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Horatio Nelson, Admiral > 
200 years after his death, Horatio Nelson is still Britain's most popular hero. Nelson's great victories at the Nile (1 August 1798) and Copenhagen (2 April 1801) made him an international hero in his own lifetime. He was mobbed in the streets, like a modern footballer or popstar and thousands of souvenirs were produced with his face upon them. When he was killed, at the height of the Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) the whole nation was plunged into mourning and he was given a grand State Funeral and a splendid tomb in St Paul's Cathedral. Statues of him were erected all over Britain and in the colonies, and yet more souvenirs were produced.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoléon Bonaparte was general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic from 11 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, Emperor of t... |
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Commissioned an ensign in the British Army, he would rise to prominence in the Napoleonic Wars, eventually reaching the rank of field marshal. Wellington commanded the Al... |
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Napoleonic Wars
The major powers of Europe - Austria, Britain, Russia and Prussia - feared the rise of France's revolutionaries because of the effect they could have upon their own popul... |
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The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, is part of the War of the Third Coalition assembled by Britain against France. It was the most significant naval battl... |
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