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  Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England to the Reverend Edmund Nelson and Catherine Nelson.
Nelson's Pillar, a monument to Nelson in Dublin was destroyed by an bomb planted by former IRA men in 1966.
However, the 1801 Barony of Nelson ("of the Nile and of Hilborough in the County of Norfolk") passed by a special remainder to Lord Nelson's brother, The Revd William Nelson.
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 HMS Victory; Admiral Lord Nelson's Flagship HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar
Vice Admiral Horatio, Lord Nelson, KB Lord Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk England on the 29th of September 1758 and was the fifth son of eleven children of the Reverend Edmond Nelson.
Lord Nelson's Stall-plate which can still be seen attached to the back of the stall he occupied in Henry VII Chapel Westminster Abbey when he was made Knight of the Bath in 1803 (Stall S20).
Nelson's highest rank was Vice Admiral of The White and his most senior appointment in that rank was Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1803 until his death at Trafalgar in 1805.
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 Admiral Lord Nelson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Horatio Nelson was born on 29 September 1758 at Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk.
The Nelsons were distant relatives of Lord Walpole: Horatio, 2nd Lord Walpole of Wolterton (Horatio Nelson's godfather) was Sir Robert's Walpole's nephew and Sir Robert's sister Mary was grandmother of Catherine, Nelson's mother.
Nelson was elevated to the peerage as Baron Nelson of the Nile and was awarded a pension of £10,000 a year.
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 Trafalgar Square London & Admiral Lord Nelson
Admiral Nelson was born at Burnham Thorpe, in Norfolk.
Nelson was made rear admiral of the blue for gallantry and exemplary leadership at the battle of Cape St. Vincent (Feb.14, 1797) and was subsequently appointed to the command of the inner squadron at the blockade of Cadiz.
When hostilities recommenced after the peace of Arniens, Lord Nelson was appointed to command the fleet in the Mediterranean and for nearly two years was engaged in the blockade of Toulon.
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 Admiral Lord Nelson, the Battle of Trafalgar and Saturn in Aquarius
Nelson is the naval counterpart to the Duke of Wellington.
Later Nelson was to commit a capital offense by disobeying orders for the standard method of attack in naval battle at the Battle of Trafalgar, completely reinventing naval warfare and producing one of the greatest victories at sea in all history.
Nelson's ability to devise his revolutionary battle plan depended on the development of a new range of signal flags offering far greater flexibility in passing information from the flag ship to the others in the fleet on a moment by moment basis.
www.bemyastrologer.com /admiral_lord_nelson.html   (3084 words)

  
 Wargamer - Warfare in the Age of Sail - Team Builder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nelson was one of the principal teambuilders and he essentially originated the concept as it regards combat leadership.
Each captain knew Nelson's ultimate plan so each could intuitively do what was necessary with their ship to actively contribute to the overall action.
Nelson empowered his captains to take advantage of unforseen opportunities and exploit them to the fullest.
www.wargamer.com /aos/teamb.asp   (255 words)

  
 Admiral Lord Nelson 1758-1805 - english hero and victor at the Battle of Trafalgar
Nelson was a small man, 5ft 4in tall, of slight build, and never had a robust constitution.
Nelson had great courage and was a brave man as he endured intense pain when his arm was amputated, without an anaesthetic.
Nelson's column, erected in 1840, stands 170ft high and is crowned with a statue of Nelson on the top.
www.historic-uk.com /HistoryUK/England-History/Nelson.htm   (864 words)

  
 Admiral Lord Nelson
Horatio Nelson was born on September 29, 1758, to Catherine (Suckling) Nelson, the wife of Edmund Nelson, rector of Burnham Thorpe, in the county of Norfolk.
Nelson, knowing that this was no time to flee, put his blind eye to good use by putting his telescope to it and saying, "I really don't see the signal." Sticking out the fight, he crushed the Danish fleet.
According to legend, when Lord Nelson's body was brought back to England in a cask of spirits of wine, the liquid was found to be low.
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 PUSSER'S ® - The Original Navy Rum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Admiral Nelson was an outstanding and strongly nonconformist leader.
John Scott (Nelson's secretary), was sliced in two by a cannon ball.
Since then, the term Nelson's Blood has become synonymous with Pusser's Rum, and is still in wide use today, especially with those having connections to the Royal Navy.
www.pussers.com /rum/pop_products_fl_nelson   (1061 words)

  
 Admiral Lord Nelson and his Navy
Welcome to this website, which is dedicated to his life and times of this great man. Nelson's name lives on because of 4 stunning victories for which he was responsible.
Nelson died at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21st October 1805 and was interred in St Paul's Cathedral on 8th January 1806.
Viscount and Baron Nelson of the Nile, and of Burnham Thorpe in the County of Norfolk
www.aboutnelson.co.uk   (560 words)

  
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The Nelson commemorated throughout the Caribbean, however, is younger, a little newer to the world, and if a bit less impressive, certainly more intimate.
It was in the Caribbean, on the island of Nevis, that Nelson met and married Fanny Nisbet, and the island still bears traces of the young captain's presence.
Nelson's legacy is visible there as well, in the fine restored Georgian dockyard that now bears his name.
www.geographia.com /stkitts-nevis/nelson1.htm   (210 words)

  
 Letters and Dispatches of Horatio Nelson
These on-line editions of Horatio Nelson's dispatches and letters are based directly on the original nineteenth century editions.
Nelson, who died at the naval battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, was one of the most successful and famous of British fleet commanders.
The "NELSON AND BRONTE" signature which end the later passages refer to Nelson's status as Duke of Bronte.
www.wtj.com /archives/nelson   (198 words)

  
 Admiral Lord Nelson & the Elgin Marbles « Elginism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Admiral Lord Nelson & the Elgin Marbles « Elginism
When she examined it more closely, she noticed that it resembled the writing of Lord Nelson, the hero of Abukir and vanquisher of Napoleon’s army.
What caught her attention was the reference to Lord Elgin and the 28 boxes of ancient sculpture from Athens, which he took when he captured the Arab French corvette.
www.elginism.com /20050618/139   (677 words)

  
 Remember Nelson - Vice Admiral Lord Nelson KB, Duke of Bronte
For his decisive part in the action Nelson was made a Knight of the Bath.
Second in Command to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, at the height of the battle Nelson refused to acknowledge his Commanding Officer’s signal to ‘Disengage the Action’.
Although mortally wounded at the height of the battle by a sniper’s bullet, Nelson lived long enough to learn that he had won a great victory and destroyed Napoleon’s dream of invading Britain.
www.remembernelson.com /battles.htm   (334 words)

  
 History Company - Lord Nelson's Artifacts
The first disc is scrimshawed with scenes of HMS Victory and of Nelson's death in the arms of Captain Hardy.
A pair of gold rings, formed as clasped hands, were exchanged by Admiral Lord Nelson and his mistress, Lady Emma Hamilton, as tokens of their undying love.
Though they were never married, their love proved enduring and Nelson was wearing Emma's ring when he dief aboard HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.
www.lightlink.com /history/uk/products/001.html   (472 words)

  
 Admiral Lord Nelson Bicentenary by Christopher Somerville | Travel Reviews from Travel Intelligence
In 2005, the nation celebrates the life of Admiral Lord Nelson in this bicentenary year of his death on 21 October 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Heroes are unfashionable these days, but the man who kept the seas for Britain and saw off the combined naval challenge of France and Spain at a time of desperate national peril deserves the title.
Horatio Nelson was a flawed, fallible man; he was also a copper-bottomed, full-rigged, 104-gun hero.
www.travelintelligence.net /wsd/articles/art_1000654.html   (663 words)

  
 BBC - History - Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
With these words Nelson successfully inspired his squadron before the Battle of Trafalgar, in 1805, during which he died.
At his death, Britain lost a complex leader who balanced a personal longing for honour and glory with a compassion and respect for his men.
He married Frances Nisbet in 1787 in Nevis, and returned to England with his bride to spend the next five years on half-pay, frustrated at not being at sea.
www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/nelson_horatio.shtml   (420 words)

  
 Nelson
Admiral Lord Nelson and the HMS Victory have been the subject of some commemorative stamps.
At the height of his career, Nelson was the role-model for every young officer in the British Fleet.
After Trafalgar when Nelson was dead, one of the first things they did was to break open the safe and read the paper.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Forum/9213/nelson.html   (340 words)

  
 First Trafalgar Dinner ever held at the Navy Club - www.ezboard.com
The Royal Navy Club first had it's roots in 1674, and over 100 years later had Admiral Nelson as a member.
It is interesting to note that after Nelson's death, it was not the Battle of Trafalgar that they celebrated but the battle of Copenhagen, which only began in 1831.
Nelson was also a member of this club.
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 Admiral Lord Nelson School | Welcome to Our Website
Saturday, 15th October was a night of celebration marking the 10th anniversary of Admiral Lord Nelson School.
Staff past and present, Governors and ex Governors, student representatives and friends of the school had much to celebrate as speeches and video footage marked the progress...
Twenty-six pupils participated in this year’s exchange trip to Germany (8 from CPGS and 18 from ALNS) - several...
www.alns.co.uk   (76 words)

  
 Books on Admiral Lord Nelson Napoleonic Wars - www.MotorEbooks.com
Nelson's Battles : The Art of Victory in the Age of Sail
Gordon entered the Royal Navy as a semi-literate eleven-year-old and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet.
In the Shadow of Nelson : The Naval Leadership of Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, 1753-1812 (Military Studies, 184)
www.motorebooks.com /banelson.htm   (494 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Poseidon, a personal study of Admiral Lord Nelson.
Find in a Library: Poseidon, a personal study of Admiral Lord Nelson.
Poseidon, a personal study of Admiral Lord Nelson.
Subjects: Nelson, Horatio Nelson, -- Viscount, -- 1758-1805.
www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/04b507a6456514b6.html   (65 words)

  
 Nelson Speaks: Admiral Lord Nelson in His Own Words   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nelson Speaks: Admiral Lord Nelson in His Own Words by Joseph F. Callo.
Lovers of naval history will return to this volume time and again to draw upon the wisdom of a single individual who lived at a time when the age of sailing reached its ultimate expression in design, technology, and tactics.
Nelson detested dockside admirals and bureaucrats and believed that staying constantly deployed and valuing hard-earned operational experience made members of the Royal Navy sharper than their French adversaries.
www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/bookrev/callo.html   (329 words)

  
 eBay - admiral nelson, Prints, Historical Memorabilia items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Death Of Admiral Nelson by West canvas
Admiral Lord Nelson BATTLE of TRAFALGAR EVE engraving
Admiral Lord Nelson of HMS Victory 1805 Horsebrass
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 Home Page Trafalgar Night Celebration
Various British organizations and local individuals will get together for a splendid evening to visit friends, make new friends, to remember Admiral Lord Nelson, and learn a bit about his Lordship and the Battle of Trafalgar.
A toast will be made to the immortal memory of Admiral Lord Nelson at 8:00 PM.
Below: Admiral Lord Nelson's Flagship HMS Victory as she appears today.
www.trafalgarnight.com   (226 words)

  
 Travel Weekly: Admiral Lord Nelson and me.(visiting English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard National Park in Antigua and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Travel Weekly: Admiral Lord Nelson and me.(visiting English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard National Park in Antigua and Barbuda)(Brief Article)@ HighBeam Research
Admiral Lord Nelson and me.(visiting English Harbour and Nelson's Dockyard National Park in Antigua and Barbuda)(Brief Article)
However, the tales I'd heard about Antigua's famous harbor, Adm. Lord Horatio Nelson's naval exploits and the historic dockyard intrigued me.
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 The Royal Navy of Admiral Lord Nelson: Portsmouth, London, and the Thames   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Examine the life of Admiral Lord Nelson, England’s greatest maritime hero, and learn about this dramatic period of British naval history, which has been popularized in recent years by the novels of Patrick O’Brian.
Visit the rarely seen private collection of Nelson memorabilia at Lloyds of London, which includes prize silver commemorative pieces awarded to Nelson and private letters.
Trace the history of the British sailing warships from the mid-17th century to the Napoleonic era, and spend time in the two galleries devoted to the achievements of Admiral Lord Nelson.
smithsonianjourneys.org /international/090806nelson.asp   (1011 words)

  
 Sea And Learn | aboutnelson
Each of the teacher resources below has been written by an experienced teacher and is designed to provide useful information about Admiral Lord Nelson.
View the Nelson Photo Gallery with images and photographs from the book Admiral Lord Nelson and H.M.S Victory written by Peter Green (reproduced with permission from Peter Green and the Nelson Society):
The Pressing Times of Horace Nelham - A musical all about Admiral Lord Nelson.
www.seaandlearn.co.uk /aboutnelson   (243 words)

  
 Patrick O'Brian Web Resources
An illustrated account of the battle between Aubrey and French Admiral Linois in Master and Commander edited and detailed by C.
Bellona, in the van, has completed her evolution; the second ship is dousing her leeward stuns'ls, and the two ships bringing up the rear have not yet begun to alter course.
HMS Victory - Nelson's flagship and its crew demographics.
www.io.com /gibbonsb/pob   (2675 words)

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