In part it was about "Empire" in that it was a sea battle about sea power.
Also it was all part of Napoleon Bonapartes planned Invasion of England 1803-05 which was called off due to not only the Royal Navy but the British anti invasion force on the Southern English coast opposing them. The Battle of Trafalgar was a large part of this and after defeating a larger French and Spanish navys at Trafalgar this confirmed British supremacy in the world at sea all the way through till 1918.
Napoleon Bonaparte was ready to invade Britain from France but the only way to move his army into Britain was across the English Channel and to do that he needed ships.
Most of his ships were stopped from getting there by the Royal Navy, but a fleet did manage to get to sea from Toulon in the south of France.
After sailing to the Caribbean to decoy the pursuing Royal Navy, the French fleet sailed back to Europe to pick up more ships.
Detected by British ships while in Cadiz, Spain, which was an ally at the time, the French/Spanish fleet sailed north towards France but was intercepted and mostly destroyed.
Keep the French/Spanish fleet bottled up in their harbor. If they came out, destroy them; actually in those days of wooden ships and cloth sails...destruction was rare; unless there was a fire. Wooden sailing ships were considered PRIZES, after capture they were sold with the winnings spread amongst the crews. Therefore, in reality, the combined French/Spanish fleet was NOT destroyed, but rather, they were captured. Only one ship was destroyed at Trafalgar...and that was due to fire.
The combined French/Spanish Fleet tried to break from harbor into the open sea.
The British navy's intent was to keep the French/Spanish fleet bottled up in harbor. When they attempted to leave the harbor, the British navy engaged them.
First round went down range at noon.
Trafalgar was a naval battle during theNapoleonicera along the strait of the same name. The Spanish built the largest ship with 65 guns on it. It was a combined force of Spanish and french ships versus the English ships under admiral Nelson. Nelson was killed but he won the battle.
The Naval battle at Trafalgar.
Admiral Horatio Nelson. was the commanding British officer. He was a tactical genius too.
After the Battle of Trafalgar, which took place in October of 1805, it is what did not happen that may be most significant. With the loss of his battle-fleet to the British off the Cape of Trafalgar, Napoleon did not (and could not) engage in any invasion of Great Britain, since British ships still controlled the seas. However that may be, the victory cemented the reputation of the British navy as foremost among modern nations and contributed to Great Britain's ongoing resistance to the aggressions of Napoleonic France.
Order of battle at the Battle of Trafalgar happened in 1805.
Battle of Trafalgar happened on 1805-10-21.
Trafalgar Square didn't exist before the battle. It was built to commemorate Nelson's victory.
There was no French Army destroyed at Trafalgar, it was a naval battle.
No, the battle of Trafalgar was in 1805, 200 years after the last Tudor monarch.
1,700 British died in the battle of Trafalgar and maybe even more.
The Battle of Trafalgar - 1911 was released on: USA: 22 September 1911
Admiral Horatio Nelson died on his flagship HMS Victory, at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805.
It was named Trafalgar Square to commemorate the victory of the British Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar. It has a tall column on which stands a statue of Lord Horatio Nelson, who was killed during the battle.?
French.
No. 1815 was Waterloo; Trafalgar was 21 October 1805
It started on the 18th 1805 october and i dont know when the battle of trafalgar ended that is why i am on this website