 Twenty Sail of the Line or to pursue them should they endeavour to make off. If the Van of the Enemy tacks, the captured Ships must run to Leeward of the British Fleet, if the Enemy wears, the British must place themselves between the Enemy and the captured...  War on the Sea, Strategy and Tactics - Page 77by Gabriel Darrieus - 1908 - 321 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1805 - 584 pages
...receive their twenty Sail of the line, or to pursue them should they endeavour to make off. If the ran of the enemy tacks, the captured Ships must run to...disabled British Ships; and should the enemy close, 1 have no fear as to the result. The, second in command will in all possible things direct the movements... | |
 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pages
...fleet would be ready to receive the twenty sail of the line ; or to pursue them, should they endeavour to make off. If the van of the enemy tacks, the captured...run to leeward of the British fleet. If the enemy wear, the British fleet must place themselves between the enemy and the captured, and the disabled... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...tacks, ihe captured ships must ran to leeward of the British fleet. If the enemy wear, the British fleet must place themselves between the enemy and the captured and disabled British ships ; and, sliould the enemy close, I 5 have no fear as to the result. The second in command will, in all possible... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...own favourite phrase) " completely to annihilate the Enemy's Fleet!" IP the van of the Enemy tack, the captured ships must run to leeward of the British Fleet : if the Enemy wear, the British must place themselves between the Enemy and captured, and disabled British ships... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1824 - 588 pages
...fleet would be ready to receive the twenty sail of the line, or pursue them, should they endeavour to make off. If the van of the enemy tacks, the captured...ships must run to leeward of the British fleet. If Ihe enemy wear, the British fleet must place themselves between the enemy and the captured and disabled... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...fleet would be ready to receive their 20 sail of the line, or to pursue them should they endeavour to make off. If the van of the enemy tacks, the captured...themselves between the enemy and the captured and the disabled British ships; and, should the enemy close, I have no fears as to the result. The second... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1837 - 778 pages
...British fleet would be ready to receive the 20 sail of the line, or pursue them, should they endeavour to make off. If the van of the enemy tacks, the captured...run to leeward of the British fleet. If the enemy wear, the British fleet must place themselves between the enemy and the captured and disabled ships... | |
 | William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 408 pages
...sail of the line, or to pursue them should they endeavour to make off. If the van of the enemy tack, the captured ships must run to leeward of the British fleet ; if the enemy wear, the British must place themselves between the enemy and the captured, and disabled British, ships;... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1844 - 928 pages
...sail of the line, or to pursue them should they endeavour to make off. If the van of the enemy tack, the captured ships must run to leeward of the British fleet; if the enemy wear, the British must place themselves between the enemy and the captured, and disabled British, ships... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 pages
...of them be ready to receive their twenty Sail of the Line, с to pursue them, should they endeavour to make off. If the Van of the Enemy tacks, the Captured Ships тш run to leeward of the British Fleet ; if the Enemy wears, th British must place themselves between... | |
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