New to the Age of Sails, here is a simple guide to mast and sails

[Dobbs]

So forgive my ignorance but the head sails are the jib and stay sails in the diagram? And they should remain up in fighting sail?

Yes, those are the headsails. It is my understanding that the typical fighting sail configuration was topsails, maybe t'gallants, and headsails and spanker. The idea was maximum maneuverability with minimum crew handling.

Nelson went for all sail (I think including stuns'ls) at Trafalgar to break the combined fleet's line as fast as possible in light air.

[Killick]

Thanks Keith for your thread very helpful