Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté KBwas a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was noted for his inspirational leadership, superb grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics, all of which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm in the unsuccessful attempt to conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the sight in one eye in Corsica. He was shot and...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth29 September 1758
Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight
A ship's a fool to fight a fort.
Never break the neutrality of a port or place, but never consider as neutral any place from whence an attack is allowed to be made.
It is my turn now; and if I come back, it is yours.
Our country will, I believe, sooner forgive an officer for attacking an enemy than for letting it alone.
I am ill every time it blows hard, and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea.
I have only one eye, I have a right to be blind sometimes... I really do not see the signal!
It is warm work; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment. But mark you! I would not be elsewhere for thousands. - at the Battle of Copenhagen.
The defeat of the combined French and Spanish fleets lifted the very real threat of an invasion of Britain and it was greeted by the nation with huge relief,