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" Command's signal to lead through, about their twelfth Ship from their Rear, (or wherever he could fetch, if not able to get so far advanced... "
The life of ... Horatio lord viscount Nelson - Page 480
by James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806
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The Naval Chronicle, Volume 14

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...
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The British trident; or, Register of naval actions, from ... the ..., Volume 5

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...
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Authentic narrative of the death of lord Nelson

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,...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Year MDCCLXXXIII to MDCCCXXII.

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...
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The life of Nelson revised and illustrated, by the Old Sailor

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^...
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The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Year MDCCLXXXIII. to MDCCCXXXVI.

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...
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The Naval History of Great Britain: From the Declaration of War by ..., Volume 4

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...
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The life of Horatio lord viscount Nelson

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,...
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The Pictorial History of England During the Reign of George the Third: 1802-1820

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...
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England's battles by sea and land, from the commencement of the French ...

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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