Horatio Nelson: The Background, Strategies, Tactics and Battlefield Experiences of the Greatest Commanders of History
Angus Konstam
Language: English
Pages: 65
ISBN: B00DWYPD62
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Osprey Command Series #16
The most famous admiral in history, Horatio Nelson's string of naval victories helped secure Britain's place as the world's dominant maritime power, a position she held for more than a century after Nelson's death. A young officer during the American Revolution, Nelson rose to prominence during Britain's war with Revolutionary France, becoming a hero at the battle of Cape St. Vincent. He went on to win massive victories at the Nile and Copenhagen, before leading the British to their historic victory at Trafalgar in 1805. But, in that moment of his greatest glory, Nelson was struck down by a French sharpshooter. Today Nelson is revered as an almost mythical figure - a naval genius and a national hero. He was also a deeply flawed individual whose vanity, ego and private life all threatened to overshadow his immense abilities. This book reveals the real Nelson.
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The signals midshipman and the yeoman (2) are preparing to hoist Nelson’s final signal of the day – ‘engage the enemy more closely’. Meanwhile Captain Berry of the Vanguard (3) and the flag lieutenant (4) are keeping Nelson company during these crucial minutes, before the pair move to their final battle positions on the quarterdeck, leaving the poop deck to the marine sharpshooters and the signallers. 24 © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com 3 1 2 4 © Osprey Publishing •
(112) V. Alml. Alava Belleisle (74) Fougueux (French) (74) Mars (74) Tonnant (80) Argus (French) (16) Brig Monarca (Spanish) (74) Bellerophon (74) Achille (74) Dreadnoght (98) Thémis (French) (40) Frigate Pluton (French) (74) Colossus (74) Algéciras (French) (74) C. Aml. Magon Revenge (74) Bahama (Spanish) (74) Thunderer (74) Defiance (74) Swiftsure (74) Defence (74) Aigle (French) (74) Montañés (Spanish) (74) Polyphemus (64) Swiftsure (French) (74) Hermione (French) (40)
down their long hulls, overturning guns, cutting men in two and causing utter mayhem in their closely packed gundecks. It was an impressive opening broadside, which Nelson followed up by ranging alongside the Redoutable, allowing the Neptune to follow behind him to repeat the deadly raking of the French flagship. 48 © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com © Osprey Publishing • www.ospreypublishing.com The battered remains of the Allied fleet at anchor off Cadiz, depicted after its
complex character, but for all his faults he had a host of good qualities, all of which played a part in his success. He could be charming, dynamic, loyal to subordinates, courageous to the point of recklessness and generous to his men. He was zealous in his duty, and had the ability to ‘read a battle’, to grasp the tactical situation and take advantage of it. His performance during the Trafalgar campaign also highlighted his ability to outguess his enemies and to fully understand the strategic
he led them into the town where they found themselves surrounded and forced to barricade themselves inside a convent. Back on the seafront Captain Hood of the Zealous organized a truce, which allowed him to send the wounded back to the ships. On the Theseus the ship’s surgeon examined Nelson’s shattered arm, and decided that there was no alternative but to amputate. Nelson endured the operation with great stoicism, and an hour later he was back on deck as dawn revealed the full extent of the
