The Battle of Caddis

Admiral Villeneuve knew his captains could fight, but he was not confident in their ability to carry out a complicated battle plan without supervision. Nelson's whole plan relied on the fire from the combined fleet being too slow and inaccurate to stop his attack columns. If that happened, Admiral Villeneuve would have a chance to pull off an upset victory. But given the state of the French and Spanish crews, that was a big if.