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Well, it didn't take much digging. I see that source of all knowledge, Wikipedia, mentions that both sides used spring lines at the Nile.

As an additional point, a few of the British ships anchored in gaps in the French line to rake the French ships. If the French ships were anchored on single anchors by the bow, and pointing roughly...

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My springing rules are going to be a little more elaborate,... but where do I find this Campaign Special Abilities list?

I was working on my springing rules, and this popped into my head: If the ships at the Nile were only anchored at the bow, and there was no tide or current affecting them, then why didn't they...

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Thanks, Angiolillo! I've always wondered about that. I've heard they were undermanned, so they probably couldn't have afforded the crew to man the capstans anyway.

I've been coming up with...

Does anyone know, were the French anchored fore and aft, so they stayed in their tidy row, or were they set up so they could pivot on spring lines?