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Page xiii
... communications of the Empire must be held in war ; that if they are so held , territorial security against serious attack both at home and abroad is , ipso facto , provided ; that if they are not so held , no army of any assigned ...
... communications of the Empire must be held in war ; that if they are so held , territorial security against serious attack both at home and abroad is , ipso facto , provided ; that if they are not so held , no army of any assigned ...
Page xvi
... communications of the Empire are not securely held in war , " no army of any assigned magni- tude , and no fortifications of any imagined technical perfection , can avert national ruin . ” Now I do not attempt to determine either the ...
... communications of the Empire are not securely held in war , " no army of any assigned magni- tude , and no fortifications of any imagined technical perfection , can avert national ruin . ” Now I do not attempt to determine either the ...
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... communicate with them until the next morning . I believe my arrival was most wel- come , not only to the commander of the fleet , but also to every individual in it ; when I came to explain to them theNelson touch " it was like an ...
... communicate with them until the next morning . I believe my arrival was most wel- come , not only to the commander of the fleet , but also to every individual in it ; when I came to explain to them theNelson touch " it was like an ...
Page 44
... communication between the six and the Commander - in - Chief's flagship . Thus eight ships in effect composed an " advanced squad- ron , " and did not join either of the main divisions at first . The majority of them were recalled on ...
... communication between the six and the Commander - in - Chief's flagship . Thus eight ships in effect composed an " advanced squad- ron , " and did not join either of the main divisions at first . The majority of them were recalled on ...
Page 95
... communication with the Queen and Court , and that Nelson's advice was rather forced upon the Neapolitan Ministers than sought for by them . But Nelson assures St. Vincent in the same letter that he has not " said or done anything ...
... communication with the Queen and Court , and that Nelson's advice was rather forced upon the Neapolitan Ministers than sought for by them . But Nelson assures St. Vincent in the same letter that he has not " said or done anything ...
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Page 221 - that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.
Page 3 - Nobly, nobly Cape Saint Vincent to the North-West died away ; Sunset ran, one glorious blood-red, reeking into Cadiz Bay ; Bluish 'mid the burning water, full in face Trafalgar lay ; In the dimmest North-East distance dawned Gibraltar grand and gray; " Here and here did England help me : how can I help England...
Page xxix - Those far distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the world.
Page 103 - Lord," he said to the Duke of Devonshire, " I am sure that I can save this country, and that nobody else can.
Page 24 - The second in command will in all possible things direct the movements of his line by keeping them as compact as the nature of the circumstances will admit. Captains are to look to 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 that of an enemy.
Page 156 - He either fears his fate too much or his desert is small. who dares not put it to the touch and win or lose it all...
Page 120 - The most triumphant death is that of a martyr ; the most awful, that of the martyred patriot ; the most splendid, that of the hero in the hour of victory ; and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory.
Page 178 - It is by no means enough that an officer of the navy should be a capable mariner. He must be that, of course, but also a great deal more. He should be as well a gentleman of liberal education, refined manners, punctilious courtesy, and the nicest sense of personal honor.
Page 23 - The second hi command will, after my intentions are made known to him, have the entire direction of his line, to make the attack upon the enemy, and to follow up the blow until they are captured or destroyed.
Page 137 - My object is partly gained if we meet them. We shall find them not less than eighteen, I rather think twenty sail of the line, and therefore do not be surprised if I should not fall on them immediately. We wont part without a battle. I think they will be glad to...