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Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816

PART IX
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Samuel, 258 Baskerville, Sir Thomas, his battle order, 29 Battle orders, _see_ Order of Battle Battles.
Gravelines (1588), 75, 283, 288 Isla de Pinos (1596), 29 Oquendo and Tromp (1639), 85 Monte Christo (1652), 84 Dungeness (1652), 93 Portland (Feb.

1653), 94 The Gabbard (June 1653), 97 Lowestoft or Texel, No.

2 (1665), 113-4 Four Days' Battle (1066), 116-9, 134, 136-7 St.James's Fight (1666), 122 _n._, 138, 140-1 Holmes's action (1672), 169 Solebay (1672), 138-9, 155 _n._, 169 Schoonveldt (1673) 133, 156 Texel, No.

3 (1673), 154 _n_., 157 _n_., 162 _n_., 182 Beachy Head or Bevesier (1690), 177, 181 La Hogue (1692), 180 Malaga (1704), 184, 186, 195-6, 198 _n._ Toulon (1744), 188 _n._, 196, 205, 210 Finisterre (Anson and De la Jonquiere, 1747), 209 Finisterre (Hawke and L'Etenduere, 1747), 226 _n._ Havana (1748), 224 _n._ Minorca (1756), 218 _n._ Quiberon (1759), 186, 312 Granada (1779), 258 Martinique (1780), 211, 227 _n._ Chesapeake (1781), 212 Les Saintes (1782), 211-2, 237 First of June (1794), 256, 265, 283 St.Vincent (1797), 254, 265, 267 Camperdown (1797), 254, 266, 287 The Nile (1798), 262, 312 Copenhagen (1801), 264 Trafalgar (1805), 257, 264, 266, 282 _et seq._, 321-7, 335-42, 351-8 Berkley, Admiral Sir William, 116 Berry, Sir John, 169 Berry, Captain Edward, 262, 288 Bilboes, 33 Blake, Admiral Robert, 83-5, 92-9; orders of, 99-104 Boarding, 7, 13, 15, 42, 51, 59, 62, 68, 97, 119, 326 Boats in action, 10-13, 15, 89-90, 248, 275-6 Boscawen, Admiral Edward, 197, 203-4, 208, 210; his Additional Instructions, 219-25 Boswall, Captain, his translation of Hoste, 236 _n._, 287 _n._ Boteler, Captain Nathaniel, on tactics, 27, 73-6 Breaking the line, _see_ Line Browne, Lieutenant G.L., 299 Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 33, 76 Byng, Admiral Sir George, 204, 218 _n._ Cabins, 61 Calder, Admiral Sir Robert Bart., 294 Calthrops, 11 Captains, lists of, 65-6, 71 Captains, removal of, in action, 247, 274-5, 347 Carteret, Admiral Sir George, 121 Cartouches, 69 Cavalry tactics at sea, 7, 119 Cecil, Sir Edward, Viscount Wimbledon, 31, 49, 51-72, 73, 75, 83, 85 Changing station, _see_ Station Charles V, Emperor, 1, 18 Chasing, 43, 56, 60, 127-9, 155, 162, 204.
_See_ also General chase Chaves, Alonso de, 1 _et seq._ 18-9, 52, 73, 75, 291, 296 Chaves, Hieronymus de, 2 Clearing for action, 41, 58, 62, 69 Clerk of Eldin, 235, 262, 265, 285, 326 Close action, 41, 68, 112, 159, 215, 220 Cochrane, Admiral Sir Alexander, 185, 326-7, 330-4 Codrington, Admiral Sir Edward, 295, 301-7 Collingwood, Admiral Lord, 283, 292, 295, _et seq._; his memorandum, 323-30, 336-7 'Commander-in-chief,' 100 _n._ Concentration, 142-5, 154 _n._, 177, 213, 228, and _n._, 259, 284, 330-4 By doubling, _see_ Doubling; On rear, _see_ Rear-concentration On van, 143-4, 213, 314-5 Confusing, 36, 144, 213, 284, 291, 315 Containing, 135-8, 214, 284, 297, 318-20, 325 By feinting, _see_ Feints Convoy, method of attacking, 219, 227, 288; of protecting, 94 Corporal of the field, 40 Corps de reserve, _see_ Reserve Coventry, Sir William, 111, 114, 128, 133 Cowardice, _see_ Captains, removal of Cross-bows, 11 Crossing the T, 210, 221 Cruisers, 29, 71-3, 88-90, 99, 103-4, 109, 122, 125,152; duties of, in action, 151, 219, 251 Cruising formations, 209, 220, 228 Dartmouth, Admiral George Legge, first lord, 141; his instructions, 168-172, 177 Dartmouth MSS.

110, 133, 139 Deane, Admiral Richard, 93, 95 Decres, 310 Defeat, 247 Debug, William Fielding, First Earl of, 49 Detached ships, 240, 244, 249, 269, 272-3, 276, 345 Disabled ships, 101, 103, 112-3, 123-4, 127, 146, 161-2, 192-3, 246-7, 274, 346-7; question of following up, 224, 246, 273, 346 Disrobe, Colonel John, general at sea, 98; orders of, 99-104 Discipline, 40, 43-5, 52-4, 58, 93 Dispersing, instructions for, 247, 275 Divisions, independent control of, 287-9, 294-6, 316-9, 323, 327.
_See also_ Sub squadrons; Order of battle Doubling, 117, 179-85, 210, 236, 262, 326, 331-3.
Drake, Sir Francis, 17 _n._, 283; his sailing order, 29, 50 Duff, Captain George, 303 Demeanor, Vice-Admiral, 310 Duncan, Admiral Viscount, 254, 266, 287 Duodenal, Admiral the Earl of, 337 Tuques, Admiral Abraham, 164 Engaging, _see_ Attack Equalizing speed, 228, 241, 243, 269, 271, 273 Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 49 Essington, Rear-Admiral, 322 d'Estrees, Marechal, 154 _n._, 179, 182 Etenduere, Admiral des Herbiers de l', 226 _n_.
Exmouth, Admiral Edward Pellew, Lord, 351 _n_.
Expeditional orders, 204-6 Feints, 302, 307-12 Fire discipline, 41-3, 51, 54, 60, 62, 68, 70, 103, 125, 159, 172, 245, 273, 346 Fire, precautions against, 37, 41, 54, 58-9, 70 Fireships, 89, 90, 103-4; instructions for, 139, 149, 159-60, 172, 223-4, 227, 248 and _n._, 250-1, 274-5 Flag, shifting the, 130, 141, 162 _n._, 248-9, 276, 345-6 Flags, squadronal, 16, 22-3, 55; abolished, 251 Flagship as objective, 12, 15, 273.


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