Trafalgar 1805

Nelson’s Crowning Victory

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Trafalgar 1805

Nelson’s Crowning Victory

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A detailed, illustrated examination of Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson's decisive victory over the combined fleets of France and Spain on 21 October 1805, one of the greatest naval triumphs in history.

Off Cape Trafalgar, 27 British and 33 Franco-Spanish ships pounded each other in an epic four-hour struggle on whose outcome rested nothing less than Britain's security against Napoleonic invasion. Nelson's brilliant tactics, inspiring leadership and the superior training and morale of his crews left his opponents shattered in a savage encounter that not only marked the last great battle fought in the age of sail, but ushered in a century of British naval mastery.

Alongside full-colour maps and reproductions of contemporary prints, Gregory Fremont-Barnes analyses the way the battle was conducted in detail.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Fleets
Opposing Plans
The Trafalgar campaign
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today

Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 10 Aug 2005
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781841768922
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 25 b/w; 22 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 157
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Gregory Fremont-Barnes

Gregory Fremont-Barnes holds a doctorate in Modern…

Illustrator

Christa Hook

CHRISTA HOOK began her illustrating career in 1986…

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