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Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, Vol. 7: With Notes by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas; August to October, 1805 (Classic Repri
Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, Vol. 7: With Notes by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas; August to October, 1805 (Classic Repri | Horatio Nelson
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Excerpt from The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, Vol. 7: With Notes by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas; August to October, 1805 The Letters extend from the lst of August 1805, (when lord nelson was on his way to Ushant, after his return from the West Indies in pursuit of the French Fleet) until the 2lst of October, the day Of his glorious death. On the 15th of August he joined the Channel Fleet under Admiral Cornwallis, with whom he left all his own Squadron except the Vic tory and Superb, and proceeded with these Ships to England. He arrived at Spithead on the 18th of August; the next day he struck his Flag, and then went to Merton. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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In 2013, a letter written by Admiral Lord Nelson was sold at auction for £,000. In the letter, Nelson describes the French as “thieves, murderers, oppressors and infidels”. A little unfair, and the French probably though much the same of the Brits. Still, the letter shows that Nelson clearly considered France to be #ANationOfThieves

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Cinfhen Love this #LiveAndLearn 🤓 5y
CrowCAH Nice! Love the history lesson. And Nelson was a well respected Naval hero! 5y
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