 In front of Marlborough the rest of the van had mixed success . HMS Bellerophon and HMS Leviathan were both still suffering the effects of their exertions earlier in the week and did not breach the enemy line . Instead they pulled along the near side of Éole and America respectively and brought them to close gunnery duels . Rear @-@ Admiral Thomas Pasley of Bellerophon was an early casualty , losing a leg in the opening exchanges . HMS Royal Sovereign , Graves 's flagship , was less successful due to a miscalculation of distance that resulted in her pulling up too far from the French line and coming under heavy fire from her opponent Terrible . In the time it took to engage Terrible more closely , Royal Sovereign suffered a severe pounding and Admiral Graves was badly wounded . 
 In front of Marlborough the rest of the van had mixed success . HMS Bellerophon and HMS Leviathan <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> both still suffering the effects of their exertions earlier in the week and did not breach <a href='None' title='2'><mark>the</mark></a>enemy <a href='negative_concord' title='3'><mark>line</mark></a> . Instead they pulled along the near side of Éole and America respectively and brought them to close gunnery duels . Rear @-@ Admiral Thomas Pasley of Bellerophon was an early casualty , losing a leg in the opening exchanges . HMS Royal Sovereign , Graves <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>flagship , was less successful due to a miscalculation of distance <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a>resulted in her pulling up too far from the French line and coming under heavy fire from her opponent Terrible . In the time it took to engage Terrible more closely , Royal Sovereign suffered a severe pounding and Admiral Graves was badly wounded . 
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