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In what year did Lord Nelson defeat-Spanish fleets in the battle of Trafalgar?
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What battle did nelson defeat napoleon?
Battle of Trafalgar. IMPROVEMENT At the battle of Trafalgar Lord Nelson didn't defeat Napoleon but the Allied French-Spanish Fleets under French Admiral Villeneuve.
Which battle did British Admiral Horatio Nelson die in?
Admiral Horatio Nelson died on his flagship HMS Victory, at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805.
What is the site of Napoleon's major naval defeat?
The Battle of Trafalgar where Horatio Nelson destroyed the combined French and Spanish Fleets.
Did Napoleon defeat Great Britain in the battle of Trafalgar?
Wow. Where to begin? 1. Trafalgar was a sea battle. Napoleon was in Austria at the time. 2. The Spanish fleet as well as the French was involved. 3. Nobody defeated GB at Trafalgar, which was an overwhelming victory for the British fleet under Vice-Admiral Nelson.
Where was the location of a naval battle off the Southern coast of Spain?
In 1805 Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson destroyed the combined fleets of Spain and France near the Cape Trafalger on the coast of Southwest Spain. Admiral Nelson was killed in the battle. His body was packed in a cask of brandy and returned to England for burial. His ship, HMS Victory, is the oldest ship still in commission in the Royal Navy. She is on display in Portsmouth.
What was the battle of Trafalgfar?
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval battle fought on 21st October 1805 between the British and French fleets. British Admiral Horatio Nelson was fatally wounded in the encounter but lived for long enough to hear that the British fleet had won the battle.
Leaders of the battle of Trafalgar?
It was a British fleet against a French-Spanish combined fleet.
Who is the Victor of trafalgar?
The British, led by Admiral Horatio Nelson, won at the October 21, 1805, Battle of Trafalgar. Nelson's 27 ships were matched against the the combined French and Spanish fleets of 33 warships. The British did not lose a single ship, but they destroyed or captured over half of their enemy's fleet. Although Great Britain won the battle, she lost one of her greatest heroes, for Nelson was mortally wounded by a sniper during the battle and died later that day.
Why did Admiral Nelson win the Battle of Trafalgar?
Nelson broke with accepted tradition by steering a perpendicular course into the enemy instead of sailing parallel. He adopted this tactic to offset the fact that he was outgunned. Also, Nelson's fleet used signal flags to communicate, and his officers and men had more experience and discipline under fire than the French and Spanish fleets.
Why Nelson became and remained a British hero?
The main reason is that he commanded the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and inflicted a devastating defeat on the combined French and Spanish fleets. This established Britain as the undisputed leading naval power, a position that wasn't seriously challenged till just after 1900. Please never confuse this Nelson with Nelson Mandela.
What was the crucial battle that frustrated Napoleon's plan to invade England?
The Battle of Trafalgar where the combined French and Spanish Fleets were cut to pieces by a smaller and more lightly armed fleet that perservered on the superior seamanship and gunnery training and skills demomstrated by the crews manning the ships commanded by Lord Horatio Nelson.
Who fought the battles at Trafalgar and Austerlitz?
Trafalgar was fought between the British Navy under Admiral Lord Nelson, and the fleets of France and Spain under Villeneuve. It was a British victory. Austerlitz was a land battle between the Napoleonic French army and the Russian and Austrian armies under Czar Alexander I and Francis II, the Holy Roman Emperor. The French won.
