.
24 ページ - British must place themselves between the enemy and the captured and disabled British ships ; and should the enemy close, I have no fears as to the result. The second in command will in all possible things direct the movements of his line by keeping them as compact as the nature of the circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to their particular line as their rallying point. But, in case signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship...
39 ページ - A few minutes afterwards a shot struck the fore-brace bits on the quarter-deck, and passed between Nelson and Hardy, a splinter from the bit tearing off Hardy's buckle, and bruising his foot. Both stopped and looked anxiously at each other ; each supposed the other to be wounded. Nelson then smiled, and said, ' This is too warm work, Hardy, to last long.
24 ページ - Something must be left to chance; nothing is sure in a sea fight beyond all others. Shot will carry away the masts and yards of friends as well as foes; but I look with confidence to a victory before the van of the enemy could succour their rear...
82 ページ - how goes the day with us?" — "Very well," replied Hardy. "Ten ships have struck, but five of the van have tacked, and show an intention to bear down upon the Victory. I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing.
25 ページ - The divisions of the British fleet will be brought nearly within gunshot of the enemy's centre. The signal will most probably then be made for the lee line to bear up together, to set all their sails, even steering sails, in order to get as quickly as possible to the enemy's line, and to cut through, beginning from the twelfth ship from the enemy's rear.