A sea battle that took place off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. Nelson led the British fleet to a decisive victory which permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte. Nelson was fatally wounded at the battle, and his body brought back to England for a state funeral.
Trafalgar Day is recognised by those involved in sea-faring, see Lighthouse Automation.
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Battle of Trafalgar
Men of Brentford & Chiswick at the Battle of Trafalgar and the ships in w...
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
{Around the London Borough of Merton coat of arms:} Merton Place. Sixty metr...
Nelson Gardens This building was built in 1976 by the Greater London Council....
The Trafalgar Way Destination - The Admiralty On Monday 21st October 1805 t...
In WW2, during Operation Market Garden, the British 1st Airborne Division and the Poish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade were given the task of securing the bridge at Arnhem. They were parachuted ...
A military uprising in Spain in July 1936 was assisted by Hitler and Mussolini. The elected Spanish Republican government pleaded for help from France and Britain but, as part of the appeasement ph...
Had served in the Duke of Cornwall's L.I. At the time of his death was an in-pensioner at Chelsea Hospital and a patient in the Infirmary.
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