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Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816

PART VIII
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of the Additional Fighting Instructions in use in 1780, to which Rodney referred in his report on the action of April 17 in that year.
[9] _Cf._ Boscawen's No.

3.
[10] _Cf._ Boscawen's No.

2.
[11] _Cf._ Boscawen's No.

17.
[12] In connection with these three articles the following dictum attributed to Rodney should be recalled: 'During all the commands Lord Rodney has been entrusted with he made it a rule to bring his whole force against a part of the enemy's, and never was so absurd as to bring ship to ship when the enemy gave him an opportunity of acting otherwise.' And _cf.

supra_, p.


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