Horatio Nelson

I am going to start writing about famous people(like napoleon)and their history.Admiral Horatio Viscount Nelson was born in Norfolk,England on September 29th 1758.He joined the British Navy in 1771 as a ordinary sailor on a ship of the line commanded by his uncle.He rose through the ranks and was put in command of several frigates before taking command of HMS Agamemnon,a 64 gun ship of the line.



In this ship he took part in several minor battles and was badly injured a couple of times(he lost sight in his right in a action on Corsica in 1794 and lost his right arm in an attack on Tenerife in 1797). A year before Tenerife he got a new ship and joined the British Mediterranean fleet with which he fought in the battle of Cape St Vincent.After St Vincent he was promoted to Admiral and fought in the battles of the Nile(see post),Copenhagen and Trafalgar(see post).During Trafalgar he was mortally wounded by an enemy sharpshooter(sniper)and died about three hours later.




This is Admiral Nelson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson
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