A British fleet, lead by John Jervis, defeated a Spanish fleet almost twice its size, near Cape St Vincent, Portugal. Nelson distinguished himself in this battle where he commanded HMS Captain and was subsequently knighted and promoted to Rear-Admiral.
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Battle of St Vincent
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Battle of St Vincent frieze
See "2018" below for the event that this relief depicts. Camden's Public Art...
Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground
The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role...
Nelson's column
Erected to commemorate the Trafalgar victory over Napoleon of 1805. The heigh...
Other Subjects
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Chaplain 4th Class, The Reverend Cyril Bernard Wilson Buck, M.C., B.A.
Cyril Bernard Wilson Buck was born on 1 June 1880 in West Ham, Essex (now Greater London), the youngest of the ten children of William Richard Buck (1837-1927) and Alice Emmeline Buck née Wilson (1...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Sir William Robertson, Field Marshal
Born Lincolnshire with humble origins. Â He enlisted in 1877 and rose rapidly through the ranks, not commanding troops but excelling in intellectual work such as languages and intelligence. Â Died at...
1 memorial
Pte. J. Mellish
Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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