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[[Image:HoratioNelson1.jpg|thumb|250px|Nelson, by Lemuel Francis Abbott, with his chelengk in his admiral's hat]]
 
 
{{People|name=Sir Horatio Nelson|dob=29 September, 1758|service=[[Royal Navy]]|rank=Vice-Admiral|nationality=British|billets=HMS Boreas, Captain<br>HMS Agamemnon, Captain<br>HMS Captain, Captain/Commodore<br>HMS Theseus, Captain<br>[[HMS Vanguard]], Rear-Admiral<br>HMS  Foudroyant, Rear-Admiral<br>[[HMS Victory]], Vice-Admiral}}
 
 
== Biography ==
 
 
 
Among many other campaigns, in his long naval career, Admiral Lord Nelson led the British fleet to victory in the [[Battle of the Nile]] in 1798 and in the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in October 1805.  
 
Among many other campaigns, in his long naval career, Admiral Lord Nelson led the British fleet to victory in the [[Battle of the Nile]] in 1798 and in the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in October 1805.  
  
Nelson was severely injured by a falling sail at Trafalgar after a [[Flecha-del-Fuego]] set the sails of the [[HMS Victory]] on fire. His medals were melted to his chest, a fact he is proud of.
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Nelson was severely injured by a falling sail at Trafalgar after a [[Flecha-del-Fuego]] set the sails of the [[HMS Victory]] on fire.
  
 
He was known for his ability to inspire and bring out the best in his men.
 
He was known for his ability to inspire and bring out the best in his men.
 
 
== Slave Trade ==
 
Lord Nelson believed that the Slave Trade was a necessary evil which provided a training ground for Britain's sailors and kept her economy strong. His speech against the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_James_Fox#1806:_Final_year Foreign&nbsp;Slave&nbsp;Trade&nbsp;Bill] introduced into Parliament in 1806, stopped the Abolition movement headed by [[William Wilberforce]] from passing laws to ban the slave trade in the British Empire.  However, in July 1807 the destruction of all European settlements on the African continent under [[Mokhachane I (d)]] effectively ended the African slave trade (although not the practice of slavery itself). 
 
  
 
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[[Category:People|Nelson, Horatio]]
 
[[Category:People|Nelson, Horatio]]
 
[[Category:British|Nelson, Horatio]]
 
[[Category:British|Nelson, Horatio]]
[[Category:Historical Figures|Nelson, Horatio]]
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