Closing up, 192, 198, 241, 243
  Equalising, 205, 219, 221, 227, 346.
    See also Reserve, corps de
  Forming, as convenient, 170-1, 221, 226, 277
  Inverting, 226-7, 238, 331-2
  Position of squadrons in, 239-40
  Principles of, stated, 269, 342
  Quitting the, 161, 193, 198, 247, 273-4.
    See also Equalising
  Early Spanish use of, 8-10;
    early English, 28-36, 42, 59, 62
  Reactions against, 115-6, 159 n., 186, 283-9, 335-9
  Reduplication of, 118-9, 312-3, 338, 342 n., 352

Linstocks, 11

Lisle, John Dudley, Lord, 18-24, 291, 296

Louisbourg, 203

Love, Sir Thomas, 49-51, 61 n.

Macpherson, Alexander, 225

Malta, 164

Mathews, Admiral, 188 n., 190 n., 196, 205-8, 210

Medows, Captain Charles, 225

Melee, 259, 267, 291

Monck, George, Duke of Albemarle, 93-9;
  orders of, 99-104, 107, 111-5, 134-6

Monson, Sir William, on tactics, 76

Moore, Admiral Sir Graham, 336

Moorsom, Vice-Admiral Constantine, 298-9

Moorsom, Captain Robert, 298-9, 311 n.

Morogues, Bigot de, his Tactique navale, 171 n., 185,
    285 n., 327

Mortemart, Duc de, 179

Moulton, Captain Robert, his seabook, 112, 126 n., 129 n.,
    151 n.

Musket-arrows, 34

Mutual support, 61, 67, 74, 85-6, 89, 91, 100-1, 123, 129, 172, 266-7, 283

Myngs, Admiral Sir Christopher, 136-7

Narbrough, Admiral Sir John, 164-7

Nelson, Admiral Lord, 116, 185, 214, 257, 259, 261, 266, 321-7, 335-42
  His general orders (1798-1801), 264, 287-9
  His memorandum (1803) 261, 280-1, 289-90, 313-6
  His memorandum (1805), 272 n., 282-313, 316-20, 353-4

‘Nelson touch,’ the, 283, 293, 296, 299-313, 326

Norris, Admiral Sir John, 196, 206-7

Oar propulsion, 18-24

O’Bryen, Lieutenant Christopher, his translation of Hoste, 236 n.

Order of battle, forming, as convenient, 70-1

Orders of battle. 
  Early Spanish, 8-10;
  English, 19-24, 50-1, 65 et seq,, 74-5;
  wedge-shaped, 9, 19;
  Baskerville’s, 30;
  Boteler on, 73-6;
  crescent, 75, 94, 351;
  in two lines, 209, 214, 220, 226, 229, 285, 294-300, 305, 323;
  in three lines, 286, 289-296, 354

Order of sailing, 29, 50, 225 n., 235;
  as order of battle, 316, 322, 327, 340

Parisot, his account of Trafalgar, 310 n.

Pellew, Captain Israel, 299, 351 n.

Penn, Admiral Sir William, 81, 92, 96, 98, 135;
  orders of, 99-104, 114;
  his talk with Pepys, 120-1

Pepys, Samuel, 117 n., 120-1, 168-9

Perez de Grandallana, Don Domingo, 267