Redoutable

Lucas, of the "Redoutable," the next in the line, saw this, and resolved to protect his admiral.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

He had not been ten minutes among the wounded on the lowest deck when the cheers of the crew, following on a sudden lull in the firing, told him that the "Redoutable" had struck her colours.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

All the while there came a crackle of musketry from a party of sharpshooters in the mizen-top of the "Redoutable," only some sixty feet away, and Nelson's decorations must have made him a tempting target, even if the marksmen did not know who he was.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

"Redoutable" alone, the two ships locked together.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

The "Redoutable," already in a desperate condition, became a sinking wreck when the "Téméraire" added her fire to that of the flagship.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

Before the "Téméraire" engaged her, the "Redoutable" had been fearfully damaged by the steady fire of the "Victory," and had also lost heavily in repeated attempts to board the English flagship.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

Nicholas, 'and the' Redoutable 'swept and battered us wi' their murderous broadsides; the air seemed full o 'smoke and flame, and the old' Bully-Sawyer 'in the thick o' it.

The Amateur Gentleman Jeffery Farnol 1915

"Redoutable," French ship-of-the-line, Nelson mortally wounded by a shot from, ii.

The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877

The mizzen-top of the "Redoutable," garnished with sharpshooters, was about fifty feet above them.

The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877

At 1.10 she lay along the port side of the "Redoutable," the two ships falling off with their heads to the eastward, and moving slowly before the wind to the east-southeast.

The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877