The later naval battle gives a clearer tactical demonstration after the earlier defeat. A preceding chat exchange establishes the command problem: three ships might be manageable individually, but controlling a full fleet that way becomes difficult. The opposing fourth and fifth rates receive different shot choices, while the British ships maneuver to envelop them. Breaking ships out of group control allows independent action at the cost of a heavier command workload. The action ends with a choice between retaining captured ships and taking prize money.
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Fifth-rate engagement tactics
A later action against Spanish ships shows fourth- and fifth-rate identification, shot selection, envelopment, command workload, independent ship handling, and the prize-money choice.