 Thinking it almost impossible to bring a Fleet of forty Sail of the Line into a Line of Battle in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without such a loss of time that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing...  The Campaign of Trafalgar - Page 477by Julian Stafford Corbett - 1919Full view - About this book
 | James Harrison (biographer of Nelson.) - 1806 - 522 pages
...the combined fleet, of which the following is a correct copy. " Victory, off Cadiz, Oct. 10, 180.5. " THINKING it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without such a... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1806 - 380 pages
...officers under his command in the following " MEMORANDUM. " Victory, off Cadiz, Oct. 10, 1805. "Thinkmg it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without such a... | |
 | sir William Beatty - 1807 - 114 pages
...Battle. Victory, off Cadiz, loth If October, 1805. GENERAL MEMORANDUM sent to the Commanders of Ships. THINKING it almost impossible to bring a Fleet of forty sail of the line into a line of battle in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1824 - 588 pages
...of which the following is an exact copy :— Victory, off Cadiz, October 18, 1805. (General Orders.) Thinking it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into a battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without such... | |
 | William Nugent Glascock - Great Britain - 1826 - 320 pages
...saved." EXTRACTS FROM LORD NELSON'S LAST INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS FLEET OFF TRAFALGAR. ( Memorandum .) " Thinking it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into line of battle * At Trafalgar. in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Nelson (Viscount), Matthew Henry Barker - 1836 - 500 pages
...different officers under his command hi the following " MEMORANDUM. "Victory, off Cadiz, Oct. 10, 1805. " Thinking it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without such a... | |
 | Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 pages
...possession of his son, Captain Hope, RN] fStcret.) Victory, off Cadi:, 9fA October, 1805. Memorandum. Thinking it almost impossible to bring a Fleet of forty Sail of the Line into a Line of Battle in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without... | |
 | James Harman Ward - 1859 - 152 pages
...which ensued, or the manner of its execution. [GENERAL ORDERS.] " VICTORY, OFF CADIZ, Oct. 18, 1805. " Thinking it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into battle in variable winds, thick weather, and other adverse circumstances likely to occur, without such... | |
 | English literature - 1863 - 634 pages
...day is soon lost at that business.' 2 And again, while cruising before the battle of Trafalgar— ' Thinking it almost impossible to bring a fleet of forty sail of the line into a line of battle in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, without... | |
 | J Bradshawe Walker - 1864 - 328 pages
...NELSON'S PLAN OF ATTACK. " Thinking it almost impossible to form a fleet of forty sail of the line into a line of battle, in variable winds, thick weather, and other circumstances which must occur, with a loss of time, that the opportunity would probably be lost of bringing the enemy to battle in... | |
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