| James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones - Europe - 1805 - 584 pages
...should therefore probably make the second in command's signal, to lead through about their twelfth Ship from their rear, (or wherever he could fetch,...two, three, or four Ships a-head of their centre, so a* to ensure getting at their Commander in Chief; on whom every effort must be made to capture. The... | |
| Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...I should therefore probably make the second in command's signal, to lead through about the twelfth ship from their rear, (or wherever he could fetch,...if not able to get so far advanced) ; my line would l«ad through about their centre, and the ad» vanced squadron, two, three, or four ships a-head of... | |
| sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...I should therefore probably make the Second in Command's signal to lead through about their twelfth ship from their rear; or wherever he could fetch,...through about their centre: and the advanced squadron to cut three or four ships ahead gf their centre, so as to ensure getting at their Commander in Chief,... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1824 - 588 pages
...I should therefore probably make the second in command a signal to lead through, about the twelfth ship from their rear (or wherever he could fetch,...of their centre, so as to ensure getting at their Commanderin-chief, whom every effort must be made to capture. The whole impression of the British fleet... | |
| Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...I should therefore probably make the second in command's signal, to lead through about the twelfth ship from their rear, or wherever he could fetch,...about their centre, and the advanced squadron, two Nelson's Instructions to his Officers. or three, or four, ships ahead of their centre, so as to ensure^... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1837 - 778 pages
...rear ; I should therefore probably make the second in command a signal to lead through, about the 12th ship from their rear (or wherever he could fetch,...of their centre, so as to ensure getting at their commander-in-chief, whom every effort must be ma.de to capture. The whole impression of the British... | |
| William James - Great Britain - 1837 - 408 pages
...I should therefore probably make the second in command's signal, to lead through about the twelfth ship from their rear, or wherever he could fetch,...through about their centre ; and the advanced squadron, to cut two, (cut through ?) three, or four ships ahead of their centre ; so as to ensure getting at... | |
| 1838 - 120 pages
...blow, unti: they are captured or destroyed. * * The seeoml in command to lead through about the twelfth ship from their rear; or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get sa far advanced : my line would lend through about the centre, and the advanced squadron two, three,... | |
| George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - Great Britain - 1844 - 928 pages
...command, having the entire direction of his line, was to break through the enemy about the twelfth ship from their rear, or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced : Nelson himself would lead through about the enemy's centre, and the advanced squadron was to cut... | |
| William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pages
...rear; I should therefore probably make the second in command a signal to lead through about the twelfth ship from their rear (or wherever he could fetch,...of their centre, so as to ensure getting at their commander-in-chief, whom every effort must be made to capture. " The whole impression of the British... | |
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