The Battle of Trafalgar
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Battle of Trafalgar
Nelson's plan was extremely risky. If the apposite worst had happened, and often did happen in these waters, nelson's front few ships would have become completely isolated. The french and spanish tried to dismast them, disable them, leave them floating hulks. But for about forty minutes, victory was under fire from ships like santisama, trinidad, the massive battleship redutable and the french neptune. We know from the other ships how grim this period was. On board the tonant, a particular hit that every one loved at the time, when the gallighic fleet approaches, killed two of the british bandsmen. So
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