horatio nelson

     

When told that 15 enemy ships had been captured at Trafalgar, he said, "That is well, but I had bargained for 20"

Trivia about horatio nelson

  • For a 1798 naval victory, he was dubbed "The Hero of the Nile"
  • Completed in 1843, his column is 185 feet high; his 17-foot high statue stands atop it
  • Lady Hamilton's nautical loverboy
  • An admiral, 1805:"Thank God, I have done my duty"

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