Portsmouth England United Kingdom UK History
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HMS Victory at Portsmouth by Hayling Island marine artist, Les Henson
(The original of this painting hangs on my office wall - Bob)
 
Position of the two fleets as they closed for action at the Battle of Trafalgar - and
below, a plan of the same moment in the battle, drawn and published more or less
after the British fleet returned home
 
The signallersaboard HMS Victory prepare to raise Nelson's famous final signal to the fleet
and below, the flags that spelled out the "England expects ..." battlecry
 
Redoutable at close quarters with HMS Victory and HMS Temeraire
 
HMS Belleisle after the battle
- even in victory, many of the British ships sustained incredible damage.
 
Nelson's funeral procession - a nation went into mourning
 

This is yet another of those pages which is likely to remain as a "Work In Progress" for some time, as we find and add more images. If you have any we could use, please click on the e-mail icon on the right, to send them to us. Many thanks.