A Military History of the Western World: From the defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588, to the Battle of Waterloo, 1815Funk & Wagnalls, 1954 |
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... enemy's line , Nelson was to attack the enemy's centre in order to prevent it attacking Collingwood , and at the same time interpose his ships between the enemy's centre and van before the latter could wear about and come to the ...
... enemy's line , Nelson was to attack the enemy's centre in order to prevent it attacking Collingwood , and at the same time interpose his ships between the enemy's centre and van before the latter could wear about and come to the ...
Side 395
... enemy's rear , for already at 11.30 a.m. Villeneuve had run up the signal " Open fire ! " , to be followed at 12.15 p.m. by another : " Tout capitaine qui n'est pas dans le feu n'est pas à son poste . " At 11.45 a.m. the first shot was ...
... enemy's rear , for already at 11.30 a.m. Villeneuve had run up the signal " Open fire ! " , to be followed at 12.15 p.m. by another : " Tout capitaine qui n'est pas dans le feu n'est pas à son poste . " At 11.45 a.m. the first shot was ...
Side 397
... enemy's ships , and for a time was unable to fire a gun because of the wreckage of her masts . Nevertheless she kept ... enemy's line in all parts , each closed with the first enemy ship encountered and engaged her yard - arm to yard ...
... enemy's ships , and for a time was unable to fire a gun because of the wreckage of her masts . Nevertheless she kept ... enemy's line in all parts , each closed with the first enemy ship encountered and engaged her yard - arm to yard ...
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