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Cmdr. Hender Whitter.
DATE TO EVENT 1794/02/08 Lieutenant 1801/01/01 Commander 1801/01/01 1803/05 Sulphur, as Commanding Officer 1801/04/02 Battle of Copenhagen 1806/01/22 Captain 1807/03 1808 Garland, as Commanding Officer
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
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