Born on 29 September 1758 in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, Horatio Nelson was the ... When Britain entered the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793, Nelson was given command of the Agamemnon.

In the Napoleonic Wars, Britain had a secret weapon. It wasn’t a new sort of ship or a better gun or different training regime. Britain did have those things. Her men were more disciplined, more ...

Nelson comes face to face with the French fleet of Napoleon in Egypt, for the ultimate naval face off. One of the greatest battles in history will ensue: the Battle of the Nile. Show more The 1st ...

France was still at war with Great Britain ... The British Admiral Horatio Nelson caught the French fleet anchored off the Egyptian coast and blew it to pieces. Bonaparte and 35,000 soldiers ...

The Abbey collection contains one of the best likenesses of the great Admiral, Horatio, Viscount Nelson ... A bust of Henry V was purchased from the sale of Lord Nelson's effects and this was placed ...