Battle of Trafalgar
Nelson died victorious
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought in 1805 off the coast of Spain, in which a British fleet under Admiral Horatio Nelson decisively defeated combined French and Spanish forces.
The victory established British naval supremacy for over a century but cost Nelson his life.
Trafalgar Square in London commemorates the battle.
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