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Beachy Head - LoveToKnow 1911 (706 words) |
 | An allied force of 37 British sail of the line, under command of the earl of Torrington (Arthur Herbert), and of 2 2 Dutch under C. Evertsen, was at anchor under the headland, while a French fleet of over 70 sail, commanded by the comte de Tourville, was anchored some miles off to the south-west. |
| Torrington preferred to bring his fleet down in such a way that his van, consisting of the Dutch ships, should be opposite the enemy's van, his centre opposite their centre, and his rear should engage their rear. |
| Torrington took his station opposite the rear of the French centre, leaving a great gap between himself and the ships in the van. |
| Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (234 words) |
| Torrington played an important role in the War of the League of Augsburg, commanding the English and Dutch fleets at the Battle of Beachy Head (30 June 1690). |
| In connection with his 1690 operations against the French, the Earl is credited with being the first to use the expression, "fleet in being". |
| This biography of an earl in the peerage of England is a stub. |
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