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COMMANDER // 1758–1805

Horatio Nelson

vice admiralUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland11 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1758 – 1805

17601770178017901800French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808) · 1796-1808War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Action of 22 October 1793 — October 22, 1793 · Great Britain · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Genoa — March 13, 1795 · Great Britain · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Hyères Islands — July 13, 1795 · Great Britain · French Revolutionary WarsAction of 19 December 1796 — December 19, 1796 · Great Britain · Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808)Assault on Cadiz — June 1, 1797 · Great Britain · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Cape St. Vincent — February 14, 1797 · Great Britain · Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808)Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife — July 22, 1797 · Great Britain · Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808)Siege of Malta — September 2, 1798 · Maltese insurgents · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of the Malta Convoy — February 18, 1800 · Great Britain · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Copenhagen — April 2, 1801 · United Kingdom · War of the Second CoalitionRaids on Boulogne — August 16, 1801 · United Kingdom · French Revolutionary Wars

Active service 1793–1801 — 11 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 35.

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Battles (11)

Last verified June 2026
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