The Queen has conducted a massive international fleet review to mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Britain's greatest naval hero, Admiral Lord Nelson, at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Over the period 1794 to 1805, under Nelson's leadership, the Royal Navy proved its supremacy over the French. His most famous engagement, at Cape Trafalgar, saved Britain from threat of invasion ...
the Battle of Trafalgar took place. The British Navy—which was made great, according to one Winston Churchill, by “rum, sodomy and the lash”—led by Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated the ...
The Abbey collection contains one of the best likenesses of the great Admiral, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, who died at the battle of Trafalgar (off the south coast ... A bust of Henry V was purchased ...
The International Fleet Review off Portsmouth marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Britain's greatest naval hero, Admiral Lord Nelson, at the Battle of Trafalgar. Some 167 ships from 57 ...
Lord Collingwood took control of the British fleet during the Battle of Trafalgar after Adm Lord Nelson was killed on 21 October 1805. The letter is written to Adm Signey Sweeney on the first ...
To commemorate the 220th anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson, we will be running a ... Collingwood (who would later serve with him at Trafalgar), sought to prevent illicit trading between ...
Admiral Lord Nelson’s indelible mark on British history extends far beyond his iconic victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the naval dockyard was once the home of the British fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, and served as the headquarters of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson from 1784 ...