Horatio Nelson (29 sept. 1758 – 21 oct. 1805)
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Horatio Nelson was born on September 29, 1758, in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England, and died on October 21, 1805, at sea, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. He was a British naval commander in the wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, who won crucial victories in such battles as those of the Nile (1798) and of Trafalgar (1805), where he was killed by enemy fire on the HMS Victory. In private life, he was known for his extended love affair with Emma and Lady Hamilton, while both were married.Ajouté au bande de temps:
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29 sept. 1758
21 oct. 1805
~ 47 years