Nelson: The Battle of Copenhagen (TRIH ep 610, part 3)
1801 · Resource
This episode recounts Admiral Horatio Nelson's campaign in the Baltic and the Battle of Copenhagen (spring 1801). Hosts narrate the strategic context — Britain’s need to control the seas and the threat posed by the League of Armed Neutrality — and outline Nelson’s appointment, his move to the 74-gun Elephant, and his preparations with captains such as Thomas Masterman Hardy and others.
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