A British fleet, lead by John Jervis, defeated a Spanish fleet almost twice its size, near Cape St Vincent, Portugal. Nelson distinguished himself in this battle where he commanded HMS Captain and was subsequently knighted and promoted to Rear-Admiral.
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Battle of St Vincent
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Battle of St Vincent frieze
See "2018" below for the event that this relief depicts. Camden's Public Art...
Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Nelson's column
Erected to commemorate the Trafalgar victory over Napoleon of 1805. The heigh...
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3 memorials
Women's Royal Naval Service
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1 memorial
Gilmore Cecil Daniel
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War served, WW2
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Victor J. P. Ling
Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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