The Campaign of Trafalgar 1803-1805
by Robert Gardiner
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"Trafalgar, the most famous and most strategically significant victory in the age of sail, was not an isolated event. Rather it was the culmination of a campaign that began as soon as war was resumed in May 1803 and aimed ultimately at the invasion of Great Britain. To this end Napoleon attempted by ruse and elaborately disguised manoeuvres to bring his scattered and blockaded squadrons together for long enough to give him command of the Channel, which he fondly believed was all that was show more necessary to ensure a successful landing." "Therefore this period becomes a perfect demonstration of the workings of seapower and reveals that, however great a strategic genius on land, Napoleon never really grasped the principles of British maritime defence, gleaned as it was from over two hundred years' experience. This is not to say that the invasion threat was treated lightly, although some of the rumoured devices belong to the world of science fiction; on the other hand the anti-invasion operations included the first use of such futuristic weapons as torpedoes and rockets."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved show lessTags
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- The Campaign of Trafalgar 1803-1805
- People/Characters
- Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
- Important events
- Battle of Trafalgar
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- The Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805 is usually regarded by historians as the culmination of a campaign which commenced when Villeneuve broke out of Toulon with the French Mediterranean fleet in March 1805 and sailed fo... (show all)r Martinique, sucessfully drawing Nelson and his Mediterranean for the the West Indies, only to return to European waters with the intention of combining with the French fleet in the Atlantic ports to escort an invasion force across the Channel.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Although all else might have changed, the assumption that the British Navy, or any other imbued with the Nelsonic spirit, was capable of again achieving that standard has repeatedly proved an inspiration.
- Original language
- English UK
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- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 940.2745 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe Europe: Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment, Napolean Napoleonic period 1789-1815
- LCC
- DA88.5 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England History Political, military, naval, and Air Force history.
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