 my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in: but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.  Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 - Page 294by Julian Stafford Corbett - 1905 - 366 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Herbert Sylvester - Children's literature - 1922 - 530 pages
...9th Nelson sent Collingwood what he called, in his dairy, the Nelson-touch. "I send you," said he, "my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to...uncertain position the enemy may be found in: but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment... | |
 | Edward Keble Chatterton - Naval battles - 1925 - 364 pages
...historic Memorandum on October 9. ' My dear Coll.,' he wrote as a covering letter to Collingwood, ' . . . I send you my Plan of Attack, as far as a man dare...But, my dear friend, it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.'... | |
 | Edward Keble Chatterton - Naval battles - 1925 - 360 pages
...historic Memorandum on October 9. ' My dear Coll.,' he wrote as a covering letter to Collingwood, ' . . . I send you my Plan of Attack, as far as a man dare...But, my dear friend, it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment for carrying them into effect.'... | |
 | Mormons - 1899 - 492 pages
...October, Nelson sent Collingwood what he called, in his diary, the Nelson-touch. "I send you," said he, "my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to...uncertain position the enemy may be found in: but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American literature - 1994 - 518 pages
...saving time and concentrating his whole force on the enemy's rear. In that communication, Nelson wrote: "I send you . . . my plan of attack, as far as a man...uncertain position the enemy may be found in: but it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgment... | |
 | Edgar Vincent - History - 2003 - 654 pages
...Thereafter the battle would be outside his control. To Collingwood he was entirely open and emphatic: I send you my Plan of Attack, as far as a man dare...But, my dear friend, it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting my intentions, and to give full scope to your judgement for carrying them into effect.... | |
 | Military art and science - 1842 - 670 pages
...twelve days before he achieved his anticipated triumph : — "I wish we could get a fine day. I send yon my plan of attack, as far as a man dare venture to guess at the very position the enemy be found in ; but, my dearest friend, it is to place you perfectly at ease respecting... | |
 | Military art and science - 1848 - 692 pages
...cannot escape us," commences Nelson, with his habitual impetuosity. " I wish we could get a fine day. I send you my plan of attack, as far as a man may venture to guess at the very uncertain position the enemy may be found in : but, my dear friend,... | |
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