Topic

Breaking The Line

Also searchable as Line Breaking.

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  1. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    28:21Royal Sovereign leads Collingwood's Trafalgar columnChapter
  2. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    2:12:13Signal confusion frustrates Rodney off MartiniqueChapter
  3. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    2:53:17Formidable breaks the French line at the SaintesChapter
  4. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    7:21Second rates as line-breaking heavy shipsNotable Point
  5. Second Rate Ships of the Line: A Conundrum of Service, Key Ship Series 9 - Ship 4
    26:30The sledgehammer value and handling costChapter
  6. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    0:25A tactical victory with a strategic argumentChapter
  7. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    1:09:12Caesar's hesitation and Queen's sacrificeChapter
  8. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    1:14:19Howe leads the line break himselfNotable Point
  9. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    1:38:05Howe's all-ships attackChapter
  10. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    1:44:08Initiative, hesitation, and the ragged British attackChapter
  11. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    1:22:46Wind, carronades, and the chance to break throughNotable Point
  12. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    1:26:26Affleck turns one breach into three French sectionsChapter
  13. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    1:46:39The Saintes popularized rather than invented line-breakingNotable Point
  14. Thomas Whitcombe: Naval Paintings Long Patrol Episode 1
    14:05Duncan's attempted line-breaking attack at CamperdownNotable Point