In the NavyChapter 15 A Close Call
Captain Sir Anthony Carter K.B., in acting command of HMS Agamemnon, 64, stood on his quarterdeck and watched the huge fleet coming into sight. He knew that Lord Nelson had every line-of-battle ship under his command that could be spared for what the Admiralty hoped would be a decisive battle. Still, the two columns of ships, each with 13 sail of the line, were impressive. At the head of the weather column stood Victory with her three rows of gun ports, followed by Temereire, another huge...