The letter, dated 27 October 1805, also claims that Lord Nelson was shot not once as originally thought, but twice. “Lord Nelson in the Victory engaged the French Admiral most closely ...

Sievers wrote from Gibraltar on October 27, 1805: 'Lord Nelson in the Victory engaged the French Admiral most closely, during the heat of the action his Lordship was wounded with a grapeshot in ...

Earlier that same year, Nelson was promoted to vice-admiral. Over the period 1794 to 1805, under Nelson's leadership, the Royal Navy proved its supremacy over the French. His most famous ...