. The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present. oijal Prince, Spragges first flagship, soon became disabled, andthe admiral shifted to the .S7. George, which in her turn, after aboutfour hours fighting, was reduced to the condition of a was similarly obliged to shift from the Gonden Leeiiw tothe Comeetstar. Spragge was removing to a third ship, the RoyalCharles, when a round shot struck his boat and sank her. Beforethis happened the wind shifted, and a heavy shower of rain fell,bnnight down probably by the firing. Prince Eupert, in the meantime, was terribly pr
. The royal navy : a history from the earliest times to the present. oijal Prince, Spragges first flagship, soon became disabled, andthe admiral shifted to the .S7. George, which in her turn, after aboutfour hours fighting, was reduced to the condition of a was similarly obliged to shift from the Gonden Leeiiw tothe Comeetstar. Spragge was removing to a third ship, the RoyalCharles, when a round shot struck his boat and sank her. Beforethis happened the wind shifted, and a heavy shower of rain fell,bnnight down probably by the firing. Prince Eupert, in the meantime, was terribly pressed by De Intl. nf Sea Power, 153. 320 MAJOR OPEBATIONS, 1^00-1714. [1673 Euijter, reinforced by Banckers. De Ruijter, thus strengthened,had at least two-and-forty ships to Ruperts two-and-thirty. Inspite of the confusion of the battle, the great Dutch admiral stillhad his squadron well under control, and was able to utilise it tothe best tactical advantage, for he cleverly cut off the rear sub-division ^ of the alhed centre, by detaching eight or ten ships; and. SIR CORXEHS TROMP, BART., COUNT VAX SYLLISBURG, LIEUTENANT-ADMIRAL-GENERAL OF HOLLAND AND WESTVRIESLAND. (From a Dutch engraved portrait 0/ about 1690.) then, with his remaining two-and-thirty, or thereabouts, surroundedthe remaining two-and-twenty of the English. Never, perhaps, dida commander of inferior forces handle them with greater tacticalability, or more skilfully create for himself a temporary localsuperiority. It speaks well for the steadiness of Ruperts officersand men that the van and centre sub-divisions of the Red squadron Under Rear-Adiniral Sir John Chicheley, (Pi.) 1673.] THE BATTLE OF THE TEX EL. 321 were not crushed. In time, after losing heavily, they managed toextricate themselves; and then Prince Kupert, anxious to reunitewith Sir John Chicheley, and seeing that Spragges squadron wasstill in difticulties, ran down towards his rear, De Ruijter followinghim on a parallel course, but neither centre
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