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- noun a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded)
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The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval battle named for the Spanish cape.
Power to the Edge: Obama's California Field Operation from the Future Ancona, Dan 2008
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Acorn Media A scene from 'Battlefield Detectives' 'Battlefield Detectives' This 2003 season of the History Channel series dissects nine famous battles, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Waterloo and the Battle of Trafalgar.
TV on DVD 2012
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Nelson leaves to confront Napoleon's navy in the decisive Battle of Trafalgar.
Archive 2010-04-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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Nelson leaves to confront Napoleon's navy in the decisive Battle of Trafalgar.
Scandalous Women on Film: That Hamilton Woman Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2010
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Franklin, the veteran of two Arctic expeditions and the Battle of Trafalgar, was from a line of British explorers seeking a northern link to the Pacific.
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But didn't Nelson die pretty early in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Movie Mystery Bardiac 2009
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It depicts a sailing warship that had played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, led by Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson aboard HMS Victory.
Archive 2009-01-01 Fresca 2009
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Anyway, given the acknowledged connection between Captain Kirk and Horatio Hornblower, a fictional character at the Battle of Trafalgar and who shares a first name and more with Nelson, whether it was consciously in someone's mind or not, it fits.
Archive 2009-01-01 Fresca 2009
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If this was true, he would have died 47 years before the Battle of Trafalgar, where he was struck by a French sniper's bullet and died on the first day of combat on October 21, 1805.
Craig Silverman: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections 2008 2009
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But didn't Nelson die pretty early in the Battle of Trafalgar?
Archive 2009-01-01 Bardiac 2009
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