The letter is expected to be sold for $2,000 (£1,600). The Battle of Trafalgar saw the Royal Navy defeat a joint Franco-Spanish fleet thus preventing it from taking control of the English Channel ...

This was not before his high-risk, but acutely brave strategy won arguably the most decisive ... Now, amazingly, a new eye-witness account of the Battle of Trafalgar has emerged during a house ...

LORD Nelson did not say “Kiss me, Hardy” as he died, says a newly found account of the Battle of Trafalgar. Instead he said the less dramatic: “Thanks be to God but I have lived this day and ...

A 213-year-old biscuit dating from the Battle of Trafalgar is to be sold at auction. The biscuit, which belonged to a sailor on board HMS Defence in 1805, is believed to be the oldest surviving ...

On 21 October 1805, the Royal Navy clashed with the Combined French and Spanish fleet at Cape Trafalgar, off the coast of Spain. The battle had massive repercussions for Napoleon's France and the ...

A rare sword presented to a naval captain for his heroics at the Battle of Trafalgar is being sold 219 years later and is expected to fetch up to £110,000. The exquisite bronze gilt sword was one ...

The auction house said the torn piece of cloth dated from 1801-1805. The Battle of Trafalgar took place in 1805. The winning bid at the sale in London was £240,000, with a further £57,000 in ...

To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the victory at Trafalgar you can now refight Nelson's greatest battle in the 'Battle ... French and Spanish fleet. To win you must match or exceed the ...