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The Death of Nelson, 21 October 1805, a painting by Arthur William Devis who attended Nelson's autopsy. The breakdown of the year-long peace that followed the Treaty of Amiens led to the United Kingdom declaring war on France in May 1803, a conflict that would become known as the War of the Third Coalition.
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 letter, dated 27 October 1805, also claims that Lord Nelson was shot not once as originally thought, but twice. Admiral Nelson’s death has been commemorated in a monument on Trafalgar Square ...
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]
He then raced to London bearing the dispatches containing the momentous news of Lord Nelson's victory and death in the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. Following the death in action of the Commander in Chief, Admiral Lord Nelson, his deputy, Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, took command of the British Fleet
On Saturday, Spider T, a Humber super sloop that used to transport goods along the estuary, and HMS Pickle, a replica of the ship that brought back news of Admiral Lord Nelson's death from the ...
The Second Sea Lord led an annual ceremony aboard HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Navy remembers on 216th anniversary of Nelson’s greatest victory – and his death Skip to main content
England's Pride and Glory, an 1894 painting by Thomas Davidson.A young naval cadet is shown Lemuel Francis Abbott's portrait of Nelson to inspire him.. Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was one of the leading British flag officers in the Royal Navy of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, responsible for several ...