 It certainly was so," replied Jervis, " and if ever you commit such a breach of your orders, I will forgive you also." Success covers many faults, yet it is difficult to believe that had Nelson been overwhelmed, the soundness of his judgment and his resolution...  Journal of the United States Artillery - Page 2111897Full view - About this book
 | William Clark Russell - 1891 - 298 pages
...was an unauthorized departure by Nelson, in the first instance, from the prescribed mode of attack. "It certainly was so," replied Jervis, " and if ever you commit such a breach of your orders, I will forgive you also." 2 Collingwood's pride in and appreciation of Jervis' skill are... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1897 - 564 pages
...power to assume responsibility. " The test of a man's courage," he used to say, "is responsibility." In the evening, while talking over the events of the...Jervis, " and if ever you commit such a breach of your orders, I will forgive you also." Success covers many faults, yet it is difficult to believe that... | |
 | James Richard Thursfield - 1909 - 446 pages
...it without a moment's hesitation. Calder, Jervis's chief of the staff, could only see in such an act an unauthorized departure from the method of attack prescribed by the admiral, and he said as much to Jervis in the evening. But Jervis, as stern a disciplinarian as ever walked... | |
 | James Parker - 1910 - 358 pages
...by his disobedience of the order of battle that day." Concerning this incident Mahan says (p. 341) : "In the evening, while talking over the events of...Calder spoke of Nelson's wearing out of the line as an authorized departure from the mode of attack prescribed by the admiral." " 'It certainly was so/ replied... | |
 | James Parker - 1910 - 362 pages
...by his disobedience of the order of battle that day." Concerning this incident Mahan says (p. 341) : "In the evening, while talking over the events of...Calder spoke of Nelson's wearing out of the line as an authorized departure from the mode of attack prescribed by the admiral." " 'It certainly was so,' replied... | |
 | James Richard Thursfield - 1920 - 440 pages
...it without a moment's hesitation. Calder, Jervis's chief of the staff, could only see in such an act an unauthorized departure from the method of attack prescribed by the admiral, and he said as much to Jervis in the evening. But Jervis, as stern a disciplinarian as ever walked... | |
 | Harold Wheeler - 1922 - 422 pages
...Calder hinted that, Nelson had made an unauthorized departure from the prescribed mode of attack. " It certainly was so," replied Jervis, " and if ever you commit such a breach of your orders, I will forgive you also." In discussing his tactics after the action, Nelson explained... | |
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