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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 94. Chapters: Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, Robert Roddam, George Martin, Sidney Smith, Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet, Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, Roger Curtis, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, Sir Charles Knowles, 2nd Baronet, James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez, Frederick Lewis Maitland, George Cranfield-Berkeley, Joseph Sydney Yorke, Philip Charles Durham, Thomas Manby, Edward Thornbrough, George Cockburn, Samuel Pechell, William Lukin, Sir John Orde, 1st Baronet, James Richard Dacres, James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet, Robert Carthew Reynolds, Thomas Foley, John Maitland, Sir Charles Cotton, 5th Baronet, Home Riggs Popham, Robert Calder, Jahleel Brenton, Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, Sir Josias Rowley, 1st Baronet, William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, William Brown, David Price, John Carter, Hyde Parker, Thomas Totty, Samuel Pym, John Gore, Thomas Garth, William O'Bryen Drury, John Schank, Henry D'Esterre Darby. Excerpt: French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte, KB (29 September 1758-21 October 1805) was a British flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm and the sight in one eye. Of his several victories, the best known and notable was the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, at the end of which he was shot and killed. Nelson was born into a moderately prosperous Norfolk family and joined the navy through...
