The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on the 21st October in 1805, is probably the greatest, and certainly the most famous, British naval victory of all time.


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The victory by the brilliant maverick, Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, prevented Napoleons desired invasion of Britain and, in the long term, gave Britain command of the world's oceans undisputed global dominance for the 19th century.

The battle of Trafalgar was fought during the Napoleonic Wars between the Royal Navy and the combined fleets of France and their ally, Spain.

𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧

Horatio Nelson was already a national hero as one of Britain's most maverick , arguably her most successful, and certainly her most aggressive naval commander.


The two fleets met off the coast of Cape Trafalgar, south west Spain, on the 21st October 1805.
The Franco-Spanish fleet consisted of 33 ships of the line (23 of them French) as well as 7 smaller frigates.

Meanwhile Nelson's fleet consisted of 27 ships of the line.


At 11:48am Nelson ordered a message to be flown to the fleet:
"England expects that every man will do his duty".
And then he personally led the attack from his flagship, HMS Victory.

As he paced the deck of HMS Victory with Hardy, Nelson was fatally struck by a musket ball shot from a sniper in the rigging of the Redoubtable.

As he lay dying, Nelson was constantly brought news of the battle's progress.
By 4:30pm he was told the result of the battle. 19 French & Spanish battleships sunk or captured for the loss of not a single Royal Navy ship.

Britain's naval hero gasped:
"Now I am satisfied. Thank God I have done my duty."


Nelsons body was preserved in a barrel of brandy and brought home to England.
There in January 1806 he was given a full state funeral at St. Cathedral.
His tomb lies alongside the Duke of Wellington (victor at Waterloo) in the crypt and is open to the public.

The Battle of Trafalgar is regarded as Britains greatest naval victory.
But despite this victory, Napoleon continued to hold power in France and was still master of mainland Europe.
In the end, Napoleon was defeated on land at Waterloo.

The greatest impact of the victory at Trafalgar was that Britain swept the oceans clear of any rivals for a century.

This dominance and her pole position in the industrial revolution enabled Britain to build an empire that encompassed a quarter of the world's population and become the super power of the 19th century.

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FAQ

When was the Battle of Trafalgar?
21 October 1805

Who was the Battle of Trafalgar between?
The British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of France & Spain.

Who won?
The British under Admiral Nelson, who was mortally wounded.

Chapters
0:00 Napoleon thwarted at sea
1:40 The tide turns
4:00 Horation Nelson
5:20 Rival Fleets
6:39 Nelson's plan
8:41 Cuthbert Collingwood
9:18 French fleet sighted
9:53 Nelson's signal
10:43 HMS Royal Sovereign attacks
11:32 HMS Victory attacks
12:05 Death of Nelson
13:35 Nelson's Last Triumph
15:50 Impact of Battle of Trafalgar


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