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  1. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte KB (29 September [ O.S. 18 September] 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. His inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French Revolutionary ...

  2. May 10, 2024 · Horatio Nelson (born September 29, 1758, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England—died October 21, 1805, at sea, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain) was a British naval commander in the wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, who won crucial victories in such battles as those of the Nile (1798) and of Trafalgar (1805), where he was killed by enemy fire on the HMS Victory.

  3. Horatio, Viscount Nelson. Autograph letter signed ("Nelson"), to his father the Rev. Edmund Nelson. ANNOUNCING HIS ELEVATION TO THE DUKEDOM OF BRONTE ("...His Sicilian Majesty having created me a Duke by the title of Bronte..."), explaining to his father that the title has come with land worth about £3000 a year, promising that he "shall certainly not omit this opportunity of being useful to ...

  4. NELSON, Horatio, Viscount (1758-1805). Autograph letter signed ('Horatio Nelson'), with his right hand, to Sir William Hamilton [Ambassador to Naples], Leghorn, 20 May 1796, 2 pages, 4to, bifolium, docket (traces of paste to inner margin). Provenance: Christie's, 20 June 1990, lot 202.

  5. War of the Third Coalition. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805), also known simply as Admiral Nelson, was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. His inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British ...

  6. The papers are concerned with domestic matters, 1797 to 1805, and honours conferred upon Nelson. (2 boxes, 1 vol). The Girdlestone Collection was purchased from Miss Girdlestone in 1935 and 1939 by Sir James Caird. It was originally collected by Nelson's elder sister, Susanna Bolton, and was handed down through the family to Miss Girdlestone.

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  8. Oct 26, 2023 · Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, was a British naval officer renowned for his leadership and innovative tactics during the Napoleonic Wars. Notably, he secured British naval supremacy through victories at the Battle of the Nile and the Battle of Trafalgar. Contents. Early Life Of Horatio Nelson; Triumphs And Tactics; Personal Life Of ...

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