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English: Coat of arms of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson ink on vellum Finely illuminated and heightened in gilt, subscribed with Nelson's titles and honours, one vellum membrane (435 x 375mm), signed and dated by George Nayler as Blane Coursier Herald and Genealogist of the Order of the Bath College of Arms, 16 March 1804
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.
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English: The uniform coat worn by Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, on display at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. This view of the coat shows the bullet hole in the left shoulder from the sharpshooter's bullet which killed Nelson, as well as the decorations on the left breast and the insignia on the epaulette.
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The first civic monument to be erected in Nelson's honour was the Nelson Monument, a 44-metre high obelisk on Glasgow Green in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1806. Also in Scotland, the foundation stone for Nelson's Tower at Forres in Moray was laid in 1806 and it was completed in 1812; [ 34 ] while the Nelson Monument stands on top of Calton Hill ...
Printable version; Page information; Get shortened URL; ... William Beechey: Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758–1805) Artist: William Beechey (1753–1839) Description:
Original – Portrait of Admiral Horatio Nelson by Lemuel Francis Abbott. Measures 63.5 × 76.2 cm (25 × 30 in) Reason High resolution, good scan, important figure, very well used Articles in which this image appears Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, +17 FP category for this image Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Military Creator Lemuel ...