...replied, 'But not my right hand as I have the honour of presenting Captain Berry to you; and besides may it please your Majesty I can never think that...which the performance of my duty has occasioned; and as long as I have a foot to stand on, I will combat for my King and Country.'6 Nicolas believes that...

...he had sustained, which he feared might deprive the country of his future services. Nelson replied, "I can never think that a loss which the performance...stand on, I will combat for my king and country." When the rear-admiral's arm was amputated, a nerve had been taken up with, or instead of, an artery,...