Trafalgar: A World at War (TRIH eps 243-245)
1805 · Resource
This episode concludes the hosts' multi-part Trafalgar epic, narrating the approach, tactics and carnage of the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805). The presenters reconstruct Nelson’s two-column plan, the mixed Franco-Spanish line, and key commanders and ships. They describe the slow, tense approach, the violent close-range fighting, Collingwood’s decisive raking of the Santa Ana, and Victory’s clash with Redoutable that results in Nelson being fatally shot. The programme details Nelson’s...
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