How Nelson Became A Hero: The Battle Of Cape St Vincent (1797) | The Life Of Nelson Part 3

This is part 3 in our series on the life of Nelson, part one here:    • Britain's Greatest Ever Hero: The Mak...  

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Nelson defies his admiral and takes the fight to the Spanish in order to stop a threatened invasion of Britain....

00:00 The situation in 1797
03:24 Why taking on the Spanish was so important
05:15 The British are outnumbered
07:40 The two fleets approach
10:00 The British plan
10:49 The fleets engage…
12:08 The British plan goes wrong…
12:50 Nelson disobeys orders
16:12 Nelson boards the San Nicolas
18:10 Nelson boards a second ship
21:15 Cape St Vincent - an overview
22:50 Nelson gets a letter from his father
23:41 An unfortunate episode…
25:50 Tenerife
30:00 Nelson is hit…

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