Nelson's Patent Bridge at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 14th February 1797.
🎨Geoff Hunt
Happy Battle of St Vincent day everyone, extra to everyone 🍻
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 32 (1804) ⚓
"Fire in succession on Enemy's stern most ships, then tack or wear"
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 31 (1804) ⚓
"Rake they Enemy"
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That's cute, let me raise you 3000 signals phrases using Sir Home Popham Telegraphic Marine Vocabulary.
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 30 (1804) ⚓
"Van engage Enemy's Van, Rear, Rear, Centre their Centre"
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 29 (1804) ⚓
"Steer for and engage your respective opponents"
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📖 January 29th 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.
🔗dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-29th-1805
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"Dispatches For Admiral Thornton"
HMS Surprise arriving with dispatches for Admiral Thornton, flying his flag in the massive 110-gun HMS Ocean. Both ships are hove-to, allowing boats to shuttle between them.
🎨Geoff Hunt
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 28 (1804) ⚓
Signal 28 - Take station suitable for mutual support & engage.
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This weird hobby, now I'm looking for a set of period pennant flags.
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"Randolph against the odds, 7th March 1778 "
Randolph (32) engaging Yarmouth (64) off Barbados on a moonlit night.
🎨Geoff Hunt
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 27 (1804) ⚓
"Break thro Enemy's line & engage on the other side"
>if 🚩 at Foretop break through enemy Van
>If 🚩at main top break through enemy Centre
>If 🚩 at mizen top break through enemy Rear
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📖 January 26nd 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.
🔗dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-26th-1805
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 26 (1804) ⚓
Signal book:- "Keep sight of the Enemy"
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I have started to plot Victory's position from those given in Lord Nelson letters and Dispatches.
It's really helped to paint the picture of the fleets movements & landmarks given such as "Agincourt Sound"
Track the plots here - www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
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📖 January 25th 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.
🔗dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-25th-1805
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 25 (1804) ⚓
"Attack or harass the rear of the Enemy"
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 24 (1804) ⚓
Royal Navy signal book:- "At liberty to fire on Enemy in passing"
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 23 (1804) ⚓
In the Royal Navy signal book:- "Destroy or disable the Enemy's Trading Ships"
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📖 January 22nd 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below
🔗https://dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-22nd-1805
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"HM 74 Gun Ship "Conqueror" off Portugal, Nov 1807 "
The Seventy Four served at Trafalgar and is seen here off coast, signal 62 hoisted from her mizzen top - "Each Squadron to anchor separately"
🎨Derek Gardner
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 22 (1804) ⚓ (with the repeater flag)
In the Royal Navy signal book:- "Attack the Enemy's convoy of Transports"
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📖 January 22nd 1805⚓
✍🏻 New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
📜 Follow Nelson’s words and the daily rhythm of the Navy as events unfolded in real time.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.
🔗https://dockyardtalk.com/january-1805/january-22nd-1805
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"His Britannic Majesty's 64-Gun Ship 'Agamemnon' "
The 64 gun ship lays at her anchor flying the flag of a rear Admiral of the Red, also can be seen a ships boat hooked onto her main chains.
🎨Derek Gardner
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 21 (1804) ⚓
In the Royal Navy signal book:- "Attack the Enemy on bearing indicated"
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✍🏻 No New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.
🔗https://dockyardtalk.com/january-1805
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In attempts to lower international tensions a Naval Officer has been dispatched.
Dashing!
"The Magnificent at anchor off Torbay "
The 74 gun ship of the lines at anchor off Devon, signals to the rest of the fleet signal 63 "Anchor as soon as convenient"
🎨Derek Gardner
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🚩 Signal of the Day — Signal No. 20 (1804) ⚓
In the Royal Navy signal book:- "Lay the Enemy on board as arriving up"
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✍🏻 No New entry from Lord Nelson’s Dispatches & Letters today.
👇🏻Get caught up at the link below.
🔗https://dockyardtalk.com/january-1805
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