The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Year MDCCLXXXIII to MDCCCXXII.C. Rice, 1824 - Great Britain |
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action admiralty anchor army attack batteries battle battle of Trafalgar blockade boats Bonaparte Brenton Brest brig Britain British fleet Cadiz Cæsar Cape Cape François Captain capture chase coast Collingwood combined fleet command conduct convoy crew deck despatches ditto Domingo Egypt enemy England English Ferrol fire flag flotilla force four France French French ship frigates gallant Gibraltar harbour honour hundred island joined killed land leeward letter Lieutenant Linois Lord Keith Lord Nelson Lordship Majesty Majesty's Malta marines Martinique masts Napoleon naval navy night officers orders peace port pounders prisoners Rear-adm Rear-admiral Rear-admiral Sir received Robert Calder Rochefort Royal Sovereign sail seamen sent seventy-four guns shore shot signal Sir James Saumarez Sir Robert Calder sloop sloop of war soon Spanish squadron Superb surrendered tain taken Texel thousand tion Toulon Trafalgar treaty troops valour vessels Vice-adm Vice-admiral Victory Villeneuve wind wounded