"A glorious death is to be envied."
🌊 #OTD in #History 9 January 1806, Admiral Viscount Horatio #Nelson, shot and killed during his victory in the #BattleofTrafalgar, received a state funeral, and was interred in St Paul's Cathedral, London.
Front cover of Trafalgar book by Donald Macintyre
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A gripping account of one of history’s most famous naval battles: Trafalgar.
#NavalHistory #BattleofTrafalgar #HoratioNelson
A bit of a breakthrough tracing my ancestor 'Billy' Swift, a Marine on the HMS Africa at the Battle of Trafalgar.
#battleoftrafalgar #royalmarines #billyswift
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Where was my Great, Great, Great Grandfather ‘Billy’ Swift 220 years ago today? Thanks to a Battle of Trafalgar records update on Find My Past, I now believe that he was on board the HMS Ajax, picking up survivors.
#battleoftrafalgar #billyswift #findmypast
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“In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.”
#victory #Nelson #battleoftrafalgar #TrafalgarDay #trafalgarday2025 #21stOctober1805 #history
On #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.
🇬🇧🌊 It's #TrafalgarDay!
220th Anniversary
The day commemorates the victory of the #BritishNavy over combined fleets of France and Spain at the #BattleOfTrafalgar on 21 Oct 1805.
During the battle, Vice-Admiral Horatio #Nelson was killed in combat aboard #HMSVictory, becoming a national hero.
#31DaysofGraves Day 11: #Military
Here is the grave of Cpt Thomas Norman of the Royal Marines who died 1805 from wounds sustained in the #BattleofTrafalgar The stone was erected by his colleagues. This grave is in #Gibraltar
#Grave #Memorial #RIP #History #Family
@annaandthedead.bsky.social
#London, #Greenwich, #PrimeMeridian, #GMT, #RoyalObservatory, #GreenwichMaritime, #RoyalNavalCollege, #UNESCOWorldHeritageSite, #CuttySark, #GreenwichPark, #NationalMaritimeMuseum, #BattleOfTrafalgar, #AdmiralNelson,
I found this amazing object when deep cleaning a store basement, it wasn't known about so I hope we can get it on display! Wow!
#Nelson #BattleofTrafalgar #Napoleonic
"A glorious death is to be envied."
🌊 #OTD in #History 9 January 1806, Admiral Viscount Horatio #Nelson, shot and killed during his victory in the #BattleofTrafalgar, received a state funeral, and was interred in St Paul's Cathedral, London.
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J. M. W. Turner - 18 November 2024 - The Battle of Trafalgar, as seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory.
#textoimage #texttoimage #aiart #williamturner #turner #tategallery #battleoftrafalgar #mizen #starboard #shroudsofvictory
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J. M. W. Turner - 18 November 2024 - The Battle of Trafalgar, as seen from the Mizen Starboard Shrouds of the Victory.
#textoimage #texttoimage #aiart #williamturner #turner #tategallery #battleoftrafalgar #mizen #starboard #shroudsofvictory #nightcafestudio
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HMS Victory anchored off Gosport in Portsmouth Harbour, 1895.
#HMSVictory #Portsmouth #PortsmouthHarbour #RoyalNavy #LordNelson #Pompey #BattleofTrafalgar #BritishHistory #PortsmouthHistoricDockyard
Rosia Bay #Gibraltar deep water anchorage was where the stricken #HMSVictory was towed after the #BattleofTrafalgar - Vice-Admiral Nelson’s body, encased in a barrel of alcohol, was conveyed through this archway. There is nothing on the site to mark this historic event.
