Nelson

Plan. 1. Introduction 2. Early years 3. Service in the Mediterranean 4. Battles of Cape St. Vincent and the Nile 5. Blockade of Naples and battle of Copenhagen 6. Victory at Trafalgar 7. Assessment 8. Bibliography 12 Introduction. Nelson Horatio Nelson, Viscount Duca duke Di Bronte, also called 1797 - 1798 sir Horatio Nelson, or 1798 - 1801 baron Nelson of the Nile and Burnham-Thorpe b. September 29, 1758, Burnham Thorpe, Nor-folk, Eng d. October 21, 1805, at sea, off Cap Trafalgar, Spain, British naval commander in the wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonie France, who won crucial victories in such battles as those of the Nail 1798 of Trafalgar 1805, where he was killed by enemy fire on the HMS Victory.

In private life he was known for his extended love affair with Emma, Lady Hamilton, while both were married.

Early years

The familys most important connection from which Nelson could expect p... Soon after, struck down by fever - probably malaria - he was invalided... On his return to London he was cheered by the appointment, in 1784, to... Nelson was at his most vulnerable when he visited the island of Nevis ... Returning with his bride to Burnham Trope, Nelson found himself withou...

Service in the Mediterranean

The coming months were probably his most tranquil emotionally. He later gratefully recognized that he owed the success of his mission... At the age of 60, Jervis was an immensely experienced seaman who quick... His task was to fight the Revolutionary French and support British all... His ship, fast and maneuverable, and his crew, superbly trained, pleas...

Battles of Cape St. Vincent and the Nile

But he had miscalculated, and it became clear that the British ships w... Without orders from Jervis. Nelson hauled out of line and attacked the... The efficiency of British gunnery was decisive and he not only boarded... After a somewhat confused chase the British caught up with the French ... At Naples, the most convenient port for repairs, he was given a heros ...

Blockade of Naples and battle of Copenhagen

The Admiralty, also angered by his acceptance of the dukedom of Bronte... By the stratagem of talking the fleets ships of shallower draught thro... The next morning, April 2, he led his squadron into action. Before this success could be followed by similar attacks on the other ... Emma had, on Nelsons instructions, bought an elegant country house, Me...

Victory at Trafalgar

Worshiped by his officers and sailors alike, he was confident that his... As the opposing fleets closed, Nelson made signal. England expects tha... A French sniper from the mast of the Redoutable, shot Nelson through t... Thomas Hardy, his flag captain, kissed his forehead in farewell and Ne... Emma died, almost destitute, in Calais nine years later.

Assessment

His flair and forcefulness as a commander in battle were decisive fact... Assessment. In the former, he had destroyed the French fleet upon which Napoleon B... Spectacular success in battle, combined with his humanity as a command... Nelson had finally broken the unimaginative strategical and tactical d...

Bibliography

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