Types of Naval Officers Drawn From the History of the British Navy With Some Ac
Types of Naval Officers Drawn From the History of the British Navy With Some Ac
Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914
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Neither natural temper, nor acquired habit of mind, respond to the call. To pass through the French line, when the wind shifted, was an instigation too sudden and a risk too great for his own initiative. The balance of evi- dence shows that it was due to the suggestion, and even more to the pressure, of Sir Charles Douglas. Carried beyond his habitual submission by the impulse of a great thought, and unbur- dened by the ultimate responsibility which must remain with the admiral, the Captain of ...the Fleet not only urged lufiing through the enemy's line, but — so the story runs — in the excitement of the moment, and seeing the chance slipping past, even under the then sluggish breeze, he ordered the helm down. The admiral, thus faced, coun- termanded the order. A moment of silence fol- lowed, during which the two men stepped apart, the admiral even entering the cabin, which would be but a few paces from the wheel. Returning, he permitted Douglas to have his way ; an act which, whether done courteously or grudgingly, does not bespeak professional conviction, but the simple acceptance of another's will in place of one's own indecision.
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