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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 ]
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 .
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 ...
For God and Glory: Lord Nelson and His Way of War is a thematic [1] and biographical study of Horatio Lord Nelson's art of war by New Zealand-born British scholar Joel Hayward. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was published by the United States Naval Institute Press in 2003.
The death of Horatio Nelson is altered, due to his survival of the Battle of Trafalgar in the books. Instead, he is killed in the mass sinking of the British fleet. Although the circumstances are different, the novel still depicts the national grief that took place.
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 ...
Losing Nelson is a 1999 novel by English author Barry Unsworth. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its protagonist Charles Cleasby, who is obsessed with Lord Nelson , attempts to re-enact events of "Horatio"'s life to the point of feeling that he is the admiral, and who is writing a hagiographic biography.
Dumas imagines his main character killing the British admiral Horatio Nelson after his victory during the Battle of Trafalgar against the French and Spanish navies. Historically, Nelson was killed by an unknown sniper. Another historical character to appear in the story is Fra Diavolo.