#horation nelson

[ratuszarsenal]

whatever you think about 'kiss me, hardy' in the context of nelson's relationship with cpt thomas hardy, you do have to admit that there's nothing funnier than victorian scholars confidently asserting that nelson spoke turkish in his dying moment because it kind of sounds like the word 'kismet' meaning fucking destiny. sheathing occam's razor and reaching for the farthest most outlandish conclusion so hard they probably sprained their arm

#maritime history #admiral nelson #horation nelson #I guess?

[blackcatanna]

The other day, I was reading Nelson's wikipedia page and I got to his death and then the following passage: Nelson's body was placed in a cask of brandy mixed with camphor and myrrh, which was then lashed to the Victory's mainmast and placed under guard.[246] Victory was towed to Gibraltar after the battle, and on arrival the body was transferred to a lead-lined coffin filled with spirits of wine.[246] Collingwood's dispatches about the battle were carried to England aboard HMS Pickle,

But my dumbass brain just read: Nelson's body was placed in a cask of brandy ... carried to England aboard HMS Pickle,

And I got really excited for a second... And then really disappointed :'( DAMMIT HISTORY! WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE GONE FOR THE FUNNY OPTION! (his body boringly remained aboard the Victory in its delicious boozey prison)

#meaning no disrespect of course #okay maybe a little disresepct #he was mean to his wife okay #much like another Horation we know... #and Nelson was also big on slavery #which I guess isn't surprising for someone in the Royal Navy #where NO isn't considered an answer when some guy in a blue coat asks if you'd like to join up #wow did I spell Horatio with an n up there? #No going back now I cba #ANYWAY #Point is HMS PICKLE IS THE PERFECT NAME FOR A SHIP CARRYING SOME GUY'S PICKLED REMAINS AND THIS MISUNDERSTANDING CONTINUES TO HAUNT ME #DAYS LATER #WE COULD'VE HAD IT AAAAAAAAA-AA-AAALL #Anyway whatever... I am going to read about queen HMS Pickle #She sounds like FUN

[simplicius-simplicissimus]

History - Captain Horatio Hornblower

After the victory of a British fleet (commanded by Lord Horatio Nelson) over a French-Spanish fleet (commanded by Pierre de Villeneuve) at Trafalgar, Britain „ruled the waves“ for over a century - and London was the centre of that power. The 12 Hornblower novels from C.S. Forester and the movie „Captain Horatio Hornblower“ describes the seafaring life aboard a warship at those times. For sure one of the triggers to visit London one time to deep dive in those historical times.

Naval Battle Scene 1

Naval Battle Scene 2

Sea battle scenes from the movie „Captain Horatio Hornblower“. The movie scenes show vividly what contributed as well to Nelson's success at Trafalgar: Nelson was able to outmaneuver the superior enemy fleet since the British ship crews were more capable (they were more skilled in the rigging and were able to fire more rounds with their cannons). Nelson's feat was to find a tactic that would best utilize his people's abilities.

-Simplicius Simplicissimus

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[thebritishmonarchycouk]

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[marzipanandminutiae]

i’ve looked everywhere and can’t seem to find the info, but say someone has two titles in regency era england which would you use first? like if someone is the eldest son of a baron but also a captain in the military what titles would be used to address him? thank you!!

Well, Horation Nelson’s full title seems to have been Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte. So I’m going to assume you’d call your imaginary baronet captain “Captain Sharpe,” or whatever his surname was.

[sakrum1]

Seeschlacht bei Abukir

Die Seeschlacht bei Abukir (englisch Battle of the Nile) war eine der entschei­denden Schlachten während der Koalitions­kriege. Sie fand am 1. und 2. August 1798 vor der Küste von Abukir, einer ägypti­schen Hafen­stadt etwa 15 Kilo­meter nord­östlich von Alexandria, statt. Groß­britan­nien war 1798 das einzige einfluss­reiche europä­ische Land, das sich noch im Krieg mit der französi­schen Republik befand. Die französi­sche Flotte war in einer Linie von der Insel Abukir aus zur Küste ver­ankert. Diese Auf­stellung verwan­delte die Flotte in eine lang­gestreckte, schwimmende Küsten­batterie. Als die franzö­sische L’Heureux am frühen Nach­mittag des 1.­August 1798 die britische Zealous sichtete, war der französische Admiral Brueys D’Aigalliers nicht weiter beunruhigt – es erschien unwahr­schein­lich, dass die britische Flotte noch an diesem Tag angrei­fen würde. Das briti­sche Geschwader unter Admiral Horation Nelson hatte indessen den stehen­den Befehl, einem vor Anker liegen­den Gegner keiner­lei Zeit zur Vorbe­reitung zu geben. Trotz der Tages­zeit wurde um 15 Uhr das Signal „Klar zum Gefecht“ gehisst. Die Schlacht begann kurz nach 18 Uhr. Am Ende besiegte eine britische Kriegs­flotte die französische Mittel­meer­flotte. Mit diesem Sieg sicher­ten die Briten ihre See­herr­schaft im Mittelmeer.  – Zum Artikel …

#wikipedia

[laurhystoricalippo]

one more time!!!

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[bloglikeaman]

True that. Straight at 'em! -B

#quotes #inspiration #Inspirational Quote #horation nelson #badass #oh captain my captain

[mercyforthegreedy]

You cannot think how my feelings are alive toward you, probably more than ever & they never can be diminished.

lord horatio nelson

#quote #lit #letters #horation nelson

[peashooter85]

Horatio Nelson vs. The Polar Bear

The great hero of Trafalgar, Admiral Horatio Nelson began his naval career at a very young age.  At the age of 12 Nelson joined the navy and by age 15 he was a midshipman who was being trained to be an officer.

In 1773 Nelson was recruited to serve on the HMS Carcass, which was on an expedition to explore a route to India through the Arctic.  The expedition explored deep into the Arctic, but was forced to turn back because of the dense ice sheets of the North Pole.  While anchored near one ice sheet, young Nelson had an idea which would bring him his first moment of fame and glory.

Nelson's dream while serving in the Arctic was to hunt and kill a polar bear.  While anchored north of the island of Svalbard, young Nelson set of onto the ice armed with a musket in hopes of shooting and killing a polar bear.  Unfortunately when Nelson came across his dangerous prey, his musket misfired.  The polar bear attacked and Nelson was forced to fend off the assault by bashing the bear over the head with the butt of his musket.  Amazingly the bear retreated, and more amazingly Nelson pursued the bear, determined more than ever to slay the mighty beast.  It was only until the bear was able to escape over a large crevice in the ice, and when Nelson was ordered to return back to ship, did the young sailor abandon pursuit.  When asked why he wanted to kill a polar bear, Nelson responded, "I wished, Sir, to get the skin for my father."

Nelson would later become one of the most successful and celebrated British Naval Officers in history, rising to the rank of Captain by age 23, and becoming an admiral in his 30's.  Throughout the late 18th and early 19th century, he was a painful thorn in the side of another young upstart, a landlubber French general named Napoleon Bonaparte.  He was killed by an enemy marksman at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, aged 47.

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