<!--quoteo(post=130468:date=Sep 14 2005, 10:58 AM:name=Lord Nelson)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lord Nelson @ Sep 14 2005, 10:58 AM) [snapback]130468[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--QuoteBegin-Diomed+Jan 12 2004, 08:44 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Diomed @ Jan 12 2004, 08:44 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Uh sorry actualy France had the best ships and ship technologies, that's why napolean was so successful.<div align="right">[snapback]27740[/snapback]</div><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
napoleon was successful on land but was rubbish when it came to sea battles.
i read info on the <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/keith.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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first thing first i be of da scallywag type aarrrrrrrrrrrrr
and second the british indeed did prefer to hit the hull. most capatins considered the french use of chain shot and firing for the rigging to be cowardly. most of the french navies problem stemmed from killing off all their top officers and many ships capatins and putting untrained and under skilled men in charge. but viva the revolution <img src="http://www.piratesahoy.com/forum/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/danse1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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