Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory breaks the French and Spanish Combined Fleet’s line during the opening stage of the 21 October 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, in Tom W. Freeman’s The Nelson Touch.

Lasting Lessons of Trafalgar

After years of waiting and pursuit, Vice Admiral Lord Nelson pounced at the chance to fight a climactic battle against the French and Spanish fleet.

Rear Admiral Joseph F. Callo, U.S. Naval Reserve (Retired)
October 2005