History of Spain

Battle of Trafalgar
Painter Nicholas Pocock's conception of the situation at 1700h ©Image Attribution forthcoming. Image belongs to the respective owner(s).
1805 Oct 21

Battle of Trafalgar

Cape Trafalgar, Spain

The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815). It resulted in a British victory confirming Britain's naval supremacy and ended Spanish sea power.

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