battle of Trafalgar

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battle of Trafalgar - a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)

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Napoleonic Wars - a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815

Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

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Atlantic Atlantic Ocean duty Napoleonic Wars patriotism state Trafalgar Villeneuve			Would it be the Battle of Trafalgar or the Spanish Armada, Katharine? Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context He professed a great liking to the English, but stoutly maintained that the battle of Trafalgar was merely won by the Spanish captains having been all bought over; and that the only really gallant action on either side was performed by the Spanish admiral. The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context			battle of Rossbach battle of Saratoga battle of Sempatch battle of Shiloh battle of Soissons-Reims battle of Solferino battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse battle of St Mihiel battle of Tannenberg battle of Tertry battle of Teutoburger Wald battle of Tewkesbury battle of the Aisne Battle of the Ardennes Bulge Battle of the Atlantic battle of the Bismarck Sea Battle of the Bulge battle of the Chemin-des-Dames battle of the Coral Sea Battle of the Little Bighorn Battle of the Marne battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of the Somme Battle of the Spanish Armada battle of Thermopylae battle of Trafalgar battle of Trasimeno battle of Valmy battle of Verdun battle of Wagram Battle of Wake Battle of Wake Island Battle of Waterloo battle of wits battle of Ypres battle of Zama battle on battle out Battle piece battle plan Battle range battle reserves battle royal battle sight battle zone battle-ax battle-axe battle-axe block battle-hardened battle-scarred battlebus			Battle of the River Plate Battle of the sexes Battle of the Sexes Game Battle of the Skagerrak Battle of the Solar System Battle of the Somme Battle of the Somme Battle of the Somme Battle of the Somme (1916) Battle of the Spanish Armada Battle of the Spurs Battle of the Spurs Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Battle of the three emperors Battle of the Titans Battle of the Titans Battle of the Wilderness Battle of the Wilderness Battle of the Year Battle of Thermophyle Battle of Thermopolae battle of Thermopylae Battle of Thermopylæ Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) Battle of Third Ypres Battle of Third Ypres Battle of Three Emperors Battle of Titans Battle of Titans Battle of Towton battle of Trafalgar Battle of Traflagar battle of Trasimeno Battle of Troy Battle of Troy Battle of Valkeasaari Battle of Valley Forge Battle of Valley Forge Battle of Valley Forge battle of Valmy battle of Verdun battle of Verdun Battle of Vicksburg Battle of Vimy Ridge Battle of Vittoria, The battle of Wagram Battle of Wake Battle of Wake Island Battle of Warsaw (1944) Battle of Waterloo Battle of Waterloo Battle of White Mountain battle of wits battle of wits Battle of Wolfenbüttel Battle of Wolfenbüttel Battle of Yorktown (1781) battle of Ypres battle of Zama Battle ofGettysburg battle on

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