 | John William Norie - Anglo-French War, 1793-1802 - 1827 - 632 pages
...the enemy's line, Lord Nelson about the tenth ship from the van, Adm. Collingwood about the twelfth from the rear, leaving the van of the enemy unoccupied,...succeeding ships breaking through in all parts astern or that leaders, ana engaging the enemy at the muzzles of their guns : the conflict was severe ; the... | |
 | Cuthbert Collingwood Baron Collingwood, George Lewis Newnham Collingwood - Great Britain - 1828 - 394 pages
...line; the Commanderin-chief about the tenth ship from the van; the second in command about the twelfth from the rear, leaving the van of the enemy Unoccupied;...astern of their leaders, and engaging the enemy at thfe muzzles of their guns. The conflict was severe: the enemy's ships were fought with a gallantry... | |
 | Military art and science - 1831 - 942 pages
...enemy's line, Lord Nelson about the tenth ship from the van, Admiral Collingwood about the twelfth from the rear, leaving the van of the enemy unoccupied,....the conflict was severe ; the enemy's ships were fought with a gallantry highly honourable to their officers ; but the attack on them was irresistible,... | |
 | Granville Penn - 1833 - 642 pages
...action," he says, " began by the " leading ships of the columns breaking through the " enemies' line, the succeeding ships breaking through " in all parts,...of their leaders, and engaging " the enemy at the muzzle of their guns." 1 " Compared with this action," observes Admiral Ekins, " the battle of the... | |
 | Granville Penn - Admirals - 1833 - 648 pages
...action," he says, " began by the " leading ships of the columns breaking through the " enemies' line, the succeeding ships breaking through " in all parts,...of their leaders, and engaging " the enemy at the muzzle of their guns." 1 " Compared with this action," observes Admiral Ekins, " the battle of the... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 260 pages
...about the tenth ship from the van,—the second in command about the twelfth from the rear,—leaving the van of the enemy unoccupied ; the succeeding ships...guns. The conflict was severe; the enemy's ships were fought with a gallantry highly honourable to their officers, but the attack on them was irresistible,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1837 - 530 pages
...about the tenth ship from the van,—the second in command about the twelfth from the rear,—leaving the van of the enemy unoccupied ; the succeeding ships...guns. The conflict was severe ; the enemy's ships were fought with a gallantry highly honourable to their officers, but the attack on them was irresistible,... | |
 | Sir Robert Steele - Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - 1840 - 660 pages
...line; the Commander-inChief about the tenth ship from the van, the second in command about the twelfth from the rear, leaving the van of the enemy unoccupied,...the succeeding ships breaking through, in all parts, a-steni of their leaders, and engaging the enemy at the muzzles of their guns. The conflict was severe... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 pages
...line, the Commander in Chief about the tenth Ship from the van, the Second in Command about the twelfth from the rear, leaving the van of the Enemy unoccupied;...guns, the conflict was severe. The Enemy's Ships were fought with a gallantry highly honourable to their Officers, but the attack on them was irresistible;... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - Great Britain - 1853 - 512 pages
...about the tenth ship from the van,—the second in command about the twelfth from the rear,—leaving the van of the enemy unoccupied; the succeeding ships...guns. The conflict was severe; the enemy's ships were fought with a gallantry highly honourable to their officers, but the attack on them was irresistible,... | |
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from the rear, leaving the van of the enemy unoccupied ; the succeeding ships breaking through in all parts a-stern of their leaders, and engaging the enemy at the muzzles of their guns ; the conflict was severe ; the enemy's ships were 
