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Over the period 1794 to 1805, under Nelson's leadership, the Royal Navy proved its supremacy over the French. His most famous engagement, at Cape Trafalgar, saved Britain from threat of...
Feb 17, 2011 · Examine the real man behind the legend of Horatio Nelson and you will find a complex personality, whose virtues inspired a navy to absolute victory.
Jul 8, 2021 · Britain’s greatest naval victory. Military History Matters' Neil Faulkner analyses Nelson’s culminating tactical masterpiece. Lieutenant Pasco, Nelson’s signal officer on the Victory, looked annoyed. The fleet, 27 ships-of-the-line, had the French and Spanish fleet, 33 of the line, bottled up in Cadiz harbour.
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Aug 24, 2021 · British naval hero Horatio Nelson was a rebel, a lover and a leader, whose life was marked by victory at sea and scandal on shore. Julian Humphrys charts the course of his life.
Jan 7, 2014 · The island race became an imperial race, and the spearhead of empire was, of course, the Royal Navy. The value of British overseas trade increased ten-fold during ‘the long 18th century’ (1688-1815). Britain became the dominant power in the Caribbean, North America, and India.
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Lord Nelson is best known for his victory at the Battle of the Trafalgar but he was already a national hero before then thanks to his naval tactics.
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The battle became one of Britain's greatest naval victories, but Nelson, aboard HMS Victory, was fatally wounded by a musket ball fired from the French ship Redoutable. His body was brought back to England, where he was accorded a state funeral.
