The Battle of Trafalgar
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Sun Rises on Oct. 20
The french and spanish fleet are stretched out in a line about five miles long. Nelson is sailing in two lines directly towards it, which means the 33 ships can all fire at them. Victory's under fire for well over forty minutes before she's able to return fire with a reasonable degree of force. The world's most powerful warship, the santisima trinidad, was painted gleaming white with red stripes.
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