...be that of a close and decisive action, would supply any deficiency of signals, and act accordingly. In case signals cannot be seen, or clearly understood,...if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man was, that the name and family of every officer, seaman,...

...forcible and simple, but one of them shows the undaunted spirit of the man. It ran as follows : — " In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he place his ship alongside that of an enemy." Nelson's division at the battle of Trafalgar...

...be that of a close and decisive action, would supply any deficiency of signals, and act accordingly. In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do vrrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable...

...be that of a close and decisive action, would supply any deficiency of signals, and act accordingly. In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.' One of the last orders of this admirable man...

...circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to their particular line as their rallying-point, but in case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." " When," says Nelson, " I came to explain...

...be that of a close and decisive action, would supply any deficiency of signals, and act accordingly. In case signals cannot be seen, or clearly understood,...if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man was, that the name and family of every officer, seaman,...

...themselves, and required no context for their elucidation. We are told to remember that Nelson said : ' No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship ' alongside that of an enemy ; ' and that all study of tactics is, and always has been, useless in view of so grand an aphorism....

...be that of a close and decisive action, would supply any deficiency of signals, and act accordingly. In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood, no captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." One of the last orders of this admirable man...

...their particular line as their rallying point. But in case signals can neither be seen or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside of that of an enemy. " Of the intended attack from windward, the enemy in line of battle to receive...

...ship. " In case signals cannot be seen or clearly understood," he said in his orders at Trafalgar, " no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy." Had the French acted in accordance with the spirit of these orders, the advantage of Nelson's well-conceived...