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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
Saw that among Pen & Sword's 50 sale ebooks. Was tempted to get it. I read so little nowadays; I mainly listen to audio. So I decided against buying it. I think that I might look at it again, though, after seeing your post.
I recently have gotten interested in the great age of European exploration by ship. I've listened to audiobooks on Magellan (the first to circumnavigate the earth) and Vasco da Gama (who made the first voyage from Europe by sea to India and other sources of spices that were precious and expensive). Once they had been out to sea for a little while, replenishing the food and water supply always was a major issue. Maybe not so much for Nelson; I don't remember him venturing very far from the home islands. But, he was a warrior, not an explorer.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Have you never heard of the Battle of the Nile, in which Nelson destroyed Napoleon's fleet at Alexandria? It's what Nelson was most famous for, prior to Trafalgar! Alexandria is a fair way from Britain, particularly in a sailing ship.
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Not to mention he also served in the Baltic and chased Admiral Villeneuve into the Caribbean prior to the Battle of Trafalgar.
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