# Quote — Douglas Reeman, A Tradition of Victory

> No wonder the lookout was amazed. There were deozens of them, some moored in pairs, others, possibly gun-brigs or bombs, anchored separately, a veritable armada of small ships [....] and there they were, like a phalanx of Roman soldiers on the march, six lines of small vessels under sail. In the bright glare even the pendants and ensigns looked stiff, like lances.

- Author: [Douglas Reeman](https://www.leafyquotes.com/douglas-reeman.md)
- Book: [A Tradition of Victory](https://www.leafyquotes.com/douglas-reeman/a-tradition-of-victory.md)
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> He was ashamed and embarrassed, angry too that such a man could end like this. If peace did eventually come, there would be many more redcoats begging in the streets.

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