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Lord Horatio Nelson

 
NationalityBritish
Date of Birth1758/09/28NAO
Place of BirthBurnham Thorpe, NorfolkNAO
FatherRev. Edmund Nelson (1722-1802)EWIKI
MotherCatherine Suckling (1725-1767)EWIKI
WifeFrances Herbert Nisbet (1761-1831) nee WoollwardNAO
UncleMaurice SucklingNAO
Date of Death1805/10/21NAO
Place of DeathAboard the VictoryNAO
Cause of DeathEnemy ActionNAO
ShipDate fromDate toEventSource
Raisonnable 1771/04/241771/05/21MidshipmanNAO
Triumph 1771/05/221772/07/18Captains ServantNAO
Carcass 1773/05/071773/10/14MidshipmanNAO
Triumph 1773/10/151771/10/26Captains ServantNAO
Seahorse 1773/10/281774/04/04MidshipmanNAO
Seahorse 1774/04/051775/10/30Able SeamanNAO
Seahorse 1775/10/311776/03/14MidshipmanNAO
Dolphin 1776/03/151776/09/16MidshipmanNAO
Worcester 1776/10/011777/04/09Acting LieutenantNAO
Lieutenant, 1777/04/10W032
Lowestoffe 1777/04/101777/07Second LieutenantNAO
Bristol 1778/07/021778/09/03Third LieutenantNAO
Bristol 1778/09/041778/12/20First LieutenantNAO
Commander, 1778/12/08W032
Badger 1779/01/011779/06/19As Commanding OfficerNAO
Captain, 1779/06/11W032
Hinchingbrooke 1779/091780/03As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Janus 1780/05/181780/09/19As Commanding OfficerNAO
Lion 1780/08/161780/11/25As Commanding OfficerNAO
Albemarle 1781/08/231783/07/03As Commanding OfficerNAO
 1783/03/071783/03/08Attack on Turk's IslandNAO
Boreas 1784/03/241787/11/30As Commanding OfficerNAO
Agamemnon 1793/01/131796/06As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1793
 1795/03/14 Action off GenoaBWAS-1793
 1796/05/31 Action of 1796-05-31BWAS-1793
Captain 1796/061796/08As Commanding OfficerBWAS-1714
Captain 1796/081797/05As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
Diadem 1796/08 As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
Minerve 1796/12/151797/02/13As Flag OfficerBWAS-1793
 1796/12/19 Minerve vs SabinaBWAS-1793
Captain 1797/02/131797/02/15As Flag OfficerNA-ROA
 1797/02/14 2nd Battle of Cape St VincentNA-ROA
Irresistible 1797/02/151797/03As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
Rear-Admiral of the Blue, 1797/02/20W032
Theseus 1797/051797/08/18As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
Appointed Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath, 1797/05/27TKE1
 1797/07/24 Commanded the English Squadron at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Vanguard 1797/121799/06/07As Flag OfficerNA-ROA
Appointed Viscount Nelson of the Nile, 1798NA-ROA
Appointed Baron Nelson of the Nile, 1798NA-ROA
 1798/08/01 Commanded the British Fleet at the Battle of the Nile
Rear-Admiral of the Red, 1799/02/14W032
Foudroyant 1799/06/081800/06/24As Flag OfficerNA-ROA
 1800/02/18 Capture of the GénéreuxNA-ROA
 1800/03/31 Capture of the Guillaume TellNA-ROA
Alexander 1800/06/251800/07/13As Flag OfficerNAO
Vice-Admiral of the Blue, 1801/01/01W032
San Josef 1801/01/171801/02/01As Flag OfficerNAO
Saint George 1801/02/011801/03/29As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
 1801/03/271801/04/04As Flag OfficerBWAS-1714
Saint George 1801/04/021801/06/19As Flag OfficerNA-ROA
 1801/04/02 Battle of CopenhagenNA-ROA
Kite 1801/06/191801/07/01As Flag OfficerNA-ROA
Unite 1801/07/141801/07/24As Flag OfficerNAO
 1801/08/041801/08/16Commanded the British Squadron at the Attacks on Bolougne
Medusa 1801/08/161801/08/29As Flag OfficerNAO
Leyden 1801/08/291801/08/30As Flag OfficerNAO
Medusa 1801/08/301801/10/22As Flag OfficerNAO
Appointed Commander-in-Chief at Mediterranean, 1803/05EWIKI
Victory 1803/05/081803/05/23As Flag OfficerW009
Amphion 1803/05/231803/07/30As Flag OfficerBWAS-1793
Victory 1803/07/301804/04/23As Flag OfficerW009
Vice-Admiral of the White, 1804/04/23W032
Victory 1804/04/231805/10/21As Flag OfficerNAO
 1805/10/21 Commanded the The Weather Column at the Battle of Trafalgar
Sources
IDDescriptionAuthorType
NAO The National Archive - Trafalgar AncestorsVariousWeb Site
EWIKI WikipediaVariousWeb Site
W032 Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal NavyDavid Bonner SmithWeb Site
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
BWAS-1793 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817Rif WinfieldBook
NA-ROA The National Archive - Records of the Admiralty etc. Book
TKE1 The Knights of England. A complete record Vol IWilliam Arthur Shaw and George Dames BurtchaellDigital Book
W009 HMS VictoryUnknownWeb Site
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Posted by Tim Oakley on Friday 13th of July 2012 20:20

31 Jan 1793 Vessels to be fitted out for Channel fleet Captain and Fortitude at Plymouth and Raisonable64 cap James Cranstoun and Agamemnon64 cap Nelson at Chatham both newly appointed captains

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