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Battle damaged flag with compelling story of Admiral Lord Nelson's victory at Battle of Trafalgar is a £1-million auction ...
A flag with shrapnel from the Battle of Trafalgar has a compelling story to tell and is likely to sell for nearly £1 million.
A Union flag which flew from the ship that led the British fleet into the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805, the day of the victory and the death of Admiral Horatio Nelson, will be offered ...
The cities of Vigo, Cádiz, Ferrol and Cartagena share artillery that was sent to Spain 200 years ago by Tsar Alexander I in ...
A depiction of the bloody Battle of Trafalgar, which took place on October 21, 1805 'Famously, Nelson ordered his ships to form two lines and sail at the single line of French and Spanish ships.
The Battle of Trafalgar, which took place on October 21st, 1805, was part of the War of the Third Coalition within the Napoleonic Wars. This conflict involved the British fighting against both ...
A letter written by Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson to Emma Hamilton from on board HMS Victory in May 1805, is on show at National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth ahead of Trafalgar Day (Andrew ...
2 Nelson was killed by a French musket ball off Cape Trafalgar, Spain, in October 1805 Credit: Alamy The claim is made by George Sievers, a master-at-arms on HMS Belleisle near Nelson’s HMS Victory.
Rare sword given to hero Battle of Trafalgar Navy captain who dismasted one French ship and rammed another before being gravely wounded in 1805 clash is expected to sell for up to £110,000 ...
The event, featuring an orchestra of around 45 musicians and a choir, will see the premiere of Mro Simon Ellul’s Trafalgar 1805, an original composition inspired by the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar ...
Join us as the Daily Express live blogs about the Battle of Trafalgar, when Admiral Nelson took on the combined navies of France and Spain 219 years ago as if it were happening today.