Meanings of french admirals in English

The English and French admirals threw out the signal for the steam-squadron to weigh.

During these transactions by land, the superiority at sea was still disputed between the English and French admirals.

That winter John Paul spent striving in vain for a better ship, and imbibing tactics from the French admirals.

Barcelona would in all probability have fallen, had not the French Admirals learned that the conquerors of La Hogue was approaching.

Dahlgren, drawing his information from the official accounts of the "English and French admirals," describes the works and their location is follows:-