Event    From 21/10/1805  To 21/10/1805

Battle of Trafalgar

Categories: Armed Forces

Countries: France, Spain

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. Nelson was fatally wounded at the battle, and his body brought back to England for a state funeral.

Trafalgar Day is recognised by those involved in sea-faring, see Lighthouse Automation.

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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...

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Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...

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Merton Place

{Around the London Borough of Merton coat of arms:} Merton Place. Sixty metr...

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Nelson Gardens

Nelson Gardens This building was built in 1976 by the Greater London Council....

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The Trafalgar Way - Admiralty

The Trafalgar Way Destination - The Admiralty On Monday 21st October 1805 t...

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R. Griffin

R. Griffin

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Private Ernest Joseph Nessling

Private Ernest Joseph Nessling

Ernest Joseph Nessling was born on 31 August 1887 in Marylebone, Middlesex (now Greater London), the youngest of the four children of Lewes Charles Nessling (1852-1895) and Maria Nessling, née Cole...

Person, Armed Forces, France

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)

17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)

London unit which served in WW1 where it lost 1,022 soldiers.  More information at Stepping Forward London. It's Wikipedia page shows how it was formed in 1908, gives details of its service during...

Group, Armed Forces

2 memorials
Imperial Camel Corps

Imperial Camel Corps

Formed in 1916.  At its height there were 4,150 men and 4,800 camels.  3 of the 4 battalions were disbanded in mid-1918. The 2nd Battalion was disbanded in May 1919.

Group, Armed Forces, Animals, Australia, Egypt, India, Israel/Palestine, New Zealand

1 memorial
D. E. M. Brook

D. E. M. Brook

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial

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King's Reach

King's Reach

Reach of the river between London Bridge and Westminster Bridge, named in 1935 to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee.

Place, Other

1 memorial