Discover facts about Admiral Horatio Nelson - why he is considered to be a national hero?

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Facing overwhelming odds, Horatio Nelson took a daring gamble at Cape St. Vincent. This battle cemented his status as one of history’s greatest naval commanders.

The battle would be decided by the daring actions of one British commander - Commodore Horatio Nelson - who would soon emerge as one of history's most brilliant naval tacticians.

Horatio Nelson was born in Norfolk and was the sixth child of the Reverend Edmund Nelson and his wife Catherine A brooch containing a lock of Lord Nelson's hair, given to an officer who fought ...

Original battle plans drawn by Admiral Horatio Nelson could start a bidding war worth £250,000 in New York. The plans detail Horatio's fleet to victory at Trafalgar in the early 1800s.

But she had something else that made all the difference: Horatio Nelson, who became, in the words of the poet Robert Southey, “England’s darling hero”.

It is only fitting as Nelson’s county we should take a more than normal interest in Horatio and his life.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was on the verge of tears as her inherited Admiral Nelson teapot was given a staggering value.

Horatio Nelson was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, and was the sixth child of the Reverend Edmund Nelson and his wife Catherine A brooch containing a lock of Lord Nelson's hair that was given to ...

Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson (1758-1805) was famed for leading the British to victory over the French during the Napoleonic Wars, including the Battle of Trafalgar, where he was killed in action in ...