Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-10-21 | Page 7 | Today is the Anniversary

BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR On October 21 1805 Napoleon gave up whatever plans he had of ot Invading England when wIlen tho the allied Fr French and Spanish fleets were badly defeated by Lord Nelson British admiral off ott Cape Trafalgar r. r The Tho victory not only gave England a rn memorable able mo-able naval victory but prestige on tho the seas which it has since maintained The day be before o foro the battle the tho al allied allied allied al- al lied fleet of or three thirty ships ventured ventured ven ven- to put to sea but they were met by Nelson with twenty seven sc en ships Tho The British admiral had bad previously pro pre I watched watch d their maneuvers and sensed ed their movements Imme Imme- Before tho the fight started Nelson gave hl hH l famous signal England expects that every man will do his duty After Arter a desperate fight light eighteen of or the enemy ships wera were captured and tho the rest dispersed Nelson was mort mortally lly wounded and his last Jast words w were re Thank God I 1 have done dORO m my duty The Tho importance of ot Nelsons Nelson's victory vic Ie tory may be bo had from this appreciation atlon At Trafalgar they the allied fleets had plenty of ot room to maneuver I yet et they could not escape such sueh was as the paralyzing effect of ot Nelsons Nelson's tactics s Nelson had solved a problem that had bad puzzled British admirals for tor a namely how to prevent the thc French making off While most mOlt of or their fleet Joet was 5 m moro more or less Intact For this reason Trafalgar ra Is s regarded ned as l tho greatest of ot naval battles and Nelson etson as tho the greatest oC ot admirals