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Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscoont Nelson, 1st Duke o Bronté KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) wis a Breetish flag officer in the Ryal Navy. He wis noted for his inspirational leadership, superb grasp o strategy, an unconventional tactics, that thegither resultit in a nummer o decisive naval veectories, pairteecularly in the Napoleonic Wars. He wis woundit several times in combat, losin the sicht in ane ee in Corsica an maist o ane airm in the unsuccessfu attempt tae conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife. He wis shot an killed in his feenal veectory at the Battle o Trafalgar in 1805.
The Viscount Nelson | |
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Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, bi Lemuel Francis Abbott | |
| Born | 29 September 1758 Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, Ingland |
| Dee'd | 21 October 1805 (aged 47) Battle o Trafalgar, Cape Trafalgar, Spain |
| Allegiance | Great Breetain Unitit Kinrick Breetish Empire |
| Service/branch | Ryal Navy |
| Years o service | 1771–1805 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral o the White |
| Commands held | Mediterranean Fleet |
| Battles/wars | American War o Unthirldom
War o the First Coaleetion
Kandyan Wars
War o the Third Coaleetion
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| Awairds | Knicht o the Order o the Bath Several ithers (see ablo) |
| Signatur |  |
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