A sea battle that took place off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of Spain. Nelson led the British fleet to a decisive victory which permanently removed the threat of invasion of England by the armies of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Trafalgar Day is recognised by those involved in sea-faring, see Lighthouse Automation.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Battle of Trafalgar
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Battle of Trafalgar - Brentford war memorial
Men of Brentford & Chiswick at the Battle of Trafalgar and the ships in w...
Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Merton Place
{Around the London Borough of Merton coat of arms:} Merton Place. Sixty metr...
Nelson Gardens
Nelson Gardens This building was built in 1976 by the Greater London Council....
The Trafalgar Way - Admiralty
The Trafalgar Way Destination - The Admiralty On Monday 21st October 1805 t...
Other Subjects
Sir Douglas Bader
Air force officer. Born Douglas Robert Steuart Bader at St John's Wood. Commissioned in the Royal Air Force as a pilot officer in 1930. In 1931, following a crash, he had both legs amputated. He wa...
18th Battalion (London Irish Rifles)
The 18th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) was formed on 1 April 1908 by the amalgamation of regiments under the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907. Both ...
J. Bailey, Junr.
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
Driver Richard Henry Bateman
Richard Henry Bateman was born in St John's Wood, London, the second of the three sons of William Bateman (b.1849) and Alice Bateman née Bette (b.1850). His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter ...
The Reverend Alan Greenbat, OBE
Was Vice Principal of the Jewish Orphanage at Norwood in 1956 and by 2000 had a position in the Office of the Chief Rabbi. Alan Greenbat was born 2 April 1929, the son of Maximilian Greenbat (1893...