Royal Navy defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar. 1805

[bsnub]

It was today or yesterday in 1805...

Today in 1805, the Royal Navy defeats a
combined French and Spanish fleet off
Cape Trafalgar. The triumph is decisive yet
costly; during the fighting, Britain's best
admiral, Horatio Nelson, is fatally
wounded on the quarterdeck of his
flagship, HMS Victory.

The Order of Battle
British fleet of 33 ships, and 17,282 sailors
and Marines
French and Spanish fleet of 41 ships and
25,813 sailors and marines

Casualties and losses:

United Kingdom:
458 dead
1,208 wounded
Total: 1,666

France:
10 ships captured
1 ship destroyed
3,373 dead
1,155 wounded
Over 4,000 captured

Spain:
11 ships captured
1,022 dead
1,386 wounded
3,000–4,000 captured
Total: about 15,000

[Edmond]

Very interesting, cheers.


Did you put on your jungle camos with extra clip harness for the trip to the basement larder today, Snub?