 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 - Pagina 275door Robert Southey - 1830 - 309 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1888 - 900 pagina’s
...been much and j ustly applauded. The French admiral drew up his 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... | |
 | 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
...anchor. Villeneuve was a skillful seaman, worthy of serving a better master and a better cause. His plan of defence was as well conceived and as original...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 - 376 pagina’s
...anchor. 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,...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... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1896 - 354 pagina’s
...anchor. 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,...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
...and Nelson, aware of all the advantages which it gave them, made signal to prepare to anchor. ccived, and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed...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... | |
 | 1902 - 1168 pagina’s
...worthy of serving ia betttr master and a better cause. His p'.an of defence was as well •coneeived. and as original, as the plan of attack. He formed the fleet ><nm doublé line, everv alternatc schip being about a cable's lengtli to twindward of her second ahead... | |
 | 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
...Villeneuve was a skilful seaman, worthy of serving a better master and a better cause. His plan of 65 defence was as well conceived and as original as the...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
...anchor. 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,...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... | |
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