Rodney
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To do that it is necessary to get right among his battalions or his ships. This had been well known to the admirals of the Commonwealth and of Charles the Second, and therefore their fighting was furious and effective. But from about the Revolution time till the very end of the American War it was for- gotten. Men fell into the pedant frame of mind. As Moliere's immortal doctors thought much of doing the proper professional things and little of the patient, the British admiral thought first and... last of his line. To keep that intact, to engage van to van, centre to centre, rear to rear, to go at it hammer and tongs ship to ship, till his gunnery had shattered the enemy and thrown him into confusion, then to order a general chase and pick up the prizes — this was what the British admiral dreamt of when he dreamt of battles. It was a manly vir THE LINE OF BATTLE 119 vision, but it could only become a reality if the enemy was prepared to meet him half way — which the French, who did not want a smashing battle, would never do.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
To do that it is necessary to get right among his battalions or his ships. This had been well known to the admirals of the Commonwealth and of Charles the Second, and therefore their fighting was furious and effective. But from about the Revolution time till the very end of the American War it was for- gotten. Men fell into the pedant frame of mind. As Moliere's immortal doctors thought much of doing the proper professional things and little of the patient, the British admiral thought first and... last of his line. To keep that intact, to engage van to van, centre to centre, rear to rear, to go at it hammer and tongs ship to ship, till his gunnery had shattered the enemy and thrown him into confusion, then to order a general chase and pick up the prizes — this was what the British admiral dreamt of when he dreamt of battles. It was a manly vir THE LINE OF BATTLE 119 vision, but it could only become a reality if the enemy was prepared to meet him half way — which the French, who did not want a smashing battle, would never do.
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