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# 18 27-08-2005 , 05:07 PM
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I'll try to upload them tomorrow. Just to clarify, you can see the spot where Nelson died, but you are not allowed to take pictures of it. I'm a huge Napoleonic War enthusiast, and, as such, it was really moving for me to be stood a little more than 2 feet away from where our greatest Naval hero died, just after hearing that he had won the battle. Of course, he didn't get to find out, but he secured our shores for the rest of the 19th Century. After that, the French/Spanish Combined Fleet hardly even moved out of port.

If you want a cracking read about the Battle of Trafalgar, I suggest you take a look at Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle by Roy Adkins. It is an excellent book, featuring a number of letters/diary entries, etc, from people who actually served at Trafalgar.


Cheers,
Malcolm

'England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty' - Vice-Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson - Battle of Trafalgar - 21st October 1805