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Horatio Nelson

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Horatio Nelson

1758–1805

British Royal Navy officer (1758–1805)

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Biography

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte was a British Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics led to multiple decisive British naval victories during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Trafalgar Square is dedicated to him. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest admirals in history; many historians consider him the greatest.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1758
Birth

British admiral (d. 1805)

September 29 →
1796
Event

French Revolutionary Wars: Two British frigates under Commodore Horatio Nelson and two Spanish frigates under Commodore Don Jacobo Stuart engage in battle off the coast of Murcia.

December 19 →
1797
Event

French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St. Vincent - John Jervis, (later 1st Earl of St Vincent) and Horatio Nelson (later 1st Viscount Nelson) lead the British Royal Navy to victory over a Spanish fleet in action near Gibraltar.

February 14 →
1797
Event

Horatio Nelson loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of Tenerife (Spain).

July 25 →
1800
Event

cerca de la Republica de Malta, la escuadra británica de Horatio Nelson derrota a la francesa en la Batalla del Convoy de Malta.

February 18 →
1801
Event

Admiral Horatio Nelson unternimmt mit der englischen Kanalflotte einen vergeblichen Angriff auf französische Schiffe bei Boulogne-sur-Mer.

August 16 →
1805
Death

1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (b. 1758)

October 21 →
1910
Event

Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members), since Horatio Nelson.

January 1 →

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