May 1794
Siege of Calvi
Nelson prepares for an assault on Calvi with Lieutenant General Charles Stuart.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Calvi in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Nelson prepares for an assault on Calvi with Lieutenant General Charles Stuart.
Nelson & Lieutenant General Charles Stuart carry out a landing and immediately begin moving guns ashore to occupy the heights surrounding the town
Nelson and Charles Stuart land and move guns ashore to occupy heights near Calvi.
Suffers the eye injury that later costs sight in his right eye.
The siege of Calvi costs Nelson the sight of his right eye.
A shot strikes a sandbag near Nelson and throws stones and sand into his face.
Some debris strikes Nelson's right eye and forces him to retire from the position.
The siege of Calvi costs Nelson the sight of his right eye.
Most of the enemy positions had been disabled, and that night Stuart, supported by Nelson, storms the main defensive position and captures it
Stuart, supported by Nelson, storms and captures the main defensive position.
Nelson's right eye is left permanently damaged after the Calvi siege.
The British bring Calvi under constant bombardment, and the town surrenders
Nelson's eyesight is permanently damaged and the right eye later loses its sight.
The British bring Calvi under constant bombardment and the town surrenders.
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