Salty Dog. Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Four French ships of the line were captured (including the flagship) as well as one destroyed. The defeat of the French prevented the French and the Spanish from their planned Invasion of Jamaica. The battle lasted 4 days. The british used a tactic of "Breaking the line" as pictured in the center diagram, More info and list of ships,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Saintes Edited April 9, 2015 by Sea Daddy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) Admiral de Grasse's memoirs of the naval combat of April the 12th "with the plans of the positions of the ships", in French : here. for example : Edited October 12, 2018 by LeBoiteux 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Nice memoire, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeBoiteux Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 (edited) One can read in de Grasse's memoirs (p. 27) a nice turn of phrase of the 18th cent. French : "Signaling manoeuvres to friendly ships with various flags' is "Talking to others' eyes" ("Parler aux yeux des autres") 🙂 Edited October 16, 2018 by LeBoiteux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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