Horatio Nelson Quote

In case signals cannot be seen, or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.

memorandum to commanders of ships before the battle of Trafalgar, 10 October 1805, in The Naval Chronicle vol. 14 (1805)

In case signals cannot be seen, or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.

In case signals cannot be seen, or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.

In case signals cannot be seen, or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.

In case signals cannot be seen, or perfectly understood, no captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of an enemy.