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The Naval Battle of Trafalgar, 1805, Napoleon's Eventual Defeat Begins.
Manage episode 437736248 series 3591999
The thunderous victory at Trafalgar immortalized Britain as the unrivaled master of the seas, her naval dominance stretching far into the next century. Napoleon’s dream of a British Isle invasion was shattered like his fleet against the rocks, his ambitions to bring England to its knees buried beneath the waves forever.
Trafalgar, Coast of Spain. 21st October, 1805.
British Forces: 27 ships of the line.
Franco-Spanish Forces: 33 ships of the line.
Additional Reading and Research:
- Fuller, J.F.C. A Military History of the Western World.
- Howarth, David. Trafalgar: The Nelson Touch.
- Warner, Oliver. Great Sea Battles.
- Warner, Oliver. Trafalgar.
71 episoder
Manage episode 437736248 series 3591999
The thunderous victory at Trafalgar immortalized Britain as the unrivaled master of the seas, her naval dominance stretching far into the next century. Napoleon’s dream of a British Isle invasion was shattered like his fleet against the rocks, his ambitions to bring England to its knees buried beneath the waves forever.
Trafalgar, Coast of Spain. 21st October, 1805.
British Forces: 27 ships of the line.
Franco-Spanish Forces: 33 ships of the line.
Additional Reading and Research:
- Fuller, J.F.C. A Military History of the Western World.
- Howarth, David. Trafalgar: The Nelson Touch.
- Warner, Oliver. Great Sea Battles.
- Warner, Oliver. Trafalgar.
71 episoder
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