A hand drawn map by Admiral Lord Nelson showing his plan to defeat the French and Spanish navies at the Battle of Trafalgar has been discovered. The sketch shows his plan to split his fleet into ...

Tonight the Royal Navy celebrates Trafalgar Night. Two hundred and nineteen years ago today, Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson decisively beat the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar.

“This seaman’s account from aboard the Belleisle provides a fascinating look at the Battle of Trafalgar, as well as an ...

Ultimately, the British fleet was successful at the Battle of Trafalgar as Lord Nelson's bold and unconventional tactics won the day. The French/Spanish fleet was decimated with over a dozen ships ...

LORD Nelson did not say “Kiss me, Hardy” as he died, says a newly found account of the Battle of Trafalgar. Instead he said the less dramatic: “Thanks be to God but I have lived this day and ...

Aboard the Victory, off Cadiz, on Oct. 9, 1805, Lord Nelson issued his Memorandum for the decisive battle that was to be fought twelve days later off Cape Trafalgar. The great Admiral warned his ...

A hand drawn map by Admiral Lord Nelson showing his plan to defeat the French and Spanish navies at the Battle of Trafalgar has been discovered. The sketch shows his plan to split his fleet into ...