At least that way you can point the blame a your superiors, especially if that superior happened to die in the action! The failure for the French battle line to cary out a change of heading without falling into disarray seems fairly typical of the period.
Rob.
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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