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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lord Nelson’s last words were not “kiss me, Hardy” or “thank God I have done my duty”, as is commonly believed, according to a newly discovered account of the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the naval dockyard was once the home of the British fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, and served as the headquarters of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson from 1784 ...
The letter, dated 27 October 1805, also claims that Lord Nelson was shot not once as originally thought, but twice. “Lord Nelson in the Victory engaged the French Admiral most closely ...
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Pub baron Arthur Laundy spent Monday taking control of Sydney’s heritage-listed Lord Nelson Hotel, which he has acquired for just under $20m. Mr Laundy, a billionaire who had been negotiating to ...