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Nelson, Horatio Nelson

 
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Synopsis

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton (Dodo Press) Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KB (1758-1805) was an English admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he lost his life. It was as a result of these wars that he became one of the greatest naval heroes in the history of the United Kingdom, eclipsing Admiral Robert Blake in fame. His biography by the poet Robert Southey appeared in 1813, while the wars were still being fought. His love affair with Emma, Lady Hamilton, the wife of the British Ambassador to Naples, is also well-known, and he is honoured by the London landmark, Nelson's Column, which stands in the centre of Traf...

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