Horatio Nelson30 January 1805
Nelson passes through the Straits of Messina while searching for Villeneuve after the Toulon blockade is disrupted.
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Nelson passes through the Straits of Messina while searching for Villeneuve after the Toulon blockade is disrupted.
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