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The British Royal Navy under Admiral Nelson defeated the the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy under Admiral Villeneuve at Trafalgar on October 21,180%. On October 20, 1805, French Great Army encircled and forced to surrendering Gen. Mack's Austrian Army at Ulm. On December 2,1805 French Napoleon's Great Army decisively defeated the Austrian and Russian Armies at Austerlitz, in what was called "The Perfect Fight", his military masterpiece.
Yes. They defeated the most powerful navy in the World. But how? The United States has the really powerful heart. They defeated the British navy by the end of the American Revolutionary War.
Athens had a powerful navy. This navy was part of the combined navy of the alliance of southern Greek city-states which defeated the Persian navy (which was composrd of Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian ships) at Salamis.
The combined and powerful Greek navy defeated a similar sized Persian fleet at the battle of Salamis.
It was Elizabeth I's Royal British Navy that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588!
The battles of manila bay and Santiago de Cuba.
The battles of manila bay and Santiago de Cuba.
The battles of manila bay and Santiago de Cuba.
The US Navy won its most decisive victory of the Spanish-American War during the Battle of Manila Bay.
The Persian navy comprising Phoenician, Asian-Greek and Egyptian fleets.
The British Royal Navy under Admiral Nelson defeated the the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy under Admiral Villeneuve at Trafalgar on October 21,180%. On October 20, 1805, French Great Army encircled and forced to surrendering Gen. Mack's Austrian Army at Ulm. On December 2,1805 French Napoleon's Great Army decisively defeated the Austrian and Russian Armies at Austerlitz, in what was called "The Perfect Fight", his military masterpiece.
The Battle of Aegospotami where the Spartan Admiral Lysander decisively defeated the Athenian navy which effectively ended the Peloponnesian War .
Two fleets; western fleet and eastern fleet.
None. Admirals fight at sea, Napoleon on land. Several Britich admirals defeated French or her allies' fleets while Napoleon was Boss of France, and one - Sir Sidney Smith - defeated a French army on land, at the Siege of Acre; but he was only a Commodore at the time, not an Admiral. That is true but the man who defeated Napoleon's navy was Horatio Nelson.
A fleet of ships is a flotilla, or armada.
'Poor Horace', otherwise known as Admiral Lord Nelson. In command of the British Fleet he defeated two fleets in one go (French and Spanish fleets) . This was at the Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805. 'Poor Horace' was his nickname to the Royal Navy, because his first name was Horatio and he came from a very poor background/upbringing.
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