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The Battle of Trafalgar by J. M. W. Turner shows the last three letters of the signal flying from the Victory. "England expects that every man will do his duty" was a signal sent by Vice-Admiral of the Royal Navy Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, from his flagship HMS Victory as the Battle of Trafalgar was about to commence on 21 October 1805.
Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous last words may not have been “kiss me, Hardy,” according to a newly unearthed letter.. Instead, the British naval hero is claimed to have declared, “Thanks be ...
Nelson's chaplain, Alexander Scott, who remained by Nelson as he died, recorded his last words as "God and my country." [ 71 ] It has been suggested by Nelson historian Craig Cabell that Nelson was actually reciting his own prayer as he fell into his death coma, as the words 'God' and 'my country' are closely linked therein.
"Only a soldier's blanket! Make haste and return it to him at once." [4]— Ralph Abercromby, Scottish soldier and politician (28 March 1801).Wounded at the Battle of Alexandria, he asked what had been placed under his head and was told it was "Only a soldier's blanket."
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September [O.S. 18 September] 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy.His inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
The Life of Nelson is an 1809 two-volume biography written by James Stanier Clarke and John McArthur. Published in London by Cadell and Davies , it charts the life of the British Admiral Horatio Nelson from birth to his death during his greatest victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [ 1 ]
The Nelson Touch: The Life and Legend of Horatio Nelson. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195147414. Fairburn, John (1806). The Funeral of Admiral Lord Nelson (Second ed.). London: John Fairburn. Knight, Roger (2005). The Pursuit of Victory: The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson. New York NY: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0713996197.
The formation of the Navy League in 1894 gave added impetus to the movement to recognise Nelson's legacy, and grand celebrations were held in Trafalgar Square in London on Trafalgar Day, 1896. [1] It was commemorated by parades, dinners and other events throughout much of the British Empire in the 19th century and early 20th century.