On this day in 1805, Napoleon’s French navy, fighting alongside the Spanish navy, was defeated by the Royal Navy, led my Admiral Horatio Nelson, in the Battle of Trafalgar, off the south coast of Spain.
The battle was part of Napoleon’s wider strategy to draw the Royal Navy away from the English Channel, allowing his invasion force to cross from France. However, Nelson’s tactical genius guided the Brits to a crushing victory, dashing Napoleon’s hopes of invading Britain.
Nelson himself was killed by a French sniper in the aftermath of the battle, immortalising him and becoming one of the most revered figures in British history.
by Ok-Baker3955
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Give that man a 170ft Corinthian column!
That painting needs a colour adjustment
Apparently the only mention of the battle is on a small plaque on the Cape which reads…
Trafalgar 1805 – 2005
“Before long, men of both islands must convince themselves that it is a madness to make such terrible wars, and there will come a day when they will embrace each other, all agreeing to form only one family. ”
Benito Pérez Galdós
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