 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 length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue...  The History of England - Seite 286von Thomas Smart Hughes - 1835Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1905 - 542 Seiten
...centre, I had both their van, and rear, abafc the beam ; before the fire opened, every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head, and a-stern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very little interval between... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1805 - 544 Seiten
...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 a-head, and a-stern, forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very little interval between... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 Seiten
...centre, I had both their van and rear abaft the beam ; before the fife opened, every alternate ship was about. a cable's length to windward of her second a-head and a-stern, .forming a kind of double line, and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very little interval between... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 462 Seiten
...the Tyrol. The plan of defence was as original as that of attack. They were formed in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson never went into a battle without a full sense of its danger, and always seems rather to have... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1813 - 306 Seiten
...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 length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should consider as a victory.... | |
 | 1814 - 258 Seiten
...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 length to windward of her second ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should consider as a victory.... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 532 Seiten
...subsequent situation of Spain and the Tyrol. original as that of attack : they were formed in a double line, every alternate ship being about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head and a-stern. Nelson never went into a battle without a full sense of it's danger, and always seems rather to have... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1819 - 364 Seiten
...ships, formed a crescent convexing to the leeward. Before the action commenced, every alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head and astern, forming a kind of double line. The commander in chief, admiral Villeneuve, in the Bucentaure, was in... | |
 | Englishman - 1824 - 420 Seiten
...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 length to windward of her second, ahead and astern. Nelson, certain of a triumphant issue to the day, asked Blackwood what he should consider as a victory.... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1824 - 588 Seiten
...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 leave a very little interval between... | |
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