Horatio Nelson: Britain’s Most Beloved Sailor

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[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

You should do a video on the Nelson of the East, Admiral Togo.

[@elahhaz1047]

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[@selvain318]

I think I'm subscribed to everything, was there when Buisness blaze was new, love all your channels

[@Garryck-1]

*Still* waiting for the biography of the greatest explorer/sailor of them all. Sir Ernest Shackleton.

[@aa-kv2pq]

Collingwood would be a good follow up to this

[@HT-lr1rs]

"The sign says surrender." *holds telescope to blind eye* "I see no surrender,"

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

The Admiral that inspired the "piece by piece losing the fight while winning the war" career of Mad-Eye Moody :D

[@mrperfectedkelly]

Nelson actually said... I have only one eye, I have the right to be blind sometimes. I really do not see the signal.

[@Calum_S]

Who can forget Nelson's famous signal at the Battle of the Nile: "England knows Lady Hamilton is a virgin. Poke my eye out and cut off my arm if I'm wrong."

[@gutsjoestar7450]

ahahahaah lady hamilton died in france at calais she cheated on england with france

[@robertstrong6798]

Love it 🤣

[@robertstrong6798]

Interesting fact his sarcphigus was ment for Henry the 8th and made in the 1500s

[@TheonlyJesusduck]

Blackadder

[@trajancanada]

Macbeth!

[@californiumblog]

As an American we don't get much depth on Nelson's exploits, only snippets of his victories and the love his men had for him. I'm glad to learn more about the man who truly deserves his legend.

[@captaincharlemagne]

Drachinfel has two videos on Nelson gives more in-depth view on his life. Still waiting for part 3 but the first two are good to listen to

[@Linki8uu]

I only knew he died at trafalgur I really need to learn on the napoleonic wars my schools never really taught us

[@dolinaj1]

There are hundreds of sources, histories and bios about Nelson and his exploits.

[@nanhunter87]

His men would have, and did, die for him. The epitome of a "leader of men". Both he and Arthur Wellesley should forever be seen as legends

[@MusicismoreImportant]

​@@nanhunter87Douglas haig, Montgomery and Thomas Fairfax too

[@ethanramos4441]

“Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.” Horatio Nelson

[@jubei7259]

That was Napoleon actually lol but even he was kinda paraphrasing Sun Tzu. Very wise words all the same.

[@ethanramos4441]

Jubei not really he actually said this

[@feldmarschallvonbraunschwe4463]

Ethan Ramos Napoleon said it too, it's literally just taken from Sun Tzu and changed up a bit.

[@ethanramos4441]

Feldmarschall Von Braunschweig wait really

[@feldmarschallvonbraunschwe4463]

Ethan Ramos yeah

[@TheKML777]

I'm surprised that this wasn't sponsored by World of Warships. Seems to be the appropriate sponsor for this one.

[@seanbrazell6147]

That would make sense. They're advertising EVERYWHERE else right now.

[@jasonsexton1010]

It was the add at the start for me

[@alec349227]

Right? I was just thinking that before I saw your comment

[@Zseason]

The fact the HMS victory still exists would make it a great tie in for DLC

[@supakritpulmanausahakul1650]

Maybe they’re more cautious now after trying to sponsor inrange tv a channel that hate sponsored content with a dying passion

[@derpynerdy6294]

On epic history TV words "Horatio nelson, at the cost of his own life, has masterminded naval dominance for britain, not only for a few years, but for the next one hundred years."

[@alexpainter4169]

I may not be British (I'm an American) but Horatio Nelson has my respect for being a great sailor, commander, & loyal subject to the English Navy.

[@OtakuKokiri]

I'm also American but Horatio Nelson is actually my ancestor

[@jonnnyren6245]

What a beautiful way to die. Moments before your death you'd be informed you have won another battle and God gave you a parting Earthly gift of a victory before you entered the gates of the afterlife. You are forever one of a many greats Lord Nelson, deserving of one to be sure.

[@johnwatts8346]

its one of the all time greatest most legendary heroes deaths innit, 'thank god i have done my duty', no-one else has a 50m high statue in the middle of london!

[@jacobmcbride9426]

I doubt he found it particularly beautiful

[@historybuff1812]

"Aubrey. . . May I trouble you for the salt?" -Horatio Nelson

[@orwwan]

😂 i was looking for this comment, such an underrated movie 🍿

[@mitchellneu]

“I’ve always tried to say it EXACTLY as he did ever since.” -Captain “Lucky” Jack Aubrey

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

Great movie... absolutely brilliant novels

[@constantinekorkousky3363]

Love that movie lmao

[@PaulRudd1941]

@@constantinekorkousky3363 I'm a little bit late, but what is the movie?

[@j.l.2398]

FunFact: Rum is also sometimes called "Nelsons Blood". According to the legend his body was transported in Rum home to England, but some thirsty sailors pocked holes into the "coffin" and drank it. In reality no one drank the coffin dry, and he was probably transported in Brandy, camphor and myrrh.

[@timwodzynski7234]

Also known as "tapping the Admiral" 🥃

[@mrperfectedkelly]

Eisdämon Tapping the admiral was indeed a myth! There were two armed marines guarding the large barrel Nelson was placed in which was strapped to a mast so no one could get near it.

[@keithrose6931]

It was brandy

[@timwodzynski7234]

I remember this being mentioned in an episode of Q.I.

[@rekonzuken1]

he trainspotted and came back as ewan

[@Lionstar16]

Fun fact: Nelson is buried in St Paul's Cathedral in the sarcophagus that was originally intended for King Henry VIII.

[@kesterbathgate4531]

Actually, for Cardinal Wolsey

[@tomasburns6128]

Kester Bathgate indeed you are correct.

[@pragmaticoptimist7081]

The coffin he is buried, which sits inside the sarcophagus, was cut from the main mast of Orient, the ship that exploded at the Nile.

[@vimes1003]

@@kesterbathgate4531 well a bit of both. Wolsey had fallen out of favour by that time so Henry has it built during his own lifetime for himself. Most of the other stuff built for Henry's tomb that never got built was melted down and sold off during the civil war, but the sarcophagus remained

[@BigGhilz]

-> Does biography of Nelson -> Doesn't mention the time Nelson fought a bear.

[@Ferroes]

For anyone interested: When he was a teen he sailed north with his uncle somewhere in Greenland if I remember correctly and when he encountered a polar bear not only did he shoot it but when it fled he chased it resulting in the Polar Bear's death and his Uncle's confused pride in him

[@shebbs1]

@@adamk.7177 In honour of Nelson I am tapping an admiral right now.

[@tbalmer1207]

@@Ferroes I'm sure he shot at the polar bear but the gun miss fired the bear then set towards the 2 men one of which fled but Nelson stayed to beat the bear with the end of the gun. But the crew of the ship fired some cannons that sent the bear fleeing. When he returned to the boat he was given a sterne seeing to.... This was on a quest to fined a passage through the North West passage. On an old bomber boat.

[@mrperfectedkelly]

I consider myself to be quite an authority on Nelson and have in the past been part of the National Maritime Museum Greenwich curators team. Nelson did indeed encounter a polar bear as stated. However he missed his shot at the bear. In reality there was actually a reasonable distance between Nelson and the bear so there was no close stand off as seen in some paintings adding drama to the event. Look outs from the ship saw the bear and fired a blank shot to scare it away.

[@mrperfectedkelly]

Adam K. Tapping the Admiral was a myth! Nelsons body in a large barrel called a leaguer was strapped to a mast below decks and guarded by armed Royal Marines who would not have let anyone near him by pain of death. So no it is a myth to think that anyone had a quick slurp of the brandy and wine mixture Nelson was preserved in by Dr Beatty.

[@happymartin6778]

Sir Horatio Nelson. Such a Chad that he could have an affair with a man's wife and the guy actually be chill about it. God. Damn.

[@gasmonkey1000]

Don't know if that speaks to Nelson's character or the ambassador's.

[@galaxyomega2839]

Nelson is such a chad he name his flagship Victory so he could never lose

[@OtakuKokiri]

I have chad blood then. He's my ancestor. Plus another side of my family has viking blood. Giga chad blood

[@parkerflorence5332]

The most British man to ever British 🇬🇧

[@Ontinara]

Look up Napoleon's English rival now that is English.

[@lilymarinovic1644]

@@Ontinara Wellington? Meh, the dude was part Irish.

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

@@lilymarinovic1644 yeah,but he disliked being called Irish,or reminded of his Irish ancestry,though,at least that is attributed to him.

[@tomben6180]

@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 He was still Irish, despite being a great man, one of the greatest men I may add. The greatest Briton was Churchill.

[@LjuboCupic1912]

@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 Wellington didn’t dislike being called Irish or reminded that he was, he even referred to himself as Irish on several occasions. He was, however, against Home Rule and saw himself as British first and foremost.

[@ValensRenvhaggel]

In 1780, when he was 22 years old, Nelson came to Nicaragua to recover the fortress defended 18 years before by Rafaela Herrera, one of our national heroines. They share admiration for the other, and died the same year, 1805.

[@gutsjoestar7450]

she was spanish nicaragua was spain

[@spanishmasterpieces5203]

Nicaragua didnt exist at that time! It was SPAIN!

[@Yet_Another_Steve]

Newcastle upon Tyne born Admiral Collingwood was, for many years, a colleague of Nelson. He was second in command at Trafalgar and took over full command when Nelson was shot. There is a street in Newcastle city centre named for him, near to where he was born and married. Every weekend, revellers on Collingwood Street celebrate this fact by drinking like sailors, throwing up as if at sea and battling each other. It's a rich heritage.

[@adventussaxonum448]

At the other end of the country, I was brought up virtually next door to HMS Collingwood (Fareham, Hants) and the local pub was named after another great, The Admiral Cunningham.

[@charliereader3462]

And Collingwoods ship HMS Royal Sovereign’s crew were nicknamed the ‘Tars of the Tyne’ due to the large number of Geordies on board

[@ringlhach]

3:12 Let's be honest, they weren't so much "on the side of the Americans" as "against the English."

[@blainetoms]

the beard is looking exceptionally voluptuous today

[@amymargarethowe]

I agree, and I already have a thing for bearded bald men.

[@lovelessissimo]

@@amymargarethowe Father Christmas role players have entered the chat.

[@annescholey6546]

It'll be housing four larks and a wren two doves and a hen by Christmas😂

[@BenjieWinney]

Tyler H yes and pork is a fruit

[@ThorfinnSkullsplitter-fz7ff]

The Battle of Trafalgar was one of the greatest naval battles in history, ranked with Lepanto, Tsushima, Midway and only a few others. It was also distinguished for another reason; that is was the last time there was to be a naval battle involving exclusively sailing ships. After this the era of steam evolved and later naval conflicts would involve this new technology. JNW Turner did a famous painting on this subject called The Fighting Temeraire. it's quit a poignant interpretation of historical change.

[@shebbs1]

The Fighting Temeraire hangs on my wall (a copy, naturally), and does well illustrate the move from the time of sail to the more industrial era of steamships. The painting is almost a complete fiction, but I love it.

[@TTCanadaJapan]

Myeongnyang?

[@frankseward7017]

@@TTCanadaJapan yes. That was a legend.

[@coreymesham-pritchard1988]

Keep your hands off of his statue.

[@andrewdurand339]

Can Churchill come back from the dead to tell the people taking down his statues "listen here, you little wankers, I'm more of an antifascist than you'll ever be."

[@thenintenbro7154]

@Tyler H that's a bit incorrect.

[@Co1lapse]

Thankfully they put it in Trafalgar square.-

[@jeremybds1901]

Isnt it like 50 feet up? Lol

[@ThorfinnSkullsplitter-fz7ff]

'Keep your hands of his statue, you spaghetti armed, flacid, video gamed, sjw educated, effimanite soyboys.' There, I fixed it for you. You're welcome!

[@mohd.hammad6459]

Lord Nelson : 'Tis but a scratch

[@annescholey6546]

Kiss me Hardy.

[@bretthess6376]

I've 'ad worse.

[@pyromania1018]

@@bretthess6376 French Sniper: "Like this?" (shoots Nelson)

[@shebbs1]

@@pyromania1018 There is a question as to who exactly scored the fatal hit on Nelson, and the killing of Nelson hardly helped the French at Trafalgar.

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Twenty-seven Frenchmen disliked this.

[@Allenryan819]

86 French men now.

[@gutsjoestar7450]

not really i am french and i admire that man

[@thevoiceless8567]

I think the Spanish have more beef with us than the French do. 😂

[@valgaartserindard7733]

@@gutsjoestar7450 traitor...

[@gutsjoestar7450]

@@valgaartserindard7733 nope, he was a good Admiral, best of his time, died in battle, in victory , he's a great man, and we need more like him in this world

[@countmein33]

If you're ever in Portsmouth, go tour Nelson's flagship, the Victory. It's dry-docked and is a museum now. Fascinating!

[@seanclancy2587]

I'm subbed to all your channels, but this one is my favorite. The 20 Minute format is so perfect for biographies, and there's always the perfect amount of historical context, I find that watching biographics about peers like Napoleon and Horatio has given me a better understanding of the general time period.

[@Untapped8819]

As a native of Norfolk I can honestly say Nelson is probably one of the best exports we have ever had... him, Stephen Fry and Olivia Colman 😆

[@PaulJohn01]

Colman's Mustard and Cathy Dennis too, where in Norfolk ?

[@Untapped8819]

@@PaulJohn01 Very good point...I just named the ones that everyone would know

[@PaulJohn01]

@@Untapped8819 Yep despite Cathy Dennis's great writing career not many people know her and Colman's mustard isn't well known outside of the UK and no longer made in Norfolk.

[@funtimes7757]

And Alan Partridge

[@adamhughes404]

You make Bernard Mathews Turkey dinosaurs to.. 👍🏼

[@MrSander1755]

"Engage the Enemy more closely" worked great for him; not so much for the battlecruisers in WWI.

[@somerandomguyfromthebeyond1821]

tbf WWI Battlecruisers were meant to shoot other cruisers while trying not to get into fights with battleships....

[@ishmaelforester9825]

He was still right. The convoys (and offensive innovation and tech) ultimately allowed the Allied navy to engage more closely and destroy the Uboats. That really won both wars. But it took a while to realize it.

[@ishmaelforester9825]

As a crazy warrior like Nelson, you cannot go wrong with that principle. Meet and destroy the enemy, one way or another. That's your job. As soon as you have the advantage, seek and destroy. I think Nelson was probably a psycho but he undestood war.

[@TechSupport900]

Still waiting on biographics: Gustavus Adolphus: The Lion from the north

[@nils-christiannilsen7115]

Or Charles XIV John the pesant who became king of two kingdoms.

[@mavikartal7775]

•Mustafa Kemal Atatürk: Defender of Galipoli/Father of the modern Turkey

[@andrewmattern8185]

Have they done Justinian yet?

[@Norilius]

@@mavikartal7775 *Nobody liked that

[@notarandomencounter39]

Extra Credits has a series with him iirc.

[@chrisanduncensoredjapan6627]

Seen the Victory twice. Fascinating man

[@BillHalliwell]

G'day Simon, I didn't think anyone could pack so much of Nelson's amazing life, career and death into 20 minutes; but you and your team did. An outstanding look at one of the world's most famous men and, arguably, greatest sailor. I'm now subscribed to all your channels and loving them! Thanks again. Cheers, BH

[@Gcalt]

Yes! A Nelson video. Had been hoping you would do one for a while.

[@jackoldfield9151]

My girlfriend broke up with me an hour ago and the first thing I can think to calm me down is watching a biographics video lol 💓

[@mahenderansenthilkumar6842]

Just know one thing, she is not worthy of such a man like you. You appreciate History, and few can aprreciate it

[@QuestionEverythingButWHY]

"Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times."

[@DrPlatypus1]

Your videos have kept me going through some really tough times. Thanks for all the work you do, and keep it up!

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Finally, I've been waiting a long time for this one

[@steveshoemaker6347]

He sir is my...Great Hero to...Thanks from Kentucky...!

[@ignitionfrn2223]

2:05 - Chapter 1 - Early life & career 3:05 - Chapter 2 - First taste of combat 4:50 - Chapter 3 - Back in action 8:00 - Chapter 4 - Wounding 11:55 - Chapter 5 - Emma hamilton 13:25 - Chapter 6 - The battle of copenhagen 15:10 - Chapter 7 - Trafalgar 18:50 - Chapter 8 - Aftermath

[@matthewgonzalez9537]

Thanks for the time stamps, but who could possibly skip around a video like this? Needs to be enjoyed beginning to end

[@jamielonsdale3018]

@@matthewgonzalez9537 I used it after watching the video when posting a comment about the number innacuracies contained herein. Was helpful to go back to the parts of the video he got wrong or were grossly understated.

[@davidpimpam]

Why didn't you talk about his arm that he lost in the Canary Islands? You only talk about the glorious moment of it.

[@reevanamin5865]

We want Duke of Wellington

[@duncanmcgee13]

I forget which Call of Duty it was but "Lord Nelson" was an achievement Edit: it was Black Ops and the achievement was for destroying every house you see while riding a PT Boat down the Mekong River

[@gifam1526]

I hardly ever leave comments but felt like I should this time. A year a go I found this channel. I watched a video or two. When Covid hit I decided I would go back and watch every video the channel had. I am sure many others have done it but as of tonight I have seen them all. Thanks for all the amazing content and keeping me entertained as well as teaching me a thing or too. You guys are the best!

[@kiramiller568]

My Gods talk about a person who refused to freaking die!

[@indoorsandout3022]

An entire US ship had something akin to this level of determination in a battle in the Philippines during WWII. The Japanese ships blasted the hell out of it and it refused to sink until the battle was nearly over and the ship was entirely out of ammunition including small arms and flares. They were channeling Ullr or something, that strategy was wild.

[@johnpeate4544]

@@indoorsandout3022 See Richard Grenville and the galleon Revenge. _At Flores Island the English fleet was surprised by a much larger squadron sent by King Philip II of Spain. Howard retreated to safety, but Grenville faced _*_the 53 enemy ships alone,_*_ leading his single ship in what amounted to a suicide mission, stating that he "utterly refused to turn from the enimie...he would rather chose to die than to dishonour himselfe". His crew was reduced by nearly 100 men due to sickness on shore, but he chose nonetheless to confront the far superior Spanish force. _*_For twelve hours he and his crew fought off the Spanish, causing heavy damage to fifteen galleons. According to Raleigh's account, Grenville and his soldiers fought for hour after hour, "...until all the powder of The Revenge, to the last barrell, was now spent, all her pikes broken, fortie of her best men slain, and the most part of the rest hurt"._*_ The ship itself was "marvellous unsaverie, filled with bloud and bodies of deade and wounded men like a slaughter house"._

[@indoorsandout3022]

@@johnpeate4544 That's like the Viking at Stamford Bridge. You'd have to listen to the Norwegian folk song Ved Stanford Brua to hear the whole of the story, because in English all we got was some dude with an axe stacked the English like cord wood until they stabbed him from below in the balls. But in the song they give a lot more detail and even say the guy's name, so it's worth a watch, get the one with subtitles if you don't understand Norwegian.

[@hanzup4117]

Took you guys long enough to get to Admiral Nelson! :D I've been looking forward to this. Thank you for the uploads :)

[@onlooker510]

Visited Trafalgar Square when I was in London many years ago. Admired the column and the man.

[@HerrGesetz]

Brilliant video. Biographics is definitely one of the best channels on KZbin!

[@horizonbrave1533]

Spreading the love! Thanks for all your work!

[@stefanadamcik8221]

Thank you for doing a bio on this amazing hero of the UK.

[@HindsightHistory]

Thank you for the excellent content! Been excited for this one to debut.

[@magnvss]

Cathy Newman: So you are saying.... topple his statues?

[@saradapagediocletian9707]

I'm so happy this channel is looking at Lord Nelson! My grandfather was a direct descendant of the very same family!

[@OtakuKokiri]

I'm also one of his descendants

[@saradapagediocletian9707]

@@OtakuKokiri really?! That's awesome!

[@conorlane1]

On display in the National Maritime Museum in London is the uniform Nelson wore during the Battle of Trafalgar, complete with bullet hole. Well worth a visit to the exhibits there for anyone interested in maritime history...

[@mrperfectedkelly]

You might be interested to know that the uniform Nelson wore that day was an undress uniform and more of a regular coat rather than one of his grander ones. However the fact that Nelson had replicas made of many of his awards sewed onto this coat still made him stand out easily. He basically painted a huge bullseye on his chest for the enemy!

[@Nikzaw]

Been waiting so long for you to do him.., haven’t even watched it yet but can’t wait!

[@mrperfectedkelly]

Nelson was actually shot fairly early into the battle and died three hours later at 4:30pm after knowing he had won the day and not with one of the last bullets.

[@jacobotha2181]

Thank you so so much Simon

[@jb6027]

Another excellent and educational video. Thank you, Simon.

[@WolfricLupus]

I went to a Royal Naval military school near Ipswich in the 1980s, military history was always important to us at school, and Nelson was my House. He was always a personal hero since then. Cool video, cheers buddy!

[@docvideo93]

You forgot his most famous quote, "Aubrey...may I trouble you for the salt?"

[@Chris-fu4xg]

That made me laugh out loud.

[@boomerhgt]

That's fictional from a movie

[@jamesclendon4811]

@@boomerhgt Or a book. Some people still read books.

[@thederp6505]

i really enjoy the pace you are going at, ty

[@piperjj4486]

Arguably History's most famous admiral.

[@NoBody-lj5xh]

Admiral Yi of Korea, the Martial Lord of Loyalty. He's the reason that Korea doesn't belong to Japan. Hell, maybe the reason why China doesn't belong to them, as well.

[@andrewmattern8185]

@No Body, I think you mean that Korea does not belong to japan, and even that would not be true, because Korea was conquered by japan in the 1930s. @The Loyalist does have a point that Admiral Nelson was ‘Arguably’ history’s most famous admiral, and he definitely is in the western world.

[@generalhyde007]

@No Body Japan invaded Korea. Not China. I suggest you watch The Admiral: Roaring Currents. It’s a Korean film based on the battle of Myeongnyang.

[@Sub-km4nk]

Andrew Cunningham, Chester Nimitz, George Dewey,

[@clementl.9566]

Nowadays, the most famous admiral has its name on the most powerful aircraft carrier in the world USS Nimitz.

[@selfhealherbs13ms]

I love this story. I've watched the movie 'Lady Hamilton and read about Horatio Nelson's life. Thank you once again for a wonderful video of history.👍

[@biggayal4149]

Poor guy, got suckered into marriage smh

[@ThorfinnSkullsplitter-fz7ff]

THAT was Nelson's own fault for being not too bright.

[@ChristophersMum]

She was a right bitch to do that...however he should have done his homework more thoroughly...

[@RodolfoGaming]

Puts the telescope into blind eye. I see no ring.

[@rekonzuken1]

why hasn't the british make movies a lot of movies with all sorts of different versions of this man yet is really bewildering..

[@christianpervert525]

The Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester are an excellent read. Although fictional, it is loosely based on Nelson's life and gives insight into what life was like on British ships at that time.

[@andrewmattern8185]

Thank you for finally doing Horatio Nelson.

[@elleellep]

That's a great video. In this quarantine I am on a binge, watching everything here. I would love to see a video here about Sergio Vieira de Mello.

[@jamielonsdale3018]

There are numerous innacuracies in this video. He did not attack at the Nile immediately. The discovery of the French fleet at anchor was made around 9am, and the battle did not take place until the late afternoon, continuing into and beyond dusk. In the interim period, Nelson hosted his flag staff aboard his ship, and devised a number of plans and contingencies. One of which was what to do if the French line was not tight to the shoals. As fate would have it, the captain of his lead ship noted that the French had indeed left space between their lead ship and the shoals. That captain and the four ships behind him broke through that gap, allowing them to attack the French ships from their landward side, which was not only unloaded, but was not even arrayed for battle, with much of that side of the ships being used for storage. Nelson's was the first ship to stick to his original plan, which was to array an overlapping battle line. Each ship would stop in position, screening ships behind as they overtook and stopped. This meant that each successive ship was unengaged until they cleared the end of the line, contrary to the traditional line of battle which would usually see the lead ship weather a ferocious battering as it was fired upon by each ship it passed. This would often result in the lead ship becoming borderline uncontrollable due to battle damage, making line cohesion very challenging as the lead ship would drift out of position. However, as decisive as this battle was, the French fleet was NOT completely destroyed, as at least two ships managed to escape. Technically correct, it understates the importance of Nelsons actions to simply say he sailed between two French ships. He sailed between Le Bucentaure, flagship of the French fleet commanded by Admiral Villeneuve, and Redoubtable, the ship from which Nelson was shot by a marksman in the rigging. As he passed to the stern of Le Bucentaure, he unleashed a broadside from the port side, flinging one and a half tons of metal at an average speed of 500mph, resulting in 200 fatalities and 90 injuries aboard Le Bucentaure, annihilating the French fleets command and control structure in the first broadside. The crew of Redoubtable were drilled relentlessly in boarding operations, and between the musketeers in her rigging, and her crew hurling some 200 grenades onto Victorys deck, prepared to board Victory in a counter-attack. It took the combination of reinforcements coming up from lower decks and HMS Temeraire going to Redoubtable's other side which saw them cease their boarding attempt and eventually after an hour of desperate fighting, surrender. The signal which Nelson ordered was actually 'England confides that every man will do his duty', to which the signalman realised that sending 'confides' by flag would take too long. He suggested 'expects' instead, which could be represented by a single flag, and Nelson assented to the change.

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

And he said Tsar Peter I ‘s sudden death in 1801. It was Paul I. Taken out with a snuffbox in a bloody coup I love a bit of Russo- Napoleonic history

[@clarkewi]

Excellent report

[@hoangngo5244]

You talk wrong name of Russian Tsar in 14:33! Is tsar Paul I not Peter I

[@eleanorkett1129]

I just made the same comment down below. Poor Simon, he has a habit of confusing the Czars.

[@Flancen]

i just noted the same, wrong pic and wrong name:)

[@daa3930]

Yep, Peter I had already kicked the bucket over 30 before Horatio was even born.

[@abbaszaidi8371]

Thank you!!! See my comment. Name and picture wrong!

[@clementl.9566]

@@eleanorkett1129 I also made that comment it was shocking lol

[@dantemoose420]

"You have to choose! Its me or Emma, Horatio!" "....... wheres my dowry, Franny?"

[@joes7378]

"Behold dear Franny, the field in which I grow my fucks. Notice that it is as barren as your womb."

[@shakiMiki]

Emma Hamilton had an amazing life. Deserves an episode of her own.

[@shebbs1]

The post-Melsonperiod wasn't so grand. She is an interesting character, but likely never to be held in high regard.

[@tylerberks2756]

Owain Shebbeare the pre-nelson part is quite interesting though, about her childhood life of essentially exploitation

[@ads2686]

She really got treated terribly by the British government after Nelson s death

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

"beloved by the people who knew him well, particularly the wife of diplomat Sir William Hamilton"

[@davidj.thompson]

Simon, I really enjoy your content! For example, I found out more about Sir Horario Nelson today that I didn't even consider.

[@jackbrigoli7452]

We here in Norfolk, are incredibly proud of our hero, Nelson.

[@Sylvia-of9hj]

The Masterpiece Theater BBC production of his life, "I Remember Nelson," was really a terrific biography of him.

[@tenaciousrodent6251]

Suddenly i feel the urge to watch Hornblower again. I love that show!

[@Jaxck77]

*Still doesn't set on. The Queen is still the Queen in every daylight zone.

[@ChristianAuditore14]

Not hard to be honest

[@bodyguard21]

Viceadmiral Horatio Lord Nelson Duke of Bronté is a really important man not only for Britain for me to. Because of him i really started to like Britain's history and naval history but since i am from germany we don't learn about him in school which is really bad. This summer holidays i swam for the first time in the sea and thought about him while swimming. In my opinion Nelson is the best admiral of all time with his revolutionary tactics. Thank you for uploading this video.

[@JiminPalmSprings]

This was awesome… I am very interested in Nelson so this made for some great watching

[@chrisanduncensoredjapan6627]

Nelson and Admiral Yi of Korea. Two of the greatest admirals of all time. All those who followed only emulated them

[@xxparan01axx11]

Another great vid, couldn't wait to get a quiet 20 mins. Happy you said lieutenant the brit way!

[@wongijen9167]

Nappy may have had a strong army, but forgot that *Britannia rules the waves*

[@julianriviera5837]

And now, there are people here in Barbados calling for the removal of his statue.

[@Azier18]

Might be for the best.

[@charlielayton6500]

Azier18 how exactly?

[@zjeee]

@@Azier18 Might as well just remove all statues to give the snowflakes some piece of mind.

[@shiroen5037]

Awesome! It will be brilliant too if you do a video about the great admiral Togo Heihachiro also known as "Nelson of the east" and the legendary admiral Yi Sun-Sin.

[@robertnelson3179]

Love the point about not seeing the signal just like a Nelson on this side of the pond

[@casbahsteve]

Nelson's last words always one of his famous quotes "Kiss me Hardy" missed that one!

[@mrperfectedkelly]

casbahsteve not his last words though. He did say this and is well documented however his official last recorded words were fan fan, rub rub, drink drink. This was as Nelson was hot and thirsty as he laid dying in the Orlon deck of hms victory and was having his chest rubbed to help ease his excruciating pain.

[@pauloscri5489]

Some in Barbados want his statue removed from Bridgetown.

[@godsavethequeen7614]

Its their country if they want to take it down it's for them to decide

[@swymaj02]

I won't be offended by Nelson admonishing his lost arm, despite being left-handed myself.

[@kaiserwaffle7896]

Wow what a battle it would be Horatio Nelson vs Napoleon Bonaparte

[@mustafabeer1791]

I thought Captain Pugwash was Britain's most beloved sailor! 😮 😂

[@kristoffer-2614]

🎼🎸”He's the admiral over the oceans The admiral over the sea He's the admiral over the oceans If you don't understand Read the history book again”🎼🎸 - ’Admiral Over the Oceans’ by the band ’Civil War’

[@Scientist_Salarian]

Imagine my joyful shock when I clicked on this video and saw Simon’s face pop up hahaha! I had no idea this was also one of his channels. Very happy, though.

[@henriqueoliveira3872]

Great one!

[@sankar5458]

Tsar Peter i of Russia died on 1725 before Nelson Born tsar Paul i died in Nelson battle of Copenhagen

[@bigbootybartholomew6680]

Wow I never knew it was admiral Nelson on that column! I'd seen pictures of the column and knew a little about Nelson but that I definitely didn't know

[@martinfleming7001]

Some inaccuracies. Victory was just a hull and Nelson selected it to be fitted as he demanded a first rate ship when there were none spare in service. There is also the story of its colouring with stripes. Interesting fact, he was buried in the tomb Henry VIII had made for himself but was never buried in.

[@mrperfectedkelly]

Martin, I am afraid you are wrong twice here. HMS Victory was already 40 years old by the battle of Trafalgar and had already seen major service since its commission in 1765 at Chatham. Secondly Nelson’s tomb was designed and intended NOT for Henry VIII but instead for Cardinal Worsley.

[@mrperfectedkelly]

However, Nelson did order for the fleet to be painted in the colours we see it today. Although it was recently discovered to have actually been a paler pinky colour than the yellow livery more recognised for. There is a video on here about it somewhere.

[@martinfleming7001]

@@mrperfectedkelly just goes to show BBC 4's history programs are as accurate as BBC news

[@turkcukayi]

Let me give you some interesting information. Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson has an Ottoman medal, you can see it in his photos.

[@bigmanpigman]

So when's William Adams? First Western and British Samurai, also advisor of Shogun Tokugawa, involved on the red seal Asian trade.

[@whoopsie890]

These videos are so good

[@nickjacobs1770]

Although Nelson went to sea at 12. He was on his uncles' ships payroll as a servant, from the age of 5. This was common practise at the time. So that at 12 he could join the crew as a Midshipman. The lowest rank of officer on board a Royal Navy ship. His Uncle eventually became Comptroller of the Royal Navy. Controlling all financial matters of the Royal Navy.

[@user-mx5eq4rp1f]

There is a mistake---the Russian tsar Paul the First died but not Peter the First who had died 80 years before the events.

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring

[@delstanley1349]

Grand Funk Railroad?

[@bradenbirbara9370]

walt whitman about Lincoln

[@marcpeterson1092]

@@bradenbirbara9370 I didn't know Walt Whitman was in Grand Funk Railroad. Guitar or keyboard?