The Battle of Trafalgar…In Words and Images (Part 1)

The words used for most of the captioning for the images, in addition to the images themselves, comes from the website BritishBattles.com.

 

The Beginning of the Battle of Trafalgar

The Beginning of the Battle of Trafalgar

The French ship Redoubtable during her magnificent resistance at the Battle of Trafalgar. It was a musket shot from Redoubtable that mortally wounded Nelson.

The French ship Redoubtable during her magnificent resistance at the Battle of Trafalgar.
It was a musket shot from Redoubtable that mortally wounded Nelson.

The HMS Victory, the flagship of Nelson's division of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar

The HMS Victory, the flagship of Nelson’s division of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar

His Majesty's Ship Britannia, which was a ship in Nelson's Division

His Majesty’s Ship Britannia, which was a ship in Nelson’s Division

A Map of the Battle of Trafalgar

A Map of the Battle of Trafalgar

HMS Victory at Trafalgar

HMS Victory at Trafalgar

The height of the Battle of Trafalgar

The height of the Battle of Trafalgar

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