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Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, Nelson
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British; naval; victory; Napoleonic; war; history; aboard; HMS Victory; Admiral Lord Nelson; Battle of Trafalgar; sea; battle; 1805; ships; fighting; guns
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The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815). The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war. Twenty-seven British ships of the line led by Admiral Lord Nelson aboard HMS Victory defeated thirty-three French and Spanish ships of the line under French Admiral Pierre Villeneuve off the south-west coast of Spain, just west of Cape Trafalgar. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost twenty-two ships, without a single British vessel being lost. The British victory spectacularly confirmed the naval supremacy that Britain had established during the past century and was achieved in part through Nelson's departure from the prevailing naval tactical orthodoxy, which involved engaging an enemy fleet in a single line of battle parallel to the enemy to facilitate signalling in battle and disengagement, and to maximize fields of fire and target areas. Nelson instead divided his smaller force into two columns directed perpendicularly against the larger enemy fleet, with decisive results. Nelson was mortally wounded during the battle, becoming one of Britain's greatest war heroes. The commander of the joint French and Spanish forces, Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve, was captured along with his ship Bucentaure. Spanish Admiral Federico Gravina escaped with the remnant of the fleet, and succ
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Nelsons Column
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nelson's; column; nelson; nelsons; trafalgar; square; london; uk; england; britain; landmark; admiral; famous; 81319; english; statue; closeup; close-up; close; lord; admiral; standing; seaman; sailor; plinth; telephoto
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Lord Admiral Nelson's Column at Trafalgar Square in London
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Statue of Admiral Lord Nelson
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statue admiral lord Horatio Nelson memorial tribute battle Trafalgar 200 anniversary Gibraltar rock naval history war sea victory commemoration 1805
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A statue of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson unveiled in October 2005 in Gibraltar to comemorate 200th anniversary of the famous naval Battle of Trafalgar
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HMS Victory Study 6
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HMS Victory; Portsmouth; Hampshire; England; Europe; Warship; Historic Ship; Lord Nelson; Admiral Nelson; Canon; Armoury; Mast; Crow's Nest; Rigging; Battle Of Trafalgar; Heritage; History; Major English Tourist Attraction; Nigel Cummings; May 2011; Portsmouth' Portsmouth harbour; steering; brass; wood; navigation
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HMS Victory, Portsmouth, England
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Guy, Standen, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, royal, naval, docks, maritime, museum, victory, ship, flagship, rigging, Lord, Horatio, Nelson, Trafalgar, figurehead, man-o-war, history, conservation, heritage, design, ropes, boom, yellow, gold, black, red, blue, sky, white, battle
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HMS Victory in dry dock, Portsmouth, England
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Nelson's Column, London
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nelson; nelson's; nelsons; column; Trafalgar; square; London; England; UK; GB; lord; admiral; Horatio; English; historical; figure; history; maritime; naval; statue; landmark; blue sky; city, capital; United Kingdom; Great Britain; British;
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Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London, England, UK
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Figurehead HMS Victory, Portsmouth
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Guy, Standen, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, royal, naval, docks, maritime, museum, victory, ship, flagship, rigging, Lord, Horatio, Nelson, Trafalgar, figurehead, man-o-war, history, conservation, heritage, design, ropes, boom, yellow, gold, black, red, blue, sky, white, battle, tradition, sea, honi, soit, dieu, boy,
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Figurehead of HMS Victory, Portsmouth, England
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HMS Victory, painting by Swaine, Swain
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HMS Victory, painting by Swaine, Swain, dated 1793, British warship, Battle of Trafalgar, English naval history, ship, ships Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
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HMS Victory, painting by Swaine, Swain, dated 1793, British warship, Battle of Trafalgar, English naval history, ship, ships, Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
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Streetlights & Nelson's...
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Streetlights, Nelson's Column, tourism, tourist, attraction, London, England, Nelson, column, hero, battle, square, Trafalgar Square, history, historic, naval, Royal Navy, Admiral, Lord Nelson, Horatio Nelson, lighting, street lights, streetlights, street lamps, blue sky, sunny sunshine, statue, IPSV3109, IPSV3110, IPSV1404, IPSV0462, IPSV1166, IPSV5165, IPSV0173, IPSV0589
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Streetlights and Nelson's Column, seen in the 1970s.
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HMS Victory in silhouette
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British; canon; famous; French; HMS Victory; mast; navy; Nelson; Portsmouth; rigging; rope; sail; sailing; sea; ship; Trafalgar; war; warship: sailing ship; black and white; B&W; prominent; etching; drawing; graphical; monochrome; monochromatic; illustration; monotone; illustrative; print; ink; artwork; sailing ship; sailing boat; sail; warship; sail boat; vessel; navigation; navy; nautical; mast; sailor; crew; deck; navigate; helm; shipyard; seaman; captain; dockyard; fleet; rigging; port; hull; anchor; harbour; harbor; masted; maritime; waterproof; rope; mooring; military; HMS Victory; Nelson; naval; excellence; lord; napoleon; commander; English; hardy; admiral; battle; proud; pride; square; famous; officer; soldier; conflict; victory; historical; history; historic; war; French; kiss; motion; tall; Europe; power; museum; vertical; sunset; detail; person; IPSV1220; IPSV0924
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HMS Victory's masts and rigging
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British; famous; French; HMS Victory; mast; navy; Nelson; Portsmouth; rigging; rope; sail; sailing; sea; ship; transport; Trafalgar; war; warship; sailing ship; black and white; B&W; prominent; etching; drawing; graphical; monochrome; monochromatic; illustration; monotone; illustrative; print; ink; artwork; sailing ship; sailing boat; sail; warship; sail boat; vessel; navigation; navy; nautical; mast; sailor; crew; deck; navigate; helm; shipyard; seaman; captain; dockyard; fleet; rigging; port; hull; anchor; harbour; harbor; masted; maritime; waterproof; rope; mooring; military; HMS Victory; Nelson; naval; excellence; lord; napoleon; commander; English; hardy; admiral; battle; proud; pride; square; famous; officer; soldier; conflict; victory; historical; history; historic; war; French; kiss; motion; tall; Europe; power; museum; vertical; sunset; detail; person; IPSV1220; IPSV0924
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HMS Victory figurehead
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bowsprit; British; famous; figurehead; French; HMS Victory; mast; navy; Nelson; Portsmouth; rigging; rope; sail; sailing; sea; ship; transport; Trafalgar; war; warship; sailing ship; black and white; B&W; prominent; etching; drawing; graphical; monochrome; monochromatic; illustration; monotone; illustrative; print; ink; artwork; sailing ship; sailing boat; sail; warship; sail boat; vessel; navigation; navy; nautical; mast; sailor; crew; deck; navigate; helm; shipyard; seaman; captain; dockyard; fleet; rigging; port; hull; anchor; harbour; harbor; masted; maritime; waterproof; rope; mooring; military; HMS Victory; Nelson; naval; excellence; lord; napoleon; commander; English; hardy; admiral; battle; proud; pride; square; famous; officer; soldier; conflict; victory; historical; history; historic; war; French; kiss; motion; tall; Europe; power; museum; vertical; sunset; detail; person; IPSV1220; IPSV0924
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HMS Victory figurehead
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bowsprit; British; famous; figurehead; French; HMS Victory; mast; navy; Nelson; Portsmouth; rigging; rope; sail; sailing; sea; ship; transport; Trafalgar; war; warship; sailing ship; black and white; B&W; prominent; etching; drawing; graphical; monochrome; monochromatic; illustration; monotone; illustrative; print; ink; artwork; sailing ship; sailing boat; sail; warship; sail boat; vessel; navigation; navy; nautical; mast; sailor; crew; deck; navigate; helm; shipyard; seaman; captain; dockyard; fleet; rigging; port; hull; anchor; harbour; harbor; masted; maritime; waterproof; rope; mooring; military; HMS Victory; Nelson; naval; excellence; lord; napoleon; commander; English; hardy; admiral; battle; proud; pride; square; famous; officer; soldier; conflict; victory; historical; history; historic; war; French; kiss; motion; tall; Europe; power; museum; vertical; sunset; detail; person; IPSV1220; IPSV0924
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HMS Victory and HMS Ark Royal
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aircraft carrier; British; famous; French; HMS Ark; HMS Victory; navy; Nelson; Portsmouth; sail; sailing; sea; ship; transport; Trafalgar; war; warship: sailing ship; black and white; B&W; prominent; etching; drawing; graphical; monochrome; monochromatic; illustration; monotone; illustrative; print; ink; artwork; sailing ship; sailing boat; sail; warship; sail boat; vessel; navigation; navy; nautical; mast; sailor; crew; deck; navigate; helm; shipyard; seaman; captain; dockyard; fleet; rigging; port; hull; anchor; harbour; harbor; masted; maritime; waterproof; rope; mooring; military; HMS Victory; Nelson; naval; excellence; lord; napoleon; commander; English; hardy; admiral; battle; proud; pride; square; famous; officer; soldier; conflict; victory; historical; history; historic; war; French; kiss; motion; tall; Europe; power; museum; vertical; sunset; detail; person; IPSV1220; IPSV0924; sepia
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HORATIO NELSON
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Admiral Horatio Nelson Lord portrait Vice Viscount painting of illustration Vice-Admiral 1st Duke Bronte Battle Trafalgar famous military leader commander naval officer Royal Navy sailor vintage the and English British historic historical icon icons iconic hero heroes heroic Briton Britons England Englishman Englishmen great greats greatest 1805 celebrated renowned acclaimed noted famed eminent prominent in uniform 18th 19th century 1700s 1800s early old leaders Napoleon Napoleonic Wars war warfare sea portraits paintings illustrations engraving engravings print prints Lords Admirals battles leadership leading commanders commanding officers sailors history heritage heroism figure figures first maritime nautical marine brave bravery bravest legend legends legendary flag full-length full length upright vertical black white Britain national a an as at on with to by for from into standing up tactician tacticians strategist eighteenth nineteenth strategists tactics strategy Henry Sadd J Knight soldier soldiers popular Empire man men male males people person persons art artwork artworks works being
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Vintage portrait engraving of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte). Nelson (1758 - 1805) was an English Royal Navy officer who won several celebrated victories during the Napoleonic Wars, including the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 in which he was fatally wounded. Engraving circa 1845 by H S Sadd / A L Dick, painting by J Knight.
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Battle of Trafalgar- 1805
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attack; British; cannon; commander; fleet; French; leadership; Man o'War; monochrome; mortal wound; musket; Napoleon; Napoleonic Wars; navy; ocean; painting; sail; sea battle; ships; wooden wall; HMS Victory; Nelson; hero; smoke of battle; Redoubtable; Admiral; Villeneuve; Spanish; Trafalgar; sailors; sharpshooter; gunners; marines; mortal wound; painting; Maclise; artist, death,
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BATTLE of TRAFALGAR - 1805, Napoleonic War : the death of Admiral Nelson. mortally wounded by a sharpshooter on the mizzen top of the French ship Redoubtable at the height of the battle, is well known. Nelson's fleet annihilated the combind French and Spanish fleets under Villeneuve, giving Britain mastery of the seas for a century. my ref: 12762 from Cassells History of England-circa 1890
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Statue of Lord Nelson at Greenwich
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Greenwich; London; England; U.K.; sightseeing; place of interest; capital city; east London; Thames riverside; Lord Nelson; Horatio Nelson; Admiral Nelson; sculpture of Nelson; statue of Lord Nelson; visit; London history; British history; day trip; city break; Europe; European capital city; Trafalgar Tavern; pub; public house; bar;
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The Nelson Monument, Carton Hill
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The Nelson Monument, commemorative tower, Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland. victory, Battle of Trafalgar, time ball, Leith harbour, White Ensign, signal flags, Trafalgar Day Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, New Town. Views, headquarters, Scottish Government, St Andrew's House, National Monument, Nelson's Monument, Dugald Stewart Monument, New Parliament House (the Royal High School, Robert Burns Monument, Political Martyrs' Monument and the City Observator,
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The Nelson Monument, Carton Hill with the Royal Observatory
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