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The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson

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The Life of Horatio, Lord Nelson

Ch.: 9Status: In progressLang: EnglishRevised:

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Contents

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  2. 2.Chapter 2app
  3. 3.Chapter 3app
  4. 4.Chapter 4app
  5. 5.Chapter 5app
  6. 6.Chapter 6app
  7. 7.Chapter 7app
  8. 8.Chapter 8app
  9. 9.Chapter 9app

Abstract

Having entered the British Navy at the age of twelve, Horatio Lord Nelson achieved the rank of captain at the age of twenty. As captain, he was quickly recognized as a magnetic and controversial figure. He triumphed at Cape St. Vincent and the Nile but failed at Tenefife and Boulogne. With the glories of Copenhagen and Trafalgar yet ahead of him, his ardent passion for Emma Hamilton, the wife of a British Ambassador, cast a heavy shadow over his career.

Audacious in battle (he once ignored a superior's order to cease action at Copenhagen by putting his telescope to his blind eye and saying he could not see the signal) and winner of some of Britain's greatest victories, Nelson possessed an extraordinary amount of dash and courage, thus rendering him one of history's great romantic figures.

This extensive biography of one of England's most famous navy heroes—a great commander able to inspire and bring out the best in his men—is a great reference work for anyone interested in British naval history.

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