Detached ships, 240, 244, 249, 269, 272-3, 276, 345

Disabled ships, 101, 103, 112-3, 123-4, 127, 146, 161-2, 192-3, 246-7,
    274, 346-7;
  question of following up, 224, 246, 273, 346

Disrobe, Colonel John, general at sea, 98;
  orders of, 99-104

Discipline, 40, 43-5, 52-4, 58, 93

Dispersing, instructions for, 247, 275

Divisions, independent control of, 287-9, 294-6, 316-9, 323, 327.
  See also Sub squadrons; Order of battle

Doubling, 117, 179-85, 210, 236, 262, 326, 331-3.

Drake, Sir Francis, 17 n., 283;
  his sailing order, 29, 50

Duff, Captain George, 303

Demeanor, Vice-Admiral, 310

Duncan, Admiral Viscount, 254, 266, 287

Duodenal, Admiral the Earl of, 337

Tuques, Admiral Abraham, 164

Engaging, see Attack

Equalizing speed, 228, 241, 243, 269, 271, 273

Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 49

Essington, Rear-Admiral, 322

d’Estrees, Marechal, 154 n., 179, 182

Etenduere, Admiral des Herbiers de l’, 226 n.

Exmouth, Admiral Edward Pellew, Lord, 351 n.

Expeditional orders, 204-6

Feints, 302, 307-12

Fire discipline, 41-3, 51, 54, 60, 62, 68, 70, 103, 125, 159, 172, 245,
    273, 346

Fire, precautions against, 37, 41, 54, 58-9, 70

Fireships, 89, 90, 103-4;
  instructions for, 139, 149, 159-60, 172, 223-4, 227, 248 and n.,
    250-1, 274-5

Flag, shifting the, 130, 141, 162 n., 248-9, 276, 345-6

Flags, squadronal, 16, 22-3, 55;
  abolished, 251

Flagship as objective, 12, 15, 273. 317, 346.
  See also Admiral, station of

Forcing, 227, 334

Foreign views of British tactics, 97-8, 118-9, 337-9

Frederick, Rear-Admiral, 254 n., 255

Frigates, see Cruisers

Galen, Admiral Johann van, 84

Galleys, tactics of, 6;
  used with sailing ships, 18-24

Gambier, Admiral Lord, 322-3, 325;
  his instructions, 327-8

Gambling, 43-4, 52

General chase, 130, 193, 221, 226

‘General’ for naval conmander-in-chief, 82, 93, 99

General Instructions, 268, 342

George of Denmark, Prince, 195

Gibraltar, 196, 225, 235-6

Glanville, Sir John, 63 n.

Gorges, Sir William, 32-5, 50

Grain, 101 and n.

Grappling, 7, 12, 248, 250

Grasse, Vice-Admiral Comte de, 238, 285-6

Graves, Admiral Lord, 212

Gravina, Admiral, 264

Greenwood, Jonathan, his signal book, 233 n.

Grenades, 11

Grenier, Vicomte de, his tactical treatise, 285

Group tactics, 50-1, 74, 85-7, 338