Navy (Trafalgar)

The Findings of an exhaustive examination of ship's logs, signal records, records of participants. by a Committee appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty "for purpose of thoroughly examining & considering the whole of the evidence relative to the tactics employed by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar." Additionally "To prepare a diagram showing the approximate positions of the ships at the commencement of the action. To state what alterations are required in the model at Greenwich & the plan in H.M.S. 'Victory.' To report the result of their enquiry, giving the reasons in detail for the concusions arrived at. "The resulting report is minutely detailed including reproductions of pertinent parts of ship's logs .