Decatur's next broadside had better luck, as it destroyed " Macedonian " s mizzen top mast, letting her driver gaff fall and so giving the maneuvering advantage to the American frigate . " United States " next took up position off " Macedonian " s quarter and proceeded to riddle the hapless frigate methodically with shot.
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In 2005, " Nelson and Napoleon " described the events that led to the Battle of Trafalgar and also in the same year he published the autobiographic " Eight Bells and Top Masts " the story of his time as a deck boy and his circumnavigation of the globe and the " Bath Detective " thriller trilogy.
