 ... business decisive, I have, therefore, made up my mind to keep the fleet in that position of sailing (with the exception of the first and second in command) that the order of sailing is to be the order of battle, placing the fleet in two lines of...  Batailles navales de la France - Page 354de Onesime-Joachim Troude - 1868Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 pages
...Command) that the Order of Sailing is to be the Order of Battle, placing the Fleet in two Lines of sixteen Ships each, with an Advanced Squadron of eight of...sailing Two-decked Ships, which will always make, if wanted, a Line of twenty-four Sail, on whichever Line the Commander-in-Chief may direct. The Second... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pages
...command), that the order of sailing is to be the order of battle, placing the fleet in two lines, sixteen ships each, with an advanced squadron of eight of...sailing two-decked ships, which will always make, when wanted, a line of twentyfour sail on whichever line the commanderin-chief may direct; the second... | |
 | William James - 1859 - 548 pages
...command), that the order of sailing is to be the order of battle ; placing the fleet in two lines of 16 ships each, with an advanced squadron of eight...sailing two-decked ships : which will always make, if wanted, a line of 24 sail, on whichever lino the commander-in-chief may direct. The second in command... | |
 | James Harman Ward - 1859 - 152 pages
...of sailing is to be the order of battle, placing the fleet in two lines, sixteen ships in each line, with an advanced squadron of eight of the fastest sailing two-decked ships ; which eight ships added, if wanted, to either of the two lines, as the Commander-in-chief might direct, would... | |
 | 1863 - 634 pages
...is to be the order of battle; placing the fleet in two lines of sixteen ships each, with an advance squadron of eight of the fastest sailing two-decked ships, which will always make, if wanted, a line of twenty-four sail on whatever line the commander-in-chief may direct.' 3 There can,... | |
 | J Bradshawe Walker - 1864 - 328 pages
...that the order of sailing is to be the order of battle ; placing the fleet in two lines of sixteen ships each, with an advanced squadron of eight of...sailing twodecked ships ; which will always make, if wanted, a line of twenty-four sail, on which ever line the commander-in-chief may direct. The second... | |
 | William Freke Williams - 1864 - 786 pages
...command), that the order of sailing is to be the order of battle, placing the fleet in two lines, sixteen ships each, with an advanced squadron of eight of...sailing two-decked ships, which will always make, when wanted, a line of twentyfour sail on whichever line the Commanderin-chief may direct; the second... | |
 | Charles Duke Yonge - 1866 - 552 pages
...command) that the order of sailing is to be the order of battle, placing the fleet in two lines of sixteen ships each, with an advanced squadron of eight of the fastest sailing two-decked ships, which "ill ahvnys make, if wanted, a line of twenty-four sail, on whichever line the Commander-in-chief may... | |
 | George Lathom Browne - 1891 - 576 pages
...command) that the order of sailing is to be the order of battle, placing the fleet in two lines of sixteen ships each, with an advanced squadron of eight of...sailing twodecked ships, which will always make, if wanted, a line of twentyfour sail, on whichever line the commander-in-chief may direct. " The second... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1897 - 540 pages
...Command) that the Order of Sailing is to be the Order of Battle, placing the Fleet in two Lines of sixteen Ships each, with an Advanced Squadron of eight of...sailing Two-decked Ships, which will always make, if wanted, a Line of twenty-four Sail, on whichever Line the Commander-in-Chief may direct. The Second... | |
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