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Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September [O.S. 18 September] 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a Royal Navy officer whose inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics brought about a number of decisive British naval victories during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
This is a list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are listed in chronological order by starting date (or planned start date).
Lists of battles fought in Africa (see also List of conflicts in Africa) List of battles in South Africa; Lists of battles fought in the Americas Lists of battles fought in U.S. states (see also Category:Battles by U.S. state): Lists of battles fought in Europe (see also List of conflicts in Europe) Last battle on British soil
This battle occurred in 1794, during the height of the Age of Sail. This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval battles that have occurred throughout history, from the beginning of naval warfare with the Hittites in the 12th century BC to piracy off the coast of Somalia in the 21st century. If a battle has no ...
Battle of Trois-Rivières: June 8, 1776: Quebec: British victory: Americans forced to evacuate Quebec [26] Battle of Sullivan's Island: June 28, 1776: South Carolina: American victory: British attack on Charleston is repulsed [27] Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet: June 29, 1776: New Jersey: American victory [28] Battle of Gwynn's Island: July 8–10 ...
Battle of Long Island (a.k.a. Battle of Brooklyn) – 1776 – American Revolutionary War; Battle of Long Jawai - 1963 - Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation; Battle of Longewala – 1971 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Battle of Loos (see Battle of Artois-Loos) Battle of Lostwithiel (two connected battles) – 1642 and 1644 – English Civil War
The San Juan Expedition took place between March and November 1780 during the American War of Independence when a British force under the command of John Polson and Captain Horatio Nelson landed on the coast of the present-day Nicaragua, with the aim of sailing up the San Juan River to capture the strategically crucial towns of Granada and León, located on the northwestern shore of Lake ...
Nelson had returned to the fleet three days earlier at Lord Spencer's order, [23] following recovery in Britain from the loss of an arm at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in July 1797. [ 24 ] St. Vincent had already been preparing for an expedition to Toulon with Nelson in mind, and the rear-admiral departed the Tagus in his flagship HMS ...