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6 days ago · Battle of Trafalgar, naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars on October 21, 1805, which established British naval supremacy for more than 100 years; it was fought west of Cape Trafalgar, Spain, between Cadiz and the Strait of Gibraltar. Learn more about the Battle of Trafalgar in this article.
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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 ...
May 9, 2024 · Subscribed. Like. 6 views 32 minutes ago TRAFALGAR SQUARE. On VE Day, Trafalgar Square in London burst into life as crowds flooded the streets to celebrate peace in Europe at the end of WW2. At...
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2 days ago · The Royal Navy blockaded Villeneuve in Cádiz until he left for Naples on 19 October; the British squadron caught and overwhelmingly defeated the combined enemy fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October (the British commander, Lord Nelson, died in the battle). Napoleon never again had the opportunity to challenge the British at sea, nor to ...
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23 hours ago · Trafalgar is a story of national tragedy as well as triumph, of course, as Britain’s stunning victory over the French came at a huge cost, namely the loss of Admiral Horatio Nelson. Nelson’s death in battle transformed him into a national hero and he became the most revered naval hero in the British pantheon.
Apr 22, 2024 · Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Baronet (born April 5, 1769, Portisham, Dorset, Eng.—died Sept. 20, 1839, London) was a British naval officer closely associated with Adm. Horatio (afterward Viscount) Nelson, two of whose flagships he commanded during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
