 Villeneuve was a skilful seaman, worthy of serving a better master and a better cause. His plan of defence was as well conceived, and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's...  The life of Nelson. Ed. by W.E. Mullins - Pagina 259door Robert Southey - 1878 - 230 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Lathom Browne - 1891 - 576 pagina’s
...centre I had both their van and rear abaft the beam. Before the fire opened every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second, ahead and astern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when on their beam, to have a very little interval between,... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - 1895 - 456 pagina’s
...master and a better cause. His plan of defence was as well conceived and as original as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line, every...Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Black wood what he should consider as a victory. That officer answered that, considering the handsome... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1896 - 354 pagina’s
...master, and a better cause. His plan of defence was as well conceived, and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line; every...triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should con1 The shoals of Trafalgar are about ten miles from Cape Trafalgar. The name should be accented on... | |
 | 1901 - 686 pagina’s
...advantages which it gave them, made signal to prepare to anchor. ccived, and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line ; every...Nelson. certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Black wood what he should consider as a victory. That officer answered, that considering the handsome... | |
 | J. Gordon Mowat, John Alexander Cooper, Newton MacTavish - 1905 - 636 pagina’s
...Villeneuve was a skilful seaman. His plan of defence was original and well conceived. He formed his fleet in a double line, every alternate ship being...length to windward of her second, ahead and astern. The Spanish fleet was under Admiral Gravina. Nelson, certain of a triumphal issue, asked Blackwood... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1906 - 844 pagina’s
...master and a better cause. His plan of 65 defence was as well conceived and as original as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line, every...ship being about a cable's length to windward of her 70 second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what... | |
 | Ernest Edwin Speight, Robert Morton Nance - 1906 - 448 pagina’s
...master and a better cause. His plan of defence was as well conceived, and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line ; every alternate ship be1ng about a cable's length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1907 - 102 pagina’s
...master, and a better cause. His plan of defence was as well conceived, and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet in a double line; every...being about a cable's length to windward of her second 10 ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should... | |
 | 1907 - 794 pagina’s
...been much and justly applauded. The French admiral drew up hU fleet in the form of a crescent, and in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's length to windward of her second, both ahead and astern. The British fleet bore down upon this formidable and skilfully arranged armament... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland, Frank Wilson Cheney Hersey - 1909 - 694 pagina’s
...formed the fleet in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's 1 The French admiral. length to windward of her second ahead and astern....Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Black wood what he should consider as a victory. That officer answered, that considering the handsome... | |
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