Nelson was shot and killed by a French sniper at the Battle of Trafalgar after urging his men ... But another account written by the master at arms on HMS Belleisle - which was second in the ...

Admiral Lord Nelson’s ... the Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar in 1805. The letter, set to be auctioned, challenges the long-held official account, which has Nelson uttering his famous line ...

Sievers, a master-at-arms on ... claims that Lord Nelson was shot not once as originally thought, but twice. Admiral Nelson’s death has been commemorated in a monument on Trafalgar Square ...

The British naval hero was fatally shot in 1805 during the Battle of Trafalgar ... master at arms on HMS Belleisle - which was second in the British column - disclosed that Nelson stayed alive ...

The Abbey collection contains one of the best likenesses of the great Admiral, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, who died at the battle of Trafalgar (off the south coast of Spain ... The effigy stands 5 feet ...

Visitors can read a letter from Lord Nelson to lover Emma Hamilton from on board HMS Victory in May 1805 Lord Nelson's intimate letters will be displayed to mark Trafalgar Day. A new exhibition at ...