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It should be said that Cornwallis did not regard this system as new except for the extension from Finisterre to St. Vincent, which Nelson advised. In acknowledging the order from Ushant he wrote, "The instructions ... are nearly the same as have generally been given. I can therefore only guess why a copy of the order was sent to me." Admiralty, In-Letters, 129, 28 September 1805.
Lord Keith's orders when watching Napoleon's flotilla were to the same effect. Admiralty Secretary's In-Letters, 537, 8 August 1803. In tactics, then, the idea was the same as in strategy. The army was the primary objective round which all dispositions turned. In the French service the strength and soundness of the British practice was understood at least by the best men.
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