The buckles were worn by Lord Nelson during the Napoleonic Wars and later gifted to his second-in-command Shoe buckles worn by Admiral Lord Nelson during the Napoleonic Wars have sold at auction ...
The claim is made by George Sievers, a master-at-arms on HMS Belleisle near Nelson’s HMS Victory. His account is part of a letter written six days after Nelson was killed by a French musket ...
Sievers wrote from Gibraltar on October 27, 1805: 'Lord Nelson in the Victory engaged the French Admiral most closely, during the heat of the action his Lordship was wounded with a grapeshot in ...
Shoe buckles worn by Admiral Lord Nelson during the Napoleonic Wars have sold at auction to a local collector for £2,000. The naval commander gifted the buckles to his second-in-command Sir ...
Admiral Lord Nelson’s final words were not “kiss me, Hardy”, an unearthed letter has claimed. The British naval hero is instead said to have declared “thanks be to God” as he died after being shot ...
A pair of buckles once used to keep Admiral Lord Nelson’s shoes on have been auctioned for £2,000. A Hampshire collector is reported to have bought the fastenings from Hansons Auctioneers of ...
Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous last words may not have been “kiss me, Hardy,” according to a newly unearthed letter. The letter, set to be auctioned, challenges the long-held official account ...