Captain Thomas Masterman Hardy.
NOT Admiral Horatio Nelson - he was the Admiral of the Fleet, and was on board (and died on) HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. But Hardy was the Captain in direct command of HMS Victory.
The Spanish Admiral was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet but died of wounds on 9 March 1806 that he received to his left arm from grapeshot at 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.
It was a British fleet against a French-Spanish combined fleet.
That would be the battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, at which Vice-Admiral Nelson died in the moment of victory.
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral William T. Sampson led the Navy's fleet at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, which effectively destroyed the Spanish fleet presence in Cuba.
Admiral Lord Nelson's victory over a Napoleonic fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
The Spanish Admiral was promoted to Admiral of the Fleet but died of wounds on 9 March 1806 that he received to his left arm from grapeshot at 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.
Lord Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) In October 1805 he destroyed the combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar. He was killed during the battle.
Admiral Horatio Nelson. He died during the battle.
It was a British fleet against a French-Spanish combined fleet.
The Naval battle was off Cape Trafalgar. Nelson defeated a combined French/Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve. Nelson was killed, shot dead by a marksman.
That would be the battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, at which Vice-Admiral Nelson died in the moment of victory.
Admiral Lord Nelson.
Admiral Lord Nelson.
The Trafalgar Square column, in London, is topped by a statue of Horatio Nelson. He was the vice admiral who commanded the British Fleet at (and was killed at) the Battle of Trafalgar.
Nelson's Column. Trafalgar Square and Nelson's Column were built to celebrate Admiral Nelson's victory over the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805.