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wards sent verbal directions to Lord Northesk, to break through the enemy’s line a-stern of the fourteenth ship. This was effected in the most masterly and gallant manner; though the Britannia was severely galled in bearing down, by a raking fire from several of the enemy. On passing through the line, and hauling up, she was the fourth ship of the van

British Fleet.
	Guns.					Killed.	Wounded.
Victory	100	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Vice-Admiral Viscount Nelson, K.B. Captain Thomas Masterman Hardy.		$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	57	75
Royal Sovereign	100	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood. Captain Edward Rotheram		$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	47	94
Britannia	100	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Rear-Admiral Earl of Northesk. Captain Charles Bullen.		$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	10	42
Temeraire	98			Eliab Harvey		47	76
Prince	98			Richard Grindall.		—	—
Neptune	98			Thomas F. Freemantle.		10	34
Dreadnought	98			John Conn.		7	26
Tonnant	80			Charles Tyler.		26	50
Mara	74			George Duff. *		29	69
Bellerophon	74			John Cooke. *		27	123
Minotaur	74			C. J. M. Mansfield.		3	22
Revenge	74			Robert Moorsom.		28	51
Conqueror	74			Israel Pellew.		3	9
Leviathan	74			H. W. Bayntun.		4	22
Ajax	74		Lieut.	J. Pilfold. †		2	9
Orion	74		Captain	Edward Codrington.		1	23
Agamemnon	64			Sir Edward Berry.		2	7
Spartiate	74			Sir Francis Laforey.		3	20
Africa	64			Henry Digby.		18	44
Belleisle	74			William Hargood.		33	93
Colossus	74			James Nicoll Morris		40	160
Achille	74			Richard King.		13	59
Polyphemus	64			Robert Redmill.		2	4
Swiftsure	74			William Gordon Rutherford.		9	8
Defence	74			George Hope.		7	29
Thunderer	74		Lieut.	J. Stockham. †		4	12
Defiance	74		Captain	P. C. Durham.		17	53
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* Killed.

† Acting in the absence of their Captains, who were attending as witnesses on the trial of Sir Robert Calder.