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oct 21, 1805 - Battle of Trafalgar

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People/groups involved: French Navy, British Navy, Spanish Navy
Description: A naval battle fought between the British and the French and Spanish navies, near Trafalgar, Spain. The British navy, though outnumbered, destroyed the united French and Spanish ships and took the French captain as prisoner. They lost none of their ships.
Why it matters: The battle established British naval supremacy for the next 100 years and also crushed any plans Napoleon had to invade Britain.

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oct 21, 1805
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~ 220 years ago