 | 1780 - 688 페이지
...the enemy.. The enemy's fleet inftantly wore, and fled with a croud of fail. His Majefly's fleet, by this manoeuvre, had gained the wind, and would have...forced the enemy to battle, had it not at once changed fix points when near the enemy, and enabled them to recover that advantage. However it did not enable... | |
 | 1780 - 740 페이지
...the wind, and would have breed the enemy to batlle, had it not at iScc Changed lis poiats when nta,r the enemy, and enabled them to recover that advantage. However, it did not enable them to weather his Majefty's fleet fo much, but the van, led by that good and gallant officer Capt. Bowyer, about fevcn... | |
 | John Charnock - 1798 - 608 페이지
...manoeuvre li-id gained the wind, and would have forced the enemy to battle, had it not at once changed fix points when near the enemy, and enabled them to recover...advantage. However, it did not enable them to weather his majerry'i fleet Co much, but the van, led by that good' and gallant officer, captain Bowyer, about... | |
 | John Charnock - 1798 - 610 페이지
...there as commodore during the two fucceeding years t; and " Hit majefty's fleet by this manoeuvre hid gained the wind, and would have forced the enemy to battle, had it not at once changed fix points when near, the enemy, and enabled them to recover that advantage. However, it did not enable... | |
 | Godfrey Basil Mundy - 1830 - 526 페이지
...enemy. The enemy's fleet instantly ' wore, and fled with a crowd of sail. ' His Majesty's fleet, by this manoeuvre, ' had gained the wind, and would have...advantage. ' However, it did not enable them to weather ' our fleet so much, but that the van, led by * that good and gallant officer, Captain ' Bowyer, about... | |
 | Godfrey Basil Mundy - 1830 - 508 페이지
...enemy. The enemy's fleet instantly ' wore, and fled with a crowd of sail. ' His Majesty's fleet, by this manoeuvre, ' had gained the wind, and would have forced ' the enemy to battle, had it not at ce hanged six points when near the enemy, and enabled them to recover that advantage. ' However, it... | |
 | Sir William Laird Clowes, Sir Clements Robert Markham, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Herbert Wrigley Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Leonard George Carr Laughton - 1898 - 668 페이지
...held, would have been a trial of speed and weatherliness. " His Majesty's fleet," wrote Rodney, " by this manoeuvre had gained the wind, and would have...changed six points when near the enemy, and enabled RoDNtY AND OE CuiCHEN /5 Tf f4j> y-.- S73O. RODXEY AM) TE GtTICHEN. them to recover that advantage."... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1913 - 382 페이지
...held, would have been a trial of speed and weatherliness. "His Majesty's fleet," wrote Rodney, "by this manoeuvre had gained the wind, and would have...enemy to battle, had it not at once changed six points (back to east, its former direction,) when near the enemy, and enabled them to recover that advantage."... | |
 | James E. Oberg - 1981 - 340 페이지
...removed what little advantage he had gained. Writing afterwards Rodney stated 'His Majesty's fleet by this manoeuvre had gained the wind, and w-ould have...enemy to battle, had it not at once changed six points [611/: "] when near the enemy, and enabled them to recover that advantage'. Each time either opponent... | |
 | 1780 - 796 페이지
...the enemy. The enemy's fleet inftantly wore, and fled with a crowd of fail. His Majefty's fleet, by this manoeuvre, had gained the wind, and would have...forced the enemy to battle, had it not at once changed (is point! when near the Majefty's fhips towards Barbadoes, in order to put the ficfc and wounded on... | |
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His Majesty's fleet by this manoeuvre had gained the wind, and would have forced the enemy to battle had it not at once changed six points when near the enemy, and enabled them to recover that advantage. 