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The Battle of Trafalgar: Premises 1803: Peace of Amiens between Britain

The Battle of Trafalgar: Premises

1803: Peace of Amiens between Britain and

France broke down
1804: Spain allied with France, giving Napoleon the ships he needed to challenge Britain.
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The powerful British navy took up positions along the coast of

The powerful British navy took up positions along the coast of

France and formed a blockade to keep French ships safely in port.
By the spring of 1805, Britain had persuaded Austria and Russia to join in a new coalition against France.
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The Battle of Trafalgar: Napoleon’s Objectives In the Napoleonic era, the

The Battle of Trafalgar: Napoleon’s Objectives

In the Napoleonic era, the British

navy dominated the sea while the French army dominated the European continent.
In 1804 Napoleon developed a plan to draw the British fleet away from the English Channel where it blocked a French invasion.
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The Beginning of the Battle (Nicholas Pocock)

The Beginning of the Battle (Nicholas Pocock)

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Size of the Fleet 32 British – 25 ships of the

Size of the Fleet

32 British – 25 ships of the line,

4 Frigates and smaller craft
23 French and 15 Spanish – 33 ships of the line, 7 Frigates and smaller craft.
4,000 troops including riflemen from the Tyrol were posted in small detachments through the French and Spanish Fleets.
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1805, October, 21

1805, October, 21

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HMS Victory Admiral’s Ship

HMS Victory Admiral’s Ship

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Admiral Horatio Nelson Just before the battle he sent a message

Admiral Horatio Nelson

Just before the battle he sent a message to

all his ships.
Now it is the motto of the British Navy.
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England expects that every man will do his DUTY

England expects that every man will

do his

DUTY

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Death of Nelson

Death of Nelson

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The End of the Battle

The End of the Battle

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The Battle of Trafalgar: Effects Within a few hours, half of

The Battle of Trafalgar: Effects

Within a few hours, half of Napoleon’s

ships were sunk and the rest in full retreat.
The French navy never recovered from its defeat at Trafalgar.
Napoleon was forced to scrap his plan to invade Britain once and for all.
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A Political Cartoon on Napoleon’s Defeat

A Political Cartoon
on Napoleon’s Defeat

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Napoleonic Wars

Napoleonic Wars

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What is common between these people? What is the difference?

What is common between these people? What is the difference?