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A unique Union Jack flag which was raised during the Battle of Trafalgar has emerged for sale for £450,000. It was displayed at the front of HMS Royal Sovereign which led one of the columns ...
Sailors loading a cannon in HMS Victory while at close quarters with the French ship Redoutable at the Battle of Trafalgar. Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
A wooden foremast from HMS Victory featuring a hole punched into it by a cannon ball during the Battle of Trafalgar is to go on public display. Wednesday, 30 April 2025. Newsletters; ...
A TINY segment of the sail from HMS Victory that flew at the Battle of Trafalgar is tipped to sell for £3,000. The 7in x 12in segment is from the fore topsail of Admiral Lord Nelson's famous ...
A piece of a flag believed to have flown from Nelson's HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar has sold for £297,000 at auction. The hand-woven woollen fragment made up of eight red, white and ...
An overview of the battle, by Andrew Lambert. During the engagement at Trafalgar, on 21 October 1805, the Royal Navy annihilated the greatest threat to British security for 200 years, but lost ...
HMS Victory mast damaged at the Battle of Trafalgar to go on display It is part of an exhibition at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard which reopens on May 17. Published May 2, 2021 ...
The gallery is set to highlight the story behind HMS Victory as one of the Royal Navy’s most famous warships and her role in the Battle of Trafalgar.
A wooden foremast from HMS Victory featuring a hole punched into it by a cannon ball during the Battle of Trafalgar is to go on public display. The previously unseen piece is set to be one of the ...