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📚 Vice-Admiral #HoratioNelson (29 September 1758 - 21 October 1805) was an English sea captain and one of #Britain's greatest naval heroes. Nelson commanded the British fleet during the Napoleonic Wars, fighting against the French and Spanish and securing a series of decisive naval victories
Nelson was shot by a French sniper during the Battle of #Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. He was struck while pacing the quarterdeck of his ship #HMSVictory with Captain Thomas Hardy, at about 1.15pm ⏩