Horatio Nelson21 October 1805
Orders the famous signal before battle begins.
Great Britain · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Orders the famous signal before battle begins.
Signals that England expects every man will do his duty.
Raises Nelson's signal from HMS Victory.
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