Naval Battles, Ancient and Modern

Aboukir action Admiral afterwards Allies American anchor astern attack battery battle Bellerophon Blake boats Bonhomme Richard brig British fleet broadside Captain captured carried carronades centre close coast command Commodore convoy crew damage deck division Don John Duquesne Dutch Dutch fleet enemy enemy's engaged England English English fleet English ships escape Essex Farragut fell fight fire fire-ships flag flag-ship force Fort Morgan fought French fleet French ships frigates gallant galleasses galleys Guillaume Tell guns hauled heavy hull hundred island killed land latter leeward Lieutenant line-of-battle Lord Nelson loss lost masts miles naval navy night officers once passed port Porter prizes quarter raking rear Rear-Admiral Richard Ruyter sail sail-of-the-line seamen sent Serapis ships-of-the-line shore shot side signal soon Spaniards Spanish squadron starboard surrender Swiftsure tack Theseus took Tourville Tromp troops Turks Venetian vessels victory weather weather gage wind windward wounded