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'Although forced to retreat, Jervis' force was not unbeaten and on 14 February 1797 he inflicted a sharp defeat on the Spanish Navy at the Battle of Cape St Vincent' - 'Beaten' instead of 'unbeaten', I would imagine?
'Seeking to engage the strangers, Dixon bore up' - What does 'bore up' mean?
The sentance goes on "halting his movement to ensure he held the weather gage", which is an attempt to explain what boring up is. Can you think of a way to make this clearer?
I'm afraid not, but I think it can be figured out. Not a major issues, I think.
'One of the frigates, Santa Dorotea, had lost a topmast sometime' - Do we know why?
Almost certainly due to bad weather, but the sources do not give a reason and I don't want to second guess them.
Hmmm, I see a pattern emerging! Can't find anything major to query with this account - well written, good sources, NPOV, no image problems. Look forward to passing them. Skinny87 (talk) 16:16, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]