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 * //__The battle of Trafalgar__//**

The Battle Of Trafalgar was a naval battle in october 21, 1805. It was fought between the Spanish, and the combined fleets of the French, and British Royal Navy's during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars. Admiral Lord Nelson had a fleet of 27 British ships and led the HMS Victory (104 gun ship) HMS Victory demolishing 33 French and Spanish ships of navy under French Admiral Pierre Charles Villeneuve off the harbor of Spain, just west of Trafalgar.The first shot was fired by the french the ship hit a royal ship Sovereign. Of the fench flet 19 were captured, burnt and the other 8 fled the battle. The cusualties were much more then the french and Spanish then the british. the british lost about 1,587 died ans the spanish & french lost 16,000. The british would help the crews that sunk.

The war was an easy victory for the british the french and spanish had no chance against them they had more ship more men and guns then the french had. Because of the MHS Victory was a easy win but the add vantich manyly cause the ship is a very good ship. the ship tokeout most of the french and spanish flet with out a problem. This was Napoleon's first lost.