[161] Nā´teh.
[162] (1653-1702.) Frequently defeated the French between 1690 and 1694, and in 1702, almost single-handed, fought a French fleet in the West Indies for five days. He died from injuries received in the battle.
[163] (1705-81.) His chief battle was a victory over the French in Quiberon Bay (1759)—one of the most daring and successful actions on record.
[164] (1750-1810.) The great friend of Nelson, to whom he was second in command at Trafalgar.
[165] (1726-99.) His greatest exploit was a crushing defeat inflicted on the French, from whom he took six ships, on "the glorious First of June" 1794, off Ushant.
[166] (1724-1816.) He won many naval victories.
[167] (1697-1762.) Not only a great fighting admiral, but a circumnavigator of the globe. The story of his Voyage Round the World is still worth reading.
[168] Quoted from Fighting in Flanders, by E. R. Powell.
[169] A neutral state which receives in its territory troops belonging to one or other of the armies engaged in war, keeps such troops in its own hands until the end of the war, and must prevent them from escaping. It clothes and feeds them, and the expenses so incurred are made good at the end of the war by the Power to which the troops belong.
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