Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In 1805, as Emperor Napoleon's continental enemies withered away before him and he turned his eye towards his implacable British foes, only one thing stood between him and the total domination of Western Europe: the mighty Royal Navy and his old nemesis of the Nile, Admiral Horatio Nelson. The scene was thus set for one of the single most decisive battles in the history of naval warfare.
In 1805, as Emperor Napoleon's continental enemies withered away before him and he turned his eye towards his implacable British foes, only one thing stood between him and the total domination of Western Europe: the mighty Royal Navy and his old nemesis of the Nile, Admiral Horatio Nelson. The scene was thus set for one of the single most decisive battles in the history of naval warfare.
