Admiral Blake
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Outside of them, and anchored with their broadsides to the sea, were the six great galleons. A glance must have shown Blake that by this arrangement the Spaniards had in fact masked the batteries at the bottom of the Bay and the fire of the smaller ships. They could not use their guns without firing into their own countrymen. When the English were once in the Bay, the fight would be with the six galleons mainly, and Stayner's action off San Lucar de Barrameda had shown how easily they could be ...mastered when resolutely tackled. The closer home the attack was pushed, the fewer would be the number of guns the Spaniards could use. It would be necessary to run the gauntlet of the castles at the mouth of the bay, but with regard to them also the closest place was the safest. When once the English fleet was in, the guns of the forts which pointed sea- ward would be harmless. What was needed to make the attack possible was a combination of a good sea breeze with a flowing tide, and then the fleet could sweep in and do its work of destruction, trusting to the efiiciency of its cannonade to beat down the fire of the castles before the ebb came to float it out.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Outside of them, and anchored with their broadsides to the sea, were the six great galleons. A glance must have shown Blake that by this arrangement the Spaniards had in fact masked the batteries at the bottom of the Bay and the fire of the smaller ships. They could not use their guns without firing into their own countrymen. When the English were once in the Bay, the fight would be with the six galleons mainly, and Stayner's action off San Lucar de Barrameda had shown how easily they could be ...mastered when resolutely tackled. The closer home the attack was pushed, the fewer would be the number of guns the Spaniards could use. It would be necessary to run the gauntlet of the castles at the mouth of the bay, but with regard to them also the closest place was the safest. When once the English fleet was in, the guns of the forts which pointed sea- ward would be harmless. What was needed to make the attack possible was a combination of a good sea breeze with a flowing tide, and then the fleet could sweep in and do its work of destruction, trusting to the efiiciency of its cannonade to beat down the fire of the castles before the ebb came to float it out.
What to read after Admiral Blake?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by David Hannay to read onlineMoreLess
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