主题：【纪念西西河开流四周】风帆时代的英国海军为啥这么成功？(一) -- 老马丁

Trafalgar took place off the Spanish shore...

Nile was several years earlier than Trafalgar.

And the sharpshooting of the French is not coming from nowhere: when they are blocked in port, the soldiers had nothing to do, so the officers, who used to be revolutionary land force commanders, found it very natural to order them to practice marksmanship. Anyway, its effect is impressive...