Historical place archive

Trafalgar in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Trafalgar in Spain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records7 event labels7 people1805–1805

Historical events in Trafalgar

1805

21 October 1805
Bahama
Dionisio Alcala Galiano · Napoleonic Wars

Is killed while commanding the Spanish ship Bahama.

21 October 1805
Battle of Trafalgar
Charles IV · Napoleonic Wars

Spain loses heavily in the combined fleet defeat.

21 October 1805
Battle of Trafalgar
Federico Gravina · Napoleonic Wars

Commands Spanish forces in the combined fleet at Trafalgar.

21 October 1805
Neptuno
Cayetano Valdes · Napoleonic Wars

Commands Neptuno and is wounded during the action.

21 October 1805
Principe de Asturias
Federico Gravina · Napoleonic Wars

Commands from Principe de Asturias and is badly wounded.

21 October 1805
San Juan Nepomuceno
Cosme Damian Churruca · Napoleonic Wars

Is killed while commanding San Juan Nepomuceno.

21 October 1805
Santissima Trinidad
Francisco Javier Uriarte · Napoleonic Wars

Commands Santissima Trinidad after earlier officers are disabled.

21 October 1805
Spanish Staff
Antonio Escano · Napoleonic Wars

Serves as senior Spanish staff officer under Gravina.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Spain and Trafalgar. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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