THE NELSON " TOUCH."
-g ni AT THE BATTLE OP TRAFALGAR. Ij By Teleeraph—Pi-ess Aesooiation—Od®yrigli4 w (Rec. October 21, 11.30 p.m.) London, October 21. Tli© Admiralty Committee lias published plans and other evidence rolnting ]f to Lord Nelson's " touch " at the Bat- *' tie of Trafalgar—liow his 27 sliips lvero el manoeuvred so as to establish a mark- c< ed superiority .over tho enemy's 33 ?' ships at tliG point of impact, piercing ), s tlio lino at tho centre, and overwhelming ,' him with gun firo before the van thus cut off could tttack or wear. This p manoeuvre is attributed to Rodney in its first appreciation. Tho plans large- D ( ly confirm Mr. J. Thursfield's articles V oil the subjcct in " Tho Titrffes " in 1905. bi ==========
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1886, 22 October 1913, Page 7
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123THE NELSON " TOUCH." Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1886, 22 October 1913, Page 7
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