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THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR: "EXTRACT FROM THE LOG BOOK OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP VICTORY" Tuesday, Oct 22, 1805 Light airs and cloudy, standing towards the Enemy's van with all sail set. At 4 minutes past twelve opened our fire on the Enemy's van, in passing down their line. At twenty minutes part 12, in attempting to pass through the Enemy's line, fell on board the 10 th and 11 th ships, when the action became general. About 15 minutes after one, the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Nelson, and Commander in Chief was wounded in the shoulder. At 1h 30m the Redoubtable having struck her Colours, we ceased firing our starboard guns, but continued engaging the Santissima Trinidada and some of the Enemy's ships on the larboard side. The action continued general until three o'clock, when several of the Enemy's ships around us had struck. At 3h 30m made the signal for our ships to keep their wind and engage the Enemy's van coming along our weather line. At 4h 15m the Spanish Rear-Admiral to windward struck to some of our ships partial firing continued till 4h 30 when a victory having been reported to the Right Hon Lord Nelson, KB, Commander in Chief, he then died of his wounds page 3 col. 2 -- 17 cm of column space; together with NELSON "MEMORANDUM" - TACTICS TO BE EMPLOYED: Victory, off Cadiz, October 10, 1805, Nelson lays out his battle plan, I have therefore made up my mind . He also covers eventualities: Something must be left to chance; nothing is sure in a sea-fight beyond all others; Captains are to look to their particular line as their rallying point, but in case signals cannot be seen or understood, no Captain can do wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy page 3 cols 3-4 in a complete issue of THE MORNING CHRONICLE (LONDON) for 1 January 1806 (creased and slightly damaged) -- 28cm. of column space (2)