| William Nugent Glascock - 1826 - 320 páginas
...was unusual, so the structure of their line was new : it formed a crescent convexing to leeward, so that in leading down to their centre, I had both their van and rear abaft the beam. " The commander-in-chief, in the Victory, led the weather column ; and the Royal Sovereign, which bore... | |
| John William Norie - 1827 - 632 páginas
...to leeward, so that in leading down to their centre, Vice-Adm. Collingwood, the second in command, 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 stern, forming a kind of double... | |
| Cuthbert Collingwood Baron Collingwood, George Lewis Newnham Collingwood - 1828 - 610 páginas
...was unusual, so the structure of their line was new : it formed a crescent convexing to leeward ; so that in leading down to their centre, I had both their...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... | |
| 1831 - 608 páginas
...leeward, so that in leading down to tbeir centre, Vice-Admiral Collingwood, the second in command, 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 stern, forming a kind of double... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 260 páginas
...unusual, so the structure of their line was new, — it formed a crescent convexing to leeward, so that in leading down to their centre, I had both their...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... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - 1837 - 778 páginas
...was unusual, so the structure of their line was new ; it formed a crescent convexing to leeward, so that, in leading down to their centre, I had both...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... | |
| Englishmen - 1837 - 530 páginas
...unusual, so the structure of their line was new, — it formed a crescent convexing to leeward, so tbat in leading down to their centre, I had both their...the beam. Before the fire opened, every alternate ship was about a cable'* length to windward of her second a-head and a-stern, forming a kind of double... | |
| Horatio Nelson (1st visct.) - 1846 - 864 páginas
...unusual, so the structure of their line was new ; — it formed a crescent con vexing to leeward — so that, in leading down to their centre, I had both...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... | |
| George Godfrey Cunningham - 1853 - 512 páginas
...unusual, so the structure of their line was new, — it formed a crescent convexing to leeward, so that in leading down to their centre, I had both their...van and rear abaft the beam. Before the fire opened, everv alternate ship was about a cable's length to windward of her second a-head and a-stern, forming... | |
| William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 páginas
...was unusual, so the structure of their line was new : it formed a crescent, convexing to leeward ; so that, in leading down to their centre, I had both...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... | |
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