. . . . 13,621
Total deaths, from other causes than
disease, . . . . . . 20,284
Comparing the whole number of men in the naval service, during this
period, with the mortality from causes incidental to the service, the
average annual loss was--
Killed in battle, . . . . one in 506, or .197 per cent.
Drowned and lost in battle, and died
of wounds . . . . . one in 1,292, or .077 per cent.
Wounded, . . . . . one in 169, or .588 per cent.
Drowned and lost by shipwreck, fire,
etc., otherwise than by battle, . one in 178, or .561 per cent.
Total annual loss by battle and the
special dangers of the sea, . . one in 119, or .836 per cent.
TABLE II.--BATTLES BETWEEN FLEETS OR SQUADRONS
BRITISH.
Guns
Date. Place. Ships. Broadside. Men.
1782, April 12, West Indies 36 1,315 21,608
1794, June 1, English Channel 26 1,087 17,241
1795, March 14, Genoa 14 557 8,810
1797, February 14, Cape St. Vincent 15 620 9,508
" October 11, Camperdown 16 575 8,221
1798, August 1, Nile 14 507 7,985
1801, July 12, Algeziras 5 188 3,100
1805, July 22, Cape Finisterre 15 596 10,500
" October 21, Trafalgar 27 1,074 16,826
" November 4, Bay of Biscay 9 262 4,186
1806, February 6, San Domingo 7 257 4,094
1811, March 12, Lissa 4 59 886
" May 20, Madagascar 4 73 903
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192 7,170 113,863
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