Nelson & Napoleon
Explore the lives and careers of two dominant leaders and adversaries, Horatio Nelson and Napoleon Bonaparte, and the political, social and cultural context of one of the most significant sea battles in history – the Battle of Trafalgar.
Also available in French.
These pages were originally produced to accompany the 2005 exhibition 'Nelson & Napoleon', marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
- The French Revolution was not a single event but a series of developments that unfolded between...
- Nelson became a captain at 21. Napoleon at 26 was Commander of the Army of the Interior.
- Britain saw the expansion of Revolutionary power as a threat and declared war in February 1793.
- the Peace of Amiens marked the end of the French Revolutionary War. For the British, it brought...
- The renewal of war in 1803 and the massing of troops on the French coast raised fears that Napoleon...
- The combined French and Spanish fleet still posed a considerable threat to British interests. Nelson...
- Ultimately Napoleon's ruthless drive for territorial expansion could not be sustained. The defeat...