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Original battle plan drawn up by Admiral Horatio Nelson which led his fleet to victory at Trafalgar is tipped to sell for more than £250,000
2022-12-05
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Original battle plans written by Admiral Horatio Nelson are going up for auction

  • The six-page document details Horatio's victory at Trafalgar in the early 1800s

  • It will be sold on December 13 at Bonhams, New York

Posted by:Skidmark

#4  Today magpie I'm afraid that in both the UK and US such advice would only draw gales of laughter.
Posted by: AlanC   2022-12-05 17:36  

#3  Timeless advice:
As the opposing fleets closed, Nelson made his famous signal, “England expects that every man will do his duty.”
Posted by: magpie   2022-12-05 10:18  

#2  
#1 I don't know. Will it still work?
Posted by: Dron66046 2022-12-05 09:16

Dron,

Considering there were more warships in Nelson's fleet alone than there are in the current RN, I got my doubts.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2022-12-05 10:07  

#1  I don't know. Will it still work?
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-12-05 09:16  

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