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The Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar. By Madelaine Sandland. Here is a picture of HMS Victory. In 1805, HMS Victory was an active warship and bristled with guns known as cannons. Cannon types: 32-Pounder (30 in number), 68-Pounder ‘Carronade’ (2 in number), 24-Pounder (28 in number),

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The Battle of Trafalgar

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  1. The Battle of Trafalgar By Madelaine Sandland

  2. Here is a picture of HMS Victory

  3. In 1805, HMS Victory was an active warship and bristled with guns known as cannons. Cannon types: 32-Pounder (30 in number), 68-Pounder ‘Carronade’ (2 in number), 24-Pounder (28 in number), 12-Pounder (44 in number). The heavier the gun the closer to the waterline. On rare occasions a full broadside was delivered. This meant that all the guns on one side of the ship were fired simultaneously.

  4. Lord Nelson Each year on October 21, England commemorates Trafalgar Day. We cannot use the term "celebrates," for although this holiday does commemorate one of the greatest victories at sea, it also memorializes the death of England's most beloved admiral. In 1805 his reputation has grown as the admirals of other navies have looked to his life for inspiration and tactical instruction..

  5. The Battle When the might of the British Navy was proved by the Battle of Trafalgar. In 1805, a Franco-Spanish fleet of 33, with more than two and a half thousand guns, commanded by Admiral Villanueva, set out from Cadiz in Spain to engage the British Navy. Outnumbered in terms of guns, ships and men, the British fleet sailed under an English Commander who was to become a legend… a slight, one-armed man. He was of course, Lord Horatio Nelson. On 20th October 1805, Nelson changed the course of Naval strategy with his battle plans. Trafalgar became the decisive battle of the Napoleonic Wars, with not one of Britain’s 27 ships sunk by the enemy. The tragedy of the battle, of course, is that Nelson himself died.

  6. The Battle In August of 1805, he wrote to his admirals: “Come into the Channel. Bring our united fleet and England is ours. If you are only here for 24 hours, all will be over, and six centuries of shame and insult will be avenged."It was an order, however, which his captains found impossible to obey. Although Napoleon had 2,000 ships and 90,000 men assembled along the coast of France, the British blockade of the French and Spanish harbours had virtually immobilized this gigantic force.

  7. Lord Nelson was and is still, a big hero throughout our nation. Thank you !!!

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