Horatio Nelson
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5 Facts about Horatio Nelson England's most distinguished naval commander.
Nelson lost the sight in his right eye at the Battle of Colby in 1794 and his right arm in
the Battle of Santa Cruz 1797. Nelson famously ignored his superior's order during the Battle
of Copenhagen by putting his telescope to his blind eye. Nelson's flagship at the Battle of
Trafalgar, HMS Victory, can still be visited in Portsmouth, UK. Nelson's final words were,
Thank God I have done my duty, before he died at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square, London, is one of the city's iconic landmarks dedicated to
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