Nelson’s Daring Gamble That Crushed Napoleon at Sea | Battle of Trafalgar

At dawn off Cape Trafalgar in October 1805, 27 British ships faced 33 French and Spanish. Nelson defied tradition—driving two columns straight through the enemy line. Amid thunderous broadsides, a sniper from Redoutable fatally struck him aboard HMS Victory. By sunset, 22 enemy ships were destroyed or captured; the British lost none. “Thank God I have done my duty,” Nelson said as his fleet secured a century of naval dominance and shattered Napoleon’s invasion dream.

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