The Enemy At Trafalgar An Account of the Battle From Eye Witnesses Narratives
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De 2° cl. " Maiol : enseigne Lemesle : d° " Sergent : d° Le Ferec : aspirant " Ducrest : d° La Fortelle : d° " Auroche : cap. 6® depot colonial Patin : maitre charpentier " Pean : ayent comptable Goumaud : commis au vivres " Blondel : cap. D'artillerie Ricaud : maitre calfat " Vu par le Cap® de V. Commandant, " Lucas. '' 158 THE ENEMY AT TRAFALGAR CAPTAIN LUCAS'S PERSONAL NARRATIVE The second statement is much fuller. It practi- cally forms an eyewitness's narrative of the doings of the ship an...d of what went on on board during the battle. The document is, as will be seen, a clear and vivid narrative of events. The original report, dated Reading, 6th January, 1806, is in the archives of the Ministry of Marine : Vol. B. B.^ 237. "Batailles de Trafalgar et du Cap Ortegal"; No. 28. It was apparently conveyed to France by Cap- tain Magendie on his release on parole during January, 1806. Captain Lucas heads his account as follows: — " REPORT " Made to his Excellency the Minister of Marine and of the Colonies, by M, Lucas, naval captain, officer of the Legion of Honour, on the sea battle of Trafalgar between the combined fleet of France and Spain under the orders of Admirals Villeneuve and Gravina and the English fleet commanded by Admiral Nelson; and particularly on the combat between the Victory of 110 guns with the flag of Admiral Nelson, the Temeraire of the same force and another ship, a two-decker, and the Redoutable, of which His Majesty Imd entrusted me with the command, '' TO THE MEMORY OF BRAVE MEN 159 He then proceeds : — " Monseigneur, "Although the loss of the Redoutable forms a part of the defeat undergone by the Com- bmed Fleets of France and Spain in the sanguinary battle off Cape Trafalgar, the part taken by this particular ship, all the same, deserves a distinguished place by itself in the annals of the French Navy.
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