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	Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre - Nelson and the H.M.S. Victory
		Horatio Nelson was born in Norfolk in 1758 and became England's greatest naval hero.
		This new collection of Nelson memorabilia is a fascinating insight into the man and his predominantly victorious career.
		Admiral Nelson was then at the peak of his career as a successful commander.
	www.shipwreckcharlestown.com /pages/nelson.htm (438 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)

	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 was one of those hit: a bullet entered his shoulder, pierced his lung, and came to rest at the base of his spine.
		Nelson's Pillar, a monument to Nelson in Dublin was destroyed by an IRA bomb in 1966.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horatio_Nelson (3495 words)

	Royal Navy: Viscount Nelson 1758-1805
		Nelson first came to fame at the Battle of Cape St Vincent on 14 February 1797 when his initiative in command of HMS Captain helped prevent the Spanish Fleet from escaping the clutches of Sir John Jervis.
		Nelson was only second in command of the fleet sent against Denmark in 1801, but after famously turning his blinded eye to the telescope ordering him to retreat, carried the assault on Copenhagen to a successful conclusion.
		Nelson’s genius was to recognise that at this time both the French and Spanish Navies were greatly inferior to the British in professional skills such as gunnery and ship handling and that risks could be taken to win crushing victories.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /static/pages/3524.html (712 words)

	ipedia.com: Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England to the Reverend Edmund Nelson and Catherine Suckling Nelson.
		Nelson was the basis for the fictional characters of Horatio Hornblower and Honor Harrington.
		Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Hillborough
	www.ipedia.com /horatio_nelson__1st_viscount_nelson.html (2141 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)

	Nelson, Horatio, Admiral, (1759-1805) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Nelson was for the moment on the wrong side of the world, but he was invalided home, not a rare occurrence for Europeans serving in India at this time, nor the only time Nelson forced ashore by illness, or more often injury.
		Nelson was the victim of seemingly endless lawsuits as a result of his attempts to carry out his orders, and soon came to hate the area.
		Nelson was rescued from the beach by the outbreak of revolution in France.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/people_nelson_early.html (3939 words)

	LORD HORATIO NELSON 1758 TO 1805 ADMIRAL OF THE BRITISH FLEET - BATTLE OF CAPE TRAFALGAR
		Nelson was one of those hit: a bullet entered his shoulder, pierced his lung, and came to rest at the base of his spine.
		Nelson was noted for his considerable ability to inspire and bring out the best in his men, to the point that it gained a name: "The Nelson Touch".
		Most military historians believe Nelson's ability to inspire officers of the highest rank and seamen of the lowest was central to his many victories, as was his unequaled ability to both strategically plan his campaigns and tactically shift his forces in the midst of battle.
	www.solarnavigator.net /history/horatio_nelson.htm (3029 words)

	Trafalgar Square London & Admiral Lord Nelson
		The main hub of Central London, was built in honor of Admiral Nelson after his victory in 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar, off the coast of Spain.
		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.
	www.travellondon.com /templates/attractions/gallery_trafalgar.html (524 words)

	Admiral Lord Nelson
		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.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/terrace/adw03/c-eight/people/nelson.htm (1111 words)

	Aesthetic Images - Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar
		Nelson resumes command and sets sail with a fleet of 27 British ships off Europe's southeastern coast on September 28th, 1805, the day of his forty-seventh birthday.
		Nelson is covered in sail cloth, so as not to discourage his fighting men, and carried below deck.
		Nelson is given the news of their victory before dying in severe pain 3 hours later.
	www.gotoai.com /Nelson_at_Trafalgar.htm (424 words)

	England's admiral: Lord Nelson was a swashbuckler, strategist, and charismatic leader Weekly Standard, The - Find ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		John Sugden's Nelson: A Dream of Glory is the first of a massive three-volume life of Nelson, which is set to become the standard work on the subject, while Roger Knight's Pursuit of Victory is contained in a single volume.
		It was established by Clarke and Macarthur's Life of Admiral Nelson (1809) and confirmed by Southey's Life of Nelson (1813), written as a "patriotic manual" for the young.
		Nelson's reputation suffered under the Victorians, who had certain problems with his connection to the married Lady Hamilton; but in the late 19th century, when the British again started to feel some competition from other European powers, Nelson's stock rose.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0RMQ/is_6_11/ai_n15890875 (967 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| Military History \| Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar -- Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson Did His Duty
		Knowing Nelson's reputation as a fighter, Villeneuve had ordered his fleet to prepare for battle as soon as it was at sea.
		Nelson directed Victory to steer toward the 12th ship from the Combined Fleet's front, which turned out to be Bucentaure, and Royal Sovereign, which was positioned a mile and a half off Victory's starboard beam, headed for the 16th ship from the enemy's front.
		The admirals and captains of the Combined Fleet were confident that they could break up Nelson's attack by dismasting the British ships before they could break through the line.
	historynet.com /mh/blnelson2 (1458 words)

	Horatio Nelson : British Admiral : Nelson : Hero : Royal Navy : Napoleonic Wars : French Revolution :
		Nelson's star was now firmly shooting high and the victory of the Nile gained him a baroncy.
		Famed for his ostentatious uniform that was highly recognisable, Nelson was spotted on the Victory by an enemy sharpshooter and was shot through the spine during the height of the battle.
		Few commanders have ever been as adored as Nelson and, despite a highly public love affair with Lady Emma Hamilton that upset higher society, he was a champion of the public.
	www.napoleonguide.com /sailors_nelson.htm (436 words)

	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)

	Admiral Nelson's influence on Antigua
		Nelson was a zealous and ambitious young post-captain who enforced the Admiralty Laws, which specifically forbade British colonies from receiving goods from non-British ships — laws that had been largely ignored by the Antiguan governor before Nelson's arrival.
		Nelson's name would be affixed to the dockyard later, in 1951, in the redefined admiration of retrospect, based on the reverence with which the fearless admiral was regarded after his victories over the French at Alexandria and Trafalgar, crippling and killing blows to Napoleon's naval resources.
		Post-Captain Nelson returned to England in 1787 in a state of ill health so dire that he is said to have shipped an extra cask of rum in which to preserve his body in case he died.
	www.palmbeachpost.com /recreation/content/travel/epaper/2006/03/12/a1h_capt_bill_antigua_0312.html (358 words)

	Admiral Horatio Nelson - Hero@Sea - Biography
		The promotions of the admirals was arranged according to the list, which included admiral and captains after their service-time.
		Admirals had the command of fleets like the Channel fleet, the command of squadron for special tasks like the conquest of the cape colony or the command of stations overseas like East India.
		He a fought with Nelson on the San Juan River, commanded the 2nd division at Cape Trafalgar and followed Nelson at Cape St. Vincent, when Nelson`s ship was leaving the British line to break through the Spanish against the orders of the leading admiral.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0111580/bio/glossary.html (2524 words)

	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.
		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.
		During the battle of Trafalgar, Nelson's plan was to sail straight into the line of the enemy fleet although she would have been exposed to the concentrated fire of five allied ships for over an hour without being able to bring any cannons of her own to bear to defend herself.
	www.sculptor-iangb.com /hms-victory.htm (8182 words)

	Aesthetic Images - Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar
		Nelson resumes command and sets sail with a fleet of 27 British ships off Europe's southeastern coast on September 28th, 1805, the day of his forty-seventh birthday.
		Nelson is covered in sail cloth, so as not to discourage his fighting men, and carried below deck.
		Nelson is given the news of their victory before dying in severe pain 3 hours later.
	gotoai.com /Nelson_at_Trafalgar.htm (424 words)

	BBC - History - Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805)
		Nelson was a British naval commander and national hero, famous for his naval victories against the French during the Napoleonic Wars.
		Born on 29 September 1758 in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, Horatio Nelson was the sixth of the 11 children of a clergymen.
		Before the battle on 21 October 1805, Nelson sent out the famous signal to his fleet 'England expects that every man will do his duty.' He was killed by a French sniper a few hours later.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/nelson_admiral_lord_horatio.shtml (453 words)

	Stafford Stories : Admiral Nelson
		At this point his fortunes seemed to take a turn for the worse. Although many prospective owners fell in love with him, no one was prepared to take the responsibility of the potential problems he bought with him.
		Admiral Nelson's trip into the African hinterland of the Northern Cape was filled with adventure, space, heat and luxury.
		This seemed to instil in Admiral Nelson that I did not want him to fight and that I was the alpha dog.
	www.sbtfun.com /Stories_Nelson.html (1254 words)

	LORD NELSON MEMORABILIA
		The Admiral Lord Nelson jug was produced in the 1820's by Doulton and Watts in Lambeth.
		For Nelson this was a time of decision, and on 11 May 1805 he set sail for the West Indies in pursuit of the French fleet.
		The preface states that the work was read in proof by Earl Nelson and by Mrs Nelson Ward who placed at the authors disposal her transcripts of many unpublished letters.
	www.cloudcuckooland.biz /lord_nelson.htm (1278 words)

	Admiral Nelson - Emmet Meara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Nelson, naturally, was an avid reader and went through all the Horatio Hornblower books and nautical series by Patrick O'Brian, and of course, Conrad and Melville.
		Nelson graduated from Lewiston High School in 1980 and promptly took a year off hitchhiking and riding a motorcycle around the country with his parents' blessing.
		Nelson is scheduled to lecture at the Rockland Public Library at 4 p.m.
	www.bangornews.com /news/templates?a=99956&z=0 (1343 words)

	AngelDeelite Forums - ADMIRAL NELSON'S FLEET CONFRONTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Nelson (reading aloud): "England expects every person to do his or her duty, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious persuasion or disability.
		Nelson: "In that case, break open the rum ration.
		Nelson: "Damn it man! We are on the eve of the greatest sea battle in history.
	www.angeldeelite.com /wwwboard/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1273 (489 words)

	Admiral Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Nelson in Full Dress, Vice Admiral Uniform & Lady Hamilton in Formal Evening Gown of the period.
		On October 21, 1805, a British Fleet under the command of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson not only destroyed the combined fleets of France and Spain, but with it Napoleon's dreams of invading Britain.
		The Battle of Trafalgar was the most important naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars; however the great victory was nearly overshadowed by national mourning at the loss of Lord Nelson, killed at the height of the battle on board his flagship HMS Victory.
	www.carterstore.com /britain/Admiral_Nelson.html (351 words)

	NELSON SOLD ITEMS
		Vice Admiral and second in command of the expedition to the Baltic under Sir Hyde Parker, Nelson disregarded orders and engaged in the battle which he won decisively.
		Nelson is in full Admiral attire with his medals pinned to his chest (one reads Nile 1798).
		NELSON, who in the moment of Victory glorious fell fighting for his country is dedicated to the Navy of Great Britain.
	www.cloudcuckooland.biz /nelson_sold_items.htm (3040 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.
		Always a romantic, the young Nelson was quick to fall in love with pretty young women, although his friends were able to warn him off the more unsuitable ones.
		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.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/3682/lord_nelson.html (2164 words)

	Prints Old & Rare - Admiral Nelson & Trafalgar page
		Beautiful hand colored steel engraving of Lord Nelson after receiving a fatal wound from a ball shot from the mizzentop of the Redoutable.
		This fl and white antique engraving of a vignette portrait of Lord Nelson is from the September 1871 didition of the supplement to the Illustrated London News.
		This fl and white antique engraving of Lord Nelson's critics is from the April, 1896 edition of The Graphic.
	www.printsoldandrare.com /nelson/index.html (213 words)

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