Admiral Lord Nelson was, without doubt, Britain's greatest naval commander.
His victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar helped Britannia to rule the waves for the rest of the 19th century.

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Admiral Lord Nelson was, without doubt, Britain's greatest naval commander.
His victories at the battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar helped Britannia to rule the waves for the rest of the 19th century.

1758 Horatio Nelson born at Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England.
1770 Joined the Royal Navy
1773 Artic Expedition (fights a polar bear)
1775 First action - against Sultan of Mysore's fleet
1779 First command - HMS Badger
1779 Promoted to Captain (aged 21)
1780 Nicaragua expedition
1793 Command of HMS Agamemnon
1794 Loses eye at siege of Calvi
1797 Battle of Cape St. Vincent
1797 Loses arm during attack on Santa Crus de Tenerife
1798 Battle of the Nile
1798 Begins relationship with Lady Emma Hamilton
1798 Promoted to Rear Admiral
1801 Battle of Copenhagen
1801 Emma Hamilton gives birth to their daughter - Horatia
1803 Promoted to Vice Admiral
1805 Battle of Trafalgar - Nelson killed in action
1806 State funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral, London
1843 Nelson's Column erected in Trafalgar Square

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0:00 Intoduction
1:04 Early Life
2:28 Artic Expedition
4:40 Junior Officer
5:50 First Command
8:12 West Indies
10:00 Loses Eye
10:40 Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1797
12:48 Loses Arm
13:43 Battle of the Nile 1798
14:23 Lady Hamilton
15:05 Vanity
16:51 Battle of Copenhagen 1801
17:37 Emma and a Daughter
18:02 Chases the French
19:46 Meets Wellington
20:45 Battle of Trafalgar 1805
21:49 Death of Nelson
22:37 State Funeral
24:19 Legacy





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