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- And so, as the HMS Victory started its long, slow craw back towards Britain, Admiral Horatio Nelson was dunked in a barrel of brandy. Fortunately, the great man was small of stature (5”6 or 1.68 meters) so his crew didn’t have too much trouble stuffing him in. Things weren’t all plain sailing though.
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Oct 15, 2018 · Born on 29 September 1758 in Norfolk, Horatio Nelson was the sixth of the 11 children of a clergyman, the BBC reports. “He joined the navy aged 12, on a ship commanded by a maternal uncle.
And so, as the HMS Victory started its long, slow craw back towards Britain, Admiral Horatio Nelson was dunked in a barrel of brandy. Fortunately, the great man was small of stature (5″6 or 1.68 meters) so his crew didn’t have too much trouble stuffing him in. Things weren’t all plain sailing though.
Feb 17, 2011 · A naval captain before he was 21, a household name throughout most of Europe at 39 and killed in action just weeks after his 47th birthday, he lived a colourful and crowded life. He won three of ...
Burial. Crypt of St Paul's. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, was given a state funeral in London on 9 January 1806. It was the first to be held at St Paul's Cathedral and was the grandest of any non-royal person to that date. Nelson was shot and killed on 21 October 1805, aged 47, aboard his flagship, HMS Victory, during the ...
Jan 1, 2021 · Rear-Admiral Lord Nelson, painted by Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760–1802). Painted in 1799 after the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797), note Lord Nelson's right sleeve is pinned to his coat, as was custom when a limb was lost. (This image is in the public domain as the artists died more than 70 years ago.
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Nov 18, 2019 · ** Although massive in stature as a national hero, Nelson was a small man, standing only 5ft 4in (1.62m) tall and of slight build. Surprisingly suffering from seasickness all his life, he had a weak constitution and was frequently ill with bouts of malaria and dysentery.
May 12, 2020 · And so, as the HMS Victory started its long, slow craw back towards Britain, Admiral Horatio Nelson was dunked in a barrel of brandy. Fortunately, the great man was small of stature (5”6 or 1.68 meters) so his crew didn’t have too much trouble stuffing him in. Things weren’t all plain sailing though.