Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar was fought in October 1805, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. The British fleet was pitted against the combined Spanish and French fleets. The British Admiral was Nelson. The Spanish and French Admirals were Gravina and Villeneuve respectively. The day ended with victory for the British fleet.

Contemporary map of the Trafalgar battle
Modern map of the Trafalgar battle
Trafalgar, by Turner
Trafalgar, by Turner (another copy)
The Battle of Trafalgar, by Turner
The famous signal: England expects ....
Begnning of the action by Pocock
End of the action by Pocock
Victory by Constable
Bucentaure fighting, by Auguste Mayer
HMS Victory at Portsmouth
Admiral Gravina
Captain Churruca
Vice-Admiral Villeneuve
The death of Nelson
The death of Churruca
by William Clarkson Stanfield
engraving by William Miller after William Clarkson Stanfield
Admiral of the Blue Sir Henry Digby, K.C.B., Captain of the HMS Africa
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros, commander of the Santísima Trinidad
Santísima Trinidad by Berlinguero ? Known as "El Escorial of the seas", it was the only ship in the Battle of Trafalgar that had four decks and 136 cannons.