Trafalgar 1805: Nelson’s Crowning Victory (Campaign) - Softcover

Fremont-Barnes, Gregory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841768928 ISBN 13: 9781841768922

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson's decisive victory over the combined fleets of France and Spain on 21 October 1805 of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) remains one of the greatest naval triumphs in history. Off Cape Trafalgar, 27 British and 33 Franco-Spanish ships pounded each other in an epic four-hour struggle on whose outcome rested nothing less than Britain's security against Napoleonic invasion. Nelson's brilliant tactics, inspiring leadership and the superior training and morale of his crews left his opponents shattered in a savage encounter that not only marked the last great battle fought in the age of sail, but ushered in a century of British naval mastery.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.

About the Author:

Gregory Fremont-Barnes holds degrees in history from the University of California, Berkeley (BA), the University of Chicago (MA) and the University of Oxford (D. Phil.). He is the author of The French Revolutionary Wars, The Peninsular War and The Fall of the French Empire, 1813–1815. He is currently co-editing the four-volume Encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War. He lives in Oxfordshire, UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1841768928
• ISBN 13: 9781841768922
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Hook Christa