The naval history of Great Britain, from ... 1783, Volume 3; Volume 224 |
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action admiralty Algeziras anchor army arrived attack batteries battle battle of Trafalgar blockade boats Bonaparte Brest brig Britain British fleet Bucentaure Cadiz Cæsar Cape Cape François capture chase coast Collingwood combined fleet conduct convoy crew deck despatches ditto Domingo Egypt enemy England English fell Ferrol fire flag flotilla force four France French French ship frigates gallant Gantheaume garrison Gibraltar harbour honour hundred island joined killed land leeward letter Lieutenant Linois Lord Keith Lord Nelson Lordship Majesty Majesty's Malta marines Martinique masts merchant-ships Napoleon naval navy night officers orders peace port pounders prisoners Rear-adm Rear-admiral Rear-admiral Sir received Robert Calder Rochefort Royal Sovereign sail seamen sent seventy-four guns shore shot signal Sir Robert Calder sloop sloop of war soon Spanish squadron Superb surrendered tain taken Texel thousand tion Toulon treaty troops valour vessels Vice-adm Vice-admiral Victory Villeneuve wind wounded