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Horatio Nelson
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Definition:[1758 - 1805]a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was noted for his inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics, which together resulted in a number of decisive British naval victories, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was wounded several times in combat, losing the sight in one eye in Corsica and most of one arm in the unsuccessful attempt to conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife. He was shot and killed during his final victory at the Battle of Trafalgar near the port city of Cádiz in 1805.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
portrait: By Lemuel Francis Abbott, (1799), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2833419
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Blackadder: Ah yes. (inspects map) Now, as I understand it Napoleon is in North Africa. And Nelson is stationed in...
Wellington: Alaska - in case Bony should try to trick us by coming via the North Pole.
BBC. Blackadder, season 3: Duel and Duality.
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[Richard holding sweater, preparing for a yachting "trip"]
Hyacinth: Oh Richard, that's not very Hearts of Oak, is it?
Richard: It's as far as I go, old seadog-wise. I'm not exactly tackling the armada.
Hyacinth: We are a seafaring nation; I will not permit you to walk in the shadow of Nelson and Raleigh with a sweater like that!
BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: What to Wear when Yachting (1992)
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all through this voyage, she had acted on Nelson's dictum "lose not an hour."
Cecil Scott Forester. The African Queen, p.116 (1935)
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