Naval History

Royal Navy marks Trafalgar Day on HMS Victory

The Royal Navy has marked Trafalgar Day with a ceremony on board HMS Victory in Portsmouth.

The Battle of Trafalgar, which took place in 1805, was a decisive moment in the Napoleonic Wars against the French and Spanish.

A wreath was laid by the Second Sea Lord at the spot where Admiral Lord Nelson was shot and fatally wounded.

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