Horatio Nelson © Nelson was a British naval commander and national hero, famous for his naval victories against the French during the Napoleonic Wars.

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In 1798, Admiral Horatio Nelson found the French fleet anchored at Aboukir Bay after Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt. Launching a daring evening attack, British ships slipped between the French line and ...

Fittingly, Nelson grew up by the sea. Born in 1758 to Catherine and Edmund Nelson, he spent his early years in a quiet village in Norfolk, England two miles inland. That peaceful childhood ended with ...

Sometimes lesser-known deeds demonstrate a man's true mettle. This was the case with Horatio Nelson, England's greatest naval hero. The story of Nelson's triumphs against Napoleon's fleets at ...

Eurocentric history has, for the most part, remembered Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson as a courageous and astute naval commander. Statuary honouring his accomplishments can be seen around the world, from ...

Horatio Nelson, who stumbled and suffered a broken right foreleg about three-sixteenths of a mile from the finish in Saturday's Vodafone English Derby (Eng-I) at Epsom, was euthanized following x-rays ...

Veteran British historian Coleman (Going to America) now tackles the life of Horatio Nelson, Britain's most celebrated naval hero. Admiral Nelson (1758–1805), whose glory was sealed with his death at ...

Horatio Nelson, who stumbled and suffered a broken right foreleg about three-sixteenths of a mile from the finish in Saturday's Vodafone English Derby (Eng-I) at Epsom, was euthanized. Questions arose ...

The Little Museum of Dublin has brought history to life with 15 short films covering nugget-sized pieces of Ireland’s history. This week’s topic is Lord Horatio Nelson victor of the Battle of ...