The influence of sea power upon history, 1660-1783 . eAtlantic to join the Dutch. He at once divided his fleet,sending twenty ships under Prince Rupert to the westwardto meet the French, while the remainder under Monk were togo east and oppose the Dutch. A position like that of the English fleet, threatened with anattack from two quarters, presents one of the subtlest tempta-tions to a commander. The impulse is very strong to meetboth by dividing his own numbers as Charles did; but unlessin possession of overwhelming force it is an error, exposingboth divisions to be beaten separately, which,
The influence of sea power upon history, 1660-1783 . eAtlantic to join the Dutch. He at once divided his fleet,sending twenty ships under Prince Rupert to the westwardto meet the French, while the remainder under Monk were togo east and oppose the Dutch. A position like that of the English fleet, threatened with anattack from two quarters, presents one of the subtlest tempta-tions to a commander. The impulse is very strong to meetboth by dividing his own numbers as Charles did; but unlessin possession of overwhelming force it is an error, exposingboth divisions to be beaten separately, which, as we are aboutto see, actually happened in this case. The result of the firsttwo days was disastrous to the larger English division underMonk, which was then obliged to retreat toward Rupert; andprobably the opportune return of the latter alone saved theEnglish fleet from a very serious loss, or at the least frombeing shut up in their own ports. A hundred and forty years 1 Memoires du Cte. de Guiche. A Londres, chez P. Changuion. ^ / h > / / .,-/ ?^ t. tA ^[ ^5o Ph IM
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