Battle of Trafalgar
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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.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Trafalgar canonical | 64 |
| Trafalgar 1805 | 3 |
| Trafalgar Day | 2 |
| Battle of Trafalgar (1805) | 1 |
| Death of Nelson | 1 |
| Nelson’s squadron | 1 |
| Participation in the Battle of Trafalgar | 1 |
| The Battle of Trafalgar | 1 |
| The Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 | 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, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| hasBelligerent |
Royal Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
British Royal Navy
French Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| hasCampaign |
Battle of Trafalgar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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, London
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (77)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Participation in the Battle of Trafalgar
this entity surface form:
Trafalgar campaign
subject surface form:
HMS Victory
subject surface form:
HMS Victory
this entity surface form:
Trafalgar
subject surface form:
HMS Victory
subject surface form:
Nelson's Column
subject surface form:
Nelson's Column
this entity surface form:
Death of Nelson
this entity surface form:
Nelson’s squadron
this entity surface form:
Trafalgar 1805
this entity surface form:
Trafalgar 1805
this entity surface form:
Trafalgar 1805
subject surface form:
Joseph Mallord William Turner
this entity surface form:
The Battle of Trafalgar
subject surface form:
Battle of Trafalgar
this entity surface form:
Trafalgar Day
subject surface form:
Battle of Trafalgar
this entity surface form:
Trafalgar Day