‘Belleisle’ enters fray close to ‘Royal Sovereign’; fires at the ‘Fougueux’. She's soon under heavy fire and dismasted

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Turner’s evocative work, The Battle of Trafalgar, for This was Turner’s only work by royal command and he spent nearly two weeks at St James’s making unpaid edits to suit the Admiralty. He considered that those edits ruined the painting.

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212 years ago today, Nelson fell at the Battle of Trafalgar. An image from our collection

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"We have lost more than we have gained": The Death of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. https://t.co/Tk0Pg1SJCC

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Thomas Buttersworth depicts Trafalgar.

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Its not just Friday, its , and here's our card to mark the occasion!
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British fleet: 27 ships of the line, 6 others & 18k men. Franco-Spanish fleet: 33 ships of the line, 11 others & 33k men

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battle's become general; by 1pm 5 of Nelson’s ships & 1/2 of Collingwood’s in action. Mêlée develops

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