The coordination of many people offering different, but complimentary, talents would have greatly cheered our friend, the late Dr Colin White. In addition to making a generous contribution himself, Colin would no doubt have given us encouragement in like measure, often as not in a practical form of guidance and critical suggestion. To see that spirit still manifest here is a warm reassurance. As in previous years, it is our particular pleasure to see this Trafalgar Chronicle as the result of genuine team effort. All manner of disciplines, skills and trades have been brought to bear in the making of this journal. The common ambition of all the authors found in these pages appears to be the desire to volunteer one’s very best. Never mind therefore whether it comes as the result of the professorial pen, the student’s laptop, or the painstaking notes of the amateur historian. Each has its merits and all deserve a place here. Let us rejoice in this admixture and savour the result. Each essay widens and deepens our understanding, especially so in that solving a question very likely leads to raising many more. If this is so, then we look forward to their address in future issues. Therefore, our thanks are due to each and all who have contributed to this edition. We hope you will find both enjoyment and edification in your Trafalgar Chronicle. On this note of celebration, in Victory’s ‘wonderful year’, let us remind the reader of that enduringly good advice: ‘if you have trouble opening your bottle of champagne, try hitting it with a ship!’ vii Anthony Cross Huw Lewis-Jones
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