| Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pagina’s
...useless, when every man is disposed to do his duty. The great object is for us to support each other and to keep close to the enemy, and to leeward of...signals necessary will be, to engage the enemy as His Method of Stationing the Fleet. arriving up with them : and the other ships to pass on for the... | |
| William James - 1837 - 412 pagina’s
...useless, when every man is disposed to do his duty. The great object is, for us to support each other, and to keep close to the enemy and to leeward of him....second, third, &c. ; giving, if possible, a close lire into the enemy in passing, taking care to give our ships engaged notice of your intention." —... | |
| Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 560 pagina’s
...useless, when every man is disposed to do his duty. The great object is for us to support each other, and to keep close to the Enemy, and to leeward of...be to engage the Enemy as arriving up with them." On the success of his Plan depended, he truly added, " not only the honour and glory of our Country,... | |
| Charles Duke Yonge - 1866 - 552 pagina’s
...great object is for us to support each other, and to keep close to the enemy, and to leeward of them. " If the enemy are running away, then the only signals necessary will be, to engage the enemy on arriving up with them ; and the other ships to pass on for the second, third, &c., giving, if possible,... | |
| George Lathom Browne - 1891 - 576 pagina’s
...useless, when every man is disposed to do his duty. The great object is for us to support each other, and to keep close to the enemy, and to leeward of...will be to engage the enemy as arriving up with them ; the other ships to pass on for the second, third, &c., giving, if possible, a close fire into the... | |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1899 - 896 pagina’s
...useless, when every man is disposed to do his dnty. The great object is for us to support each other, and to keep close to the Enemy, and to leeward of...engage the Enemy as arriving up with them; and the oiher ships to pass on for the second, third, &c., giving, if possible, a close fire into the Enemy... | |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1899 - 918 pagina’s
...useless, when every man is disposed to do his dnty. The great object is for us to support each other, and to keep close to the Enemy, and to leeward of...to engage the Enemy as arriving up with them ; and tbe other ships to pass on for the second, third, &c., giving, if possible, a close fire into the Enemy... | |
| Sir William Laird Clowes, Sir Clements Robert Markham, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Herbert Wrigley Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Leonard George Carr Laughton - 1900 - 712 pagina’s
...useless, when every man is disposed to do his duty. The great object is for us to support each other, and to keep close to the enemy, and to leeward of...the other ships to pass on for the second, third, etc. ; giving, if possible, a close fire into the enemy in passing, taking care to give our ships engaged... | |
| Julian Stafford Corbett - 1905 - 396 pagina’s
...useless when every man is disposed to do his duty. The great object is for us to support each other, and to keep close to the enemy and to leeward of him....only signals necessary will be to engage the enemy on arriving up with them ; and the other ships to pass on for the second, third, &c., giving if possible... | |
| Gabriel Darrieus - 1908 - 340 pagina’s
...useless, when every man is disposed to do his duty. The great object is for us to support each other, and to keep close to the enemy, and to leeward of...the other ships to pass on for the second, third, etc., giving, if possible, a close fire into the enemy in passing, taking care to give our ships engaged... | |
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