Admiral Nelson: The Man Who Saved Britain From Napoleon | Nelson's Trafalgar | Absolute History

[@ravenwood1405]

Admiral Nelson would be a great movie today if its done right

[@klaasklapsigaar1081]

I'd sacrifice one of my organs for a movie about Nelson in the style of Master and Commander: Far side of the world.

[@T.v.d.V]

Yeah right... played by a multisexsual transfender?????

[@Marguerite-tv4tq]

Keep Ridley Scott away from this job!

[@qasimmir7117]

Perhaps a 10 episode series like Band of Brothers. Quite a lot of story to pack in one film.

[@harbourdogNL]

"...done right." meaning not by Americans and Hollywood. Look what the assholes did some years ago about the capture of the Enigma machine.

[@Pure_B]

Weird how there's so many movies about Napoleon but very few about Nelson.

[@AverageWagie2024]

ikr, the man who ensured that Napoleon would never be relevant outside of Europe.

[@panzerkampfwagentigerausfb9036]

because napoleon was more significant

[@AverageWagie2024]

@@panzerkampfwagentigerausfb9036 Admiral Nelson is a national hero in the UK. The man cemented British naval dominance for over 100 years.

[@NicholasWarnertheFirst]

​@@AverageWagie2024Napoleon was more significant.

[@AverageWagie2024]

@@NicholasWarnertheFirst If you are french

[@louisdisbury9759]

Nelson reformed the Royal Navy and modernised it the benefits still being felt today.HMS Victory is the Royal Navy land-based flagship still on display today and the Musket ball that killed him on display in the Armoury at Windsor Castle.

[@antoniomoreira5921]

If anyone's interested in naval warfare of the time I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos

[@simonbertioli4696]

Thoroughly enjoyed that... Excellent...

[@alexandros8361]

Exceptionally well done, narrated, and empathic documentary. I enjoyed it. It's very rare to listen to a history show without wincing at some grotesquery or inaccuracy. Thank you! Nelson would also have been very aware that his popularity abroad, would evoke automatic senior British disapproval. It's a British trait. Only when he's dead can he then be lauded as a hero. Otherwise who knows what a 'maverick' will do next? Regards.

[@vincentb2175]

The man drew a battle plan and he wasn’t needed at the front…. Yet he still went in. His ship took out the lead ship. Outstanding!

[@calebshuler1789]

Nobody in England had a clue how to deal w such a MANLY Identity. They had to thought he was a little off upstairs, at his level of sacrifice and ZERO FEAR....

[@Hew.Jarsol]

RIP John Shrapnel - narrator.

[@harbourdogNL]

When narrators actually had to have an ear-friendly voice and speak English properly.

[@SirJaymesDAudelée]

One of the greatest hero’s

[@24934637]

He seems like many leaders are. Chaotic in civilian life, but an absolute genius in a war zone!

[@knw-seeker6836]

History is so interesting and important So much to learn

[@michaelalan6840]

This documentary is beyond outstanding. What an incredibly detailed mythic illustration of both awesome human courage & frailty! The epic conflicts that both Lords Nelson & then Wellesley led many brave souls against Michel de Nostradamus' first antichrist - "Paynayloron."

[@chel3SEY]

Calm down dear.

[@user-dq6tf9ms6q]

Nelson is the greatest hero whom i admire most. haha

[@kieranfurlong6368]

I sometimes wonder if the battle would’ve been a victory if Nelson hadn’t been on the Victory

[@qasimmir7117]

Nelson was always going to be on the Victory, he was destined for it, and he was always going to place the Victory at the head of the vanguard going into battle. In any case yes, regardless of whether he was on the Victory or not, the Royal Navy was always going to win that battle.

[@pasmith1972]

God bless Nelson. God forgive us for what we have let our once great & powerful nation become. I'm ready to give my life to restore it. Where are the men like Nelson to lead us.

[@dixongecko8018]

I just want to know what music is played whenever Emma is talked about.

[@Recordings-ov4hv]

Yes, it's beautiful...

[@kevinluby4783]

Napoleon abandoned his plans to invade Britain after the naval engagement between British Vice-Admiral Robert Calder and French Admiral Villleneuve in the Battle of Cape Finisterre off the coast of NW Spain in July 1805. Calder was actually court-marshalled for not showing sufficient willingness to engage in battle. Villeneuve also showed little willingness to engage, he was afraid of a bit of fog. When he didn't link up with the rest of the French fleet in Brest, counter to his orders, Napoleon renamed his assembled invasion Armée d'Angleterre in Boulogne and decided to invade Russia. It was Calder that prevented the invasion of Britain.

[@oscarchoy9469]

how did the planning to invade Russia began at 1805 and calder only destroyed two ships in that battle so how did this make napoleon reconsider his invasion plans???

[@ChrisCrossClash]

What? Napoleon didn't invade Russia until 1812 that's a full 7 years.

[@americafirst3562]

When we look at current Britain can we really refer to it as "saved"?

[@Bumble-B99]

It's called progress, these glorious days over.

[@roberthayes9842]

Actually he saved England from a revolution which was greatly feared in 1800 by the Royal family, the establishment really thought their days were numbered

[@prestonjluisi2531]

There’s nothing we can do💀

[@calebshuler1789]

?

[@Cheka__]

About my crabs

[@AverageWagie2024]

"except cross that 20 mile stretch of water, that we cant do"

[@Marc-Mcloud]

Pray that England will have any Nelson when most needed

[@Marc-Mcloud]

@@Cheka__Maybe you should be asking your partner rather than be asking on KZbin

[@Ozziemick]

Thank god for napoleon. Every nation was against him when he didn’t want France to be a monarchy. Every bully nation attacked France including Britain, Prussia, Russia, Austria etc etc. No wonder he has the Highest Battles WON tally in all history way way more than Wellington. And by the time Wellington met him at Waterloo, Napoleon was already a sick man. Plus he had deal the second enemy at that battle..the Prussians. A sick unwell man fighting two armies is very courageous of him. His legacy lives on France.

[@NYG5]

If the french finally resist being invaded by every african country then I will agree with you that his spirit lives on

[@luked8873]

He was the one attacking every body, so why wouldn't they team up on him? Fuck france

[@gw7624]

France was the bully you epic mong. The population of France was THREE TIMES that of Britain in 1800. It bullied its smaller neighbours, many of whom were already at war with each other. Funnily enough, France stopped doing that following the unification of Germany.

[@mattsmith5421]

Very courageous abandoning the 500,000 troops as soon as things got tough because of his failed tactics. He only hung around when french troops outnumbered the enemy.

[@Delicious_J]

Hm. Now, is this all due to the fact you believe everything you've said here, or is was this due to the fact your one of these australians who possess a disproportionately deranged hatred of anything British? You despise us this much you spent presumably x amount of time, your time on this earth, valuable time, sifting through videos pertaining to notable British figures and leave dross such as this? God, it's pathetic. Really truly pathetic how much time and energy some put into spewing hatred about a people who, and I repeat, could not care less about your opinions. And for your information, we don't particularly care you exist. You were originally a prison colony, you fulfilled this purpose and developed into a proper colony. Then you wanted independence, you got it, and now this is what you do with it. Can't get us out your head can you? Obsessed. It's sad, really sad you can't move on from the past. Get a grip.

[@titotarantula9294]

32:12- Wrong hand amputated by the painter. 🙂

[@SarthakWasNotTaken]

Waiting for the kids to say "there is nothing we can do"

[@I_am-lost.]

There is nothing we can do about those kids

[@richardlahan7068]

What does that refer to?

[@SarthakWasNotTaken]

​@@richardlahan7068have you been living under a rock?

[@richardlahan7068]

@SARTHAK8228 I guess so. I'm not a kid living in "meme land".

[@SarthakWasNotTaken]

@@richardlahan7068 it's basically a meme with napoleon saying "there is nothing we can do" over the song amour plastique

[@peggybrem2848]

I had always heard that Nelson‘s elbow was shattered by grape shot, which was larger than a musket ball

[@richardlahan7068]

Nelson's behavior at Naples was shameful. Many in Britain felt that it was a stain on British honor.

[@Hew.Jarsol]

Honour

[@richardlahan7068]

@@Hew.Jarsol That's the American spelling. The British and American spelling are both correct.

[@dapper_gent]

All those pigs do that kind of stuff. They think nothing of it. 🐷

[@ironduke1377]

He was under immense stress and pressure in Naples and by the royal court of Naples, he was deeply loyal to the royal family of Naples due to his alliances, his first and and most thoughts were of British interests ironic what the public thought of him, he wanted to ensure that Naples would ally with Britain and make sure the republic would never come to aid France which of course was an enemy of England, his actions while controversial were putting his country first

[@Crashed131963]

The French navy never could of invaded Britain even if Trafalgar never happened .

[@dou40006]

right it would have been difficult for Napoleon to cross enough boats to land an army of 200 000 troops, the British had way more boats than the Frenchs, so their loss would have been just too much during the crossing.

[@LornaBall]

Interesting 🧐 😊

[@madaro504]

Sir Sydney & Wellington had a say in this.

[@qasimmir7117]

Sir Sydney Smith, amazing work he did. Napoleon’s worst enemy.

[@edward6902]

fantastic!!!!

[@YuliaGrushevskaya-bi6he]

What a Man!!!😊🎉

[@rosscar3933]

Superb documentary 👍

[@dude-sn6lh]

what's the music at 36:52?

[@desdicadoric]

If he could see the state of Britain now and what London is like he’d probably not have bothered

[@LeroyMustang]

Personally I would like to thank the Russian winter for saving our lives countless times.

[@phoenixrose1192]

Napoleon wouldn’t have invaded Russia in the first place if the RN hadn’t caused the northern alliance to collapse.

[@Lucas-q2l5e]

The russina summer downed the soldiers, the winter just finished the job.

[@Pa-tk1dx]

Music please??

[@LarryDolan-he9xz]

He went upwards. In dublin

[@Aces77777]

Nelson never met Napoleon

[@Rasperdan]

Did the BBC do this or are they copying the format ?

[@raphaeladolini222]

...explain why officers had to wear their military hats in that fashion way 😞

[@Number1Irishlad]

Can yall _please_ post a list of sources in video descriptions, or a pinned comment or something? 🤗

[@ljooni]

This is not a video essay, this is something that was first aired on TV and only later posted on KZbin.

[@Number1Irishlad]

@@ljooni still should have sources somewhere, esp if youre goin as in depth as this

[@ljooni]

@@Number1Irishlad Are you, by any chance, under the impression that this upload is from the makers of the documentary?

[@Number1Irishlad]

@@ljooni i dont know about you, but if i were uploading a documentary thing id still put in the effort to put sources in as best i could 🤷‍♂️

[@ljooni]

@@Number1Irishlad But you do know about me, I wouldn't. Because I understand how old TV creation and distribution of content worked and what an unreasonable ask it is to get someone who has merely bought the rights to redistribute content to also hunt down all the makers and participants of the documentary and get them to dig around for something that was made years, maybe even decades ago, just to give you a handy source list. And while I don't know the date this documentary was made, it looks to be at least 10+ years old, based just on the graphics. I do have a tip for you, as someone who also does want to know more than what these documentaries tell. Look for the published works of the people interviewed in documentaries. You can also contact the experts who were interviewed. Surprisingly often they are more than willing to give you access to their stuff, especially if it's to spite any gatekeepy scientific journal databases.

[@cardboardempire]

*Aubrey....could I trouble you for the salt?*

[@_dbzeibert_1718]

He was a man of singular vision. 😅

[@cardboardempire]

@@_dbzeibert_1718 Some say not a great seaman, but an excellent leader.

[@cruisepaige]

The bottle stands by you Lt. Pullings.

[@georgebamforth7372]

Lord Nelson would be horrified by starmers government today.

[@Marguerite-tv4tq]

I suggest to look the brilliant historical drama "Le calde notti di Lady Hamilton" (1968) about an incredible life of lady Emma Hamilton and her beloved admiral lord Horatio Nelson.

[@Recordings-ov4hv]

The only problem is that it's not accurate. There are better films.

[@Marguerite-tv4tq]

@@Recordings-ov4hv This film is not an accurate documentary, nevertheless, it's a top notch film thanks to the brilliant actors, especially the heavenly beautiful Lady Hamilton.

[@jmk837]

Too many ad breaks

[@Recordings-ov4hv]

If you are often on KZbin, Premium is a life changer and worth the money! I highly recommend.

[@jimb5854]

Your videos are difficult to listen too when you play music while talking

[@kathchandler4919]

How did Nèlson win at Trafalgar when it was Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood that cut across the bows of the French flagship with his ship, The Royal Sovreign, fired the first and last shots, before &, of course, after Nelson died....full facts please ...Collingwood hasn't even been afforded a statue on the spare plaque in Trafalgar Square, we would never have won but for him !

[@daneelolivaw602]

You seem a bit confused, it was Victory that broke the line behind the French flagship, Bucentaure. Not Collingwood, he took out the Spanish Flagship Santa Ana. Full Facts. Collingwood was aware that Nelson had been shot, but he did not know that he had died until the battle was over. The battle was fought to Nelson's plans, Collingwood did not give one order that altered the battle in any way, shape or form. One order he did give after the battle had finished was for the ships to head to Gibraltar, one of the last orders Nelson gave was "to anchor at end of day", so we had every ship of the Line, with missing masts, hundreds of crewmen either dead or wounded, and all of them exhausted, which they then had to give up fit crewmen to man the prizes, and instead of Anchoring, and trying to make repairs, he tells them to sail to Gibraltar. He did break the enemy line first, maybe because his ship was one of the fastest, having just had copper plates fitted to the hull. I'd love to know where you get, he fired the "last shots" from. Full facts please.

[@Recordings-ov4hv]

They were friends. Lord Collingwood is buried next to Nelson in the crypt of St Paul's only a few feet away from him.

[@Recordings-ov4hv]

@@daneelolivaw602 excellent!

[@lexycondeelis]

"Who on earth would not have fallen" many people sir. Many people. Ick

[@CRuf-qw4yv]

Reading a very good book about Admiral Nelson ...(Nelson - Love & Fame - by Edgar Vincent). I admire Nelson, but it does seem, although courageous and actively sought out battle, he was a bit of a "glory and promotion hound" , at least in his early service...but this does not detract from what he was able to achieve.

[@mattc2094]

‘Nelson a dream of glory’ by John Sugden is also an excellent read, much attention to detail in his early career. Indeed, he was hungry for “glory” as the title of the book alludes - but I think this is where he got is heroic drive from.

[@Recordings-ov4hv]

Great biography.

[@ItzTocaLeah-yz8ow]

Nelson was a better ruler than Napoleon by far. Napoleon wanted fame while Nelson wanted to save his country

[@AntonSmyth-od6rc]

Napoleon clearly greater on land. Nelson clearly superior on the waves.

[@Recordings-ov4hv]

Absolutely. Napoleon wanted to conquer and destroy while Nelson wanted to preserve.

[@84y734]

Seems the artists could not agree which arm he lost.

[@baraahhamdi8533]

what an emotional story I couldn't held my tears at his death part , but i also wanted to know what happened to his daughter and wife after

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

sorry? but at least you voted for brexit ....merci !√

[@Recordings-ov4hv]

It was terrible for Emma. Nelson left her Merton Place but she accumulated debts and had to move out in 1808 in order to sell the property which took time so they almost ended in the debtor's prison. In 1814, Emma and Horatia fled to Calais where Emma died in January 1815 in very humble surroundings. Horatia, almost 14, was then rescued by one of her father's sisters and she eventually married a vicar and they had many children. She lived to an old age, passing away in 1881. The sad thing is that while Emma was alive and for most of her life, she did not know Emma was her mother. She believed her to be her guardian. The little money Emma had when they were in Calais was used for Horatia's education (she could speak several foreign languages, play the piano, etc). At least, the three of them are now reunited. Bless them.

[@NewMinority]

Probably got a Palestine flag on Nelson’s column! Put there by Britain’s caliphate coppers

[@daneelolivaw602]

Muppet.

[@Bumble-B99]

Behave m8!😡

[@gw7624]

I'm immensely proud of what the RN achieved and a huge fan of Nelson, but I don't buy for one second that a French invasion would have been successful. The Peninsula Wars showed that British troops were, man for man, considerably better than their French counterparts and probably the best in the world. Had the French been suicidal enough to attempt an invasion, they would have been met by the same army, this time vigorously defending its home turf, with hundreds of thousands of militia on top of that.

[@MarcosMartinez-v7n]

Napoleon was an atheist who ended the Catholic Church

[@rutht2023]

Seems to me the catholic church is going strong.

[@Moncler_999]

@@rutht2023he means weakened their power over politics

[@rutht2023]

@@Moncler_999 Ah. Thanks for the clarification. :)

[@danielgraham873]

Yup..,, definitely weakened…. Sure….

[@scotthiggins112]

He did us all a service in that regard. The church should never play a role in politics.

[@calebshuler1789]

TAKE LESSON ON WAHT A MAN.....WAS. Tough old cobb

[@firstlast9198]

Wearing his inform with his rank and all the shinny medals. During battle, was he expecting to impress his enemy to death? The man was not all that bright.

[@daneelolivaw602]

No, he was expecting to show his own Crew he was doing his duty, he was there, with them, and not hiding away. and leading his men.

[@firstlast9198]

@@daneelolivaw602 - the two are not related.

[@daneelolivaw602]

@@firstlast9198 You asked why he was wearing his medals. Of course the two are related. He was wearing his medals to show his crew that he was there and not hiding away, that he wasn't intimidated by the enemy, to encourage them. And you were right, he wasn't "bright", He was a Genius.

[@firstlast9198]

@@daneelolivaw602 still fail to relate the two.

[@qasimmir7117]

Nelson was notorious for his lack of self preservation. He once attacked a polar bear in his youth, attempting to beat it with a musket once his powder failed. Another occasion was when he nearly had his head cut in two while attacking the enemy hand-to-hand, another officer sacrificed himself by putting his head between Nelson and enemy’s sword. It isn’t a surprise the man lost an eye and an arm during his time. He was tactically brilliant but was destined to die in battle, he was always going to.

[@johnford6967]

Well,if You're English we have more than enough about Nelson..

[@Stephan74]

Adverts jeeeez, must be the most ever😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@scaryfakevirus]

The Channel is now a sieve.

[@RamonesFan201]

He didn't save the treasury from Napoleon..

[@danuk-]

Oppressive adverts selling rubbish.

[@davidblick2192]

Sad end for Nelson. Where is he now? There is more than this life. Read the Bible. Eternity is a long time. Jesus can save all who put their trust in Him.

[@daneelolivaw602]

Nelson is where he asked to be, in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral in London

[@A14b19]

And the ma that save England from the “Spanish armada “ !😮

[@Jordbot02]

P.. Hein😊

[@timphillips9954]

lots of silly assumptions here. His father was a nice man? lol. His mum died when he was nine. This must have been a common place thing at the time. Lower middle class, hardly. Going to see at twelve was again normal at this time. People were getting married at fourteen or younger and dead at forty, if they were lucky.

[@davidblick2192]

Read the Bible for answers.

[@harbourdogNL]

He's been my hero since I was a child, I even had his picture on the wall in my bedroom. He was an absolute swine to Fanny though, after he hooked up with Emma Hamilton who, let's be honest, was nothing but a slag.

[@Recordings-ov4hv]

No... Emma was very special. And Fanny could not have another child and was shy and cold. Nelson needed someone affectionate and motherly and he found that in Emma. You cannot love the man without loving the woman he loved the most, otherwise you don't understand and appreciate him.

[@calebshuler1789]

A man, that tough and Disciplined, but at same time he was a womanizer? Doubt it. Really doubt it. Ill have to read the old books and see

[@madaro504]

Such a drama Queen

[@Bumble-B99]

Cope😂

[@stever2583]

If only this story was told in an accurate manner, not in the British voice of lies and self promotion. Britain was one battle away from disaster and a lucky break stopped the threat. The entirety of Europe was against Napoleon... not just Britain - but Britain takes the the credit! The beginning of Britain's end as a super power.

[@krystinelaine8220]

Rule brittania

[@samconway2326]

We might have been, but we won.😊

[@samconway2326]

We might have been, but we won.😊

[@CreeperawmanYT]

@@samconway2326 british didnt do any sht on the continent they keep getting saved by their ass by Prussians and Russians. All it only did was send economic aid to its allies and blockade French Goods/Product. As the only Major Battle British Had was Mostly Navy And The only Major Battle ill ever consider on land is The Battle of Waterloo.

[@ChrisCrossClash]

😂😂Pathetic Anglophobe, Britain was only getting started after this Battle, we beat your precious Napoleon, and fully started our empire in Ernest.

[@multipipi1234]

A film about this guy Mr Scott.

[@Harley_Qwynn]

Admiral Nelson. He beat the French!😬👍🎭