Resultant Advantages to the British 219

Practices of the opposing Navies in regard to the Aims of Firing
219

Consequences Illustrated in the Injuries received respectively
220

Inadequate Use made by Rodney of the Advantage gained by his Fleet
220

Hood's Criticisms 220

Hood's Opinion shared by Sir Charles Douglas, Rodney's
Chief-of-Staff 222

Rodney's own Reasons for his Course after the Battle 222

His Assumptions not accordant with the Facts 223

Actual Prolonged Dispersion of the French Fleet 224

Hood, Detached in Pursuit, Captures a small French Squadron 224

Rodney Superseded in Command before the news of the victory
reached England 225

The general War Approaches its End 226