30).
Gambier's fleet was thus organised in three equal squadrons (the centre one called 'the centre division') and six equal subdivisions.
The commander-in-chief was in the centre and had no other flag in his division, Similarly each junior flag officer was in the centre of his squadron and led his subdivision, but he had a commodore to lead his other subdivision.

These two commodores also led the fleet on either tack.

So far all is plain, but when we endeavour to understand by the appended instruction what battle formation Gambier intended by his elaborate organisation it is very baffling.

Possibly we have not got the instruction exactly as Gambier wrote it; but as it stands it is confused past all understanding, and no conceivable battle formation can be constructed from it.

All we can say for certain is that he evidently believed he was adopting the principles of Trafalgar, and perhaps going beyond them.