On this day 200 years ago, October 21, 1805, the “Battle Of Trafalgar,” the greatest Naval battle in history was fought between the British Royal Navy, and the combined French and Spanish fleets. The Royal Navy was commanded by the greatest naval commander of all time, and one of Britain’s greatest heroes, Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. Nelson’s flagship at this battle was the now Legendary H.M.S. Victory, which to this day is still flagship of the Royal Navy. As the British fleet was about to engage in battle, Nelson sent a flag signal to his fleet, a command that has become immortal, “England expects every man to do his duty.” Nelson’s revolutionary battle tactics led to an overwhelming British victory, and completely destroyed Napoleon’s plans to conquer England, despite that the British fleet was out numbered 33 ships to 27 ships. Admiral Nelson, already a living legend was ****** in this battle. He lived just long enough to learn that he saved England from invasion. The consequences of this battle cannot be understated. The final result was England becoming the lone superpower in the world, and unchallenged master of the oceans of the world for the following 100 years. Not until the “Battle Of Jutland” in 1916, would the British be challenged in a full scale fleet action again.
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