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Admiral Lord George Anson 30th August 1758, a sheet of 'Addtional Fighting Instructions' signed Ans...
Admiral Lord George Anson 30th August 1758, a sheet of 'Addtional Fighting Instructions' signed Anson on board HMS Royal George at Sea, countersigned by Philip Stevens, addressed to Captain Deane of HM Fireship Vesuvius, message reads 'If upon coming to action withthe enemy I should think proper to hawl down the signal for Line of Battle, every ship in the Fleet is then to use his utmost endeavours to take or destroy such ships of the enemy as they may be opposed to, by engaging them as close as possible and pursuing them if they are driven out of their Line, without having any regard to the situation which was prescribed to themselves by the Line of Battle before the signal was hawled down', on backing paper H31cm, W20cm
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