World History EncyclopediaSmasher of Napoleon's invasion dream, veteran of three major wars, and scene of the death of the Royal Navy's greatest hero, HMS Victory is one of Britain's most famous warships. #History #Britain #BattleOfTrafalgar #HMSVictory #HoratioNelson #ManOfWar #RoyalNavy #Ship #Warship #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2831-en/
Liam O'Mara IV, PhDOn #ThisDayInHistory in 1805, #LordNelson and his 27 British ships defeated a combined French/Spanish fleet of 33 ships in the #BattleOfTrafalgar. He cleverly scattered the enemy, allowing his better-trained seamen to win with just 1/9th the deaths experienced on the other side.
Jack and Mary's Photo AlbumJack and Mary were in Southsea near Portsmouth #OnThisDay 77 years ago, 27 September 1948. The monument in the background helps pinpoint exactly where Jack is sitting - this is the Battle of Trafalgar memorial with HMS Victory's anchor as its eye-catching feature on top of the stone plinth.
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Global Museum@natmuseumrn and RB Textile Conservation are currently cleaning the sole surviving sail from the #BattleofTrafalgar.
Measuring at over 3000 feet, the sail bares the marks of this ferocious battle, peppered with some 90 shot holes.
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Caring for HMS Victory's fore-topsail | National Museum of the Royal Navy
This fore-topsail is the only surviving sail from the Battle of Trafalgar, and it originates from the most important ship of the battle, HMS Victory. Victory was Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson's flagship, and where he would lose his life during the chaos of the battle. The sail bares the marks of this ferocious battle, being peppered with some 90 shot holes.
Julie HowlinHoratio Nelson was the commander of the British fleet on HMS Victory. His French counterpart was Vice-Admiral Pierre-Charles Villeneuve on board the French flagship, the Bucentaure.
10 things you might not know about the Battle of Trafalgar:
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🗝️Heritage Open Days
See the original sail from HMS Victory for a limited time only!
View the only surviving sail from the Battle of the Trafalgar with a conservator to learn more about its history.
Pre-booking essential.
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The War of the Third Coalition (1805-1806) was a major European conflict during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). It was fought by an alliance of nations that included the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Naples, and Sicily, against the First French Empire of Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815), its client states, and its reluctant ally of Spain. #History #BattleOfTrafalgar #CoalitionWars #FirstFrenchEmpire #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/War_of_the_Third_Coalition/
