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The Battle of Trafalgar
[Picture 01]
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on the
21st October 1805
Why was there a Battle of Trafalgar?
Britain and France had been at war with each other a long time.
In 1802, both countries signed a truce but neither expected it to last
and it didn't.
In 1804 the war began again, and this time Napoleon (on the French
side) intended to invade Britain.
It was Nelson's job to stop him.
[Picture 02]
Admiral Nelson
British side
[Picture 03]
Admiral Villeneuve
French side
On October 21, 1805, the both sides met.
Admiral Nelson had a fleet of 27 ships
The French and Spanish had an armada of 33 vessels. (The commander in
charge of the armada at the time was Vice-Admiral Villeneuve.)
Where did the two sides meet?
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[Picture 05]
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought off
Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast.
The battle was between the combined fleets of Spain and France, (led
by Napoleon) and the Royal Navy (led by Nelson).
The British cut the French and Spanish line of battle and destroyed or
captured almost all their ships.
[Picture 06]
But..........
...... a french marksman spotted Nelson and shot him!
[Picture 07]
When Nelson was shot, at the height of the Battle of Trafalgar, the
whole of the country was plunged into mourning.
Nelson was given a grand State Funeral and is buried in a tomb in St
Paul's Cathedral.
Statues of Nelson were erected all over Britain, the most famous
being in Trafalgar Square in London.
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His flagship HMS Victory serves as a shrine to one of the country's
rich naval history.
Who was Nelson?
Horatio Nelson was born on 29th September, 1758, in the North Norfolk
village of Burnham Thorpe, where his father was the local rector.
His mother died when he was nine, and Hotatio was just 12 when he
joined the Royal Navy on his uncle's ship, HMS Raisonnable, in 1771.
His bravery in battles brought out the best in his captains and men.
After being wounded in sea battles, he had only one arm and was blind
in one eye.
Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson is one of the most remembered heroes
of our history. He was an international hero in his own lifetime too.
He was as popular as a modern footballer or popstar today. He became
popular after defeating almost the entire French Fleet in 1798 and the
Danes fleet in 1801.
200 years ago on October 21, 1805, Admiral Lord Nelson, as Commander
in Chief of the British fleet, led a fleet of 27 ships into battle at
Trafalgar.
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