Battle of Trafalgar

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battle of the Napoleonic Wars historical event naval battle

The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Admiral Nelson’s fleet shattered French and Spanish sea power, securing British naval supremacy.

Aliases (6)

Trafalgar 1805 ×3
Death of Nelson ×1
Nelson’s squadron ×1
Participation in the Battle of Trafalgar ×1
Trafalgar ×1
Trafalgar campaign ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Napoleonic Wars → historical event → naval battle →
hasApproximateBritishShipsOfTheLine	27 →
hasApproximateFrancoSpanishShipsOfTheLine	33 →
hasAssociatedCity	London →
hasBelligerent	British Royal Navy → French Navy → Spanish Navy →
hasCampaign	Trafalgar campaign →
hasCasualties	high Franco-Spanish casualties → significant British casualties →
hasCommander	Federico Gravina → Horatio Nelson → Pierre-Charles Villeneuve →
hasCountryInvolved	France → Spain → United Kingdom →
hasDate	21 October 1805 →
hasFamousSignal	England expects that every man will do his duty →
hasFollowedBy	continued British naval blockade of France →
hasKilledCommander	Horatio Nelson →
hasLegacy	commemorated by Trafalgar Day → symbol of British naval dominance →
hasLocation	Atlantic Ocean → near Cádiz → off Cape Trafalgar →
hasMemorial	Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square →
hasOpposingAlliance	British fleet → Franco-Spanish fleet →
hasOutcome	British naval supremacy confirmed → Franco-Spanish fleet defeated →
hasPlaceOfCommanderDeath	aboard HMS Victory →
hasPrecededBy	Napoleon’s planned invasion of Britain →
hasResult	decisive British victory →
hasShipInvolved	Bucentaure → HMS Temeraire → HMS Victory → Redoutable → Santísima Trinidad →
hasStrategicEffect	ended Napoleon’s plans to invade Britain → secured British control of the seas →
hasTacticalFeature	Nelson’s unconventional attack in two columns →
hasTheatre	Atlantic naval theatre of the Napoleonic Wars →
hasYear	1805 →
namedAfter	Cape Trafalgar →
partOf	Napoleonic Wars → War of the Third Coalition →

Referenced by (32)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
HMS Bellerophon → HMS Minotaur → HMS Victory → John Franklin → Spanish Navy →	participatedIn
HMS Bellerophon ("Trafalgar 1805") → HMS Minotaur ("Trafalgar 1805") → HMS Orion ("Trafalgar 1805") → HMS Victory ("Trafalgar") →	battleHonour
Horatio Nelson → Napoleonic Wars → Royal Navy →	notableBattle
Military history of the United Kingdom → Napoleonic era → War of the Third Coalition →	significantEvent
HMS Victory → White Ensign →	associatedWith
HMS Vanguard ("Nelson’s squadron") →	commandStructure
Nelson's Column →	commemorates
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros →	conflict
French Navy →	engagedInBattle
Battle of Trafalgar ("Trafalgar campaign") →	hasCampaign
War of the Third Coalition →	hasPart
Nelson's Column ("Death of Nelson") →	hasReliefPanel
Horatio Nelson →	killedInAction
Trafalgar Square →	namedAfter
HMS Minotaur →	notableEngagement
HMS Victory →	notableEvent
Edward Codrington ("Participation in the Battle of Trafalgar") →	notableWork
Edward Codrington →	participantIn
HMS Orion →	participatedInBattle
Baron Nelson →	titleHolderNotableBattle