English Amputees - Josiah Wedgwood, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Heather Mills, Douglas Bader, Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Josiah Wedgwood, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Heather Mills, Douglas Bader, FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, Rick Allen, William Ernest Henley, Sir Edward Bradford, 1st Baronet, John Pascoe Grenfell, Richard Tyler, Henry Addison, Robin Howard, Marmaduke Hussey, Baron Hussey of North Bradley, Jimmy Dugdale, Thomas Hancock, George Stott, Alfred Joseph Richards, Thomas Hunter, William Windham, Godfrey Wedgwood, Cecil Manning, Thomas Lewis, Edmund Goodman. Excerpt: French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte, KB (29 September 1758-21 October 1805) was a British flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm and the sight in one eye. Of his several victories, the best known and notable was the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, at the end of which he was shot and killed. Nelson was born into a moderately prosperous Norfolk family and joined the navy through the influence of his uncle, Maurice Suckling. He rose rapidly through the ranks and served with leading naval commanders of the period before obtaining his own command in 1778. He developed a reputation in the service through his personal valour and firm grasp of tactics but suffered periods of illness and unemployment after the end of the American War of Independence. The outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars allowed Nelson to return to service, where he was particularly active in the Mediterranean. He fought in several minor engagements off Toulon and was important in the capture of Corsica and subsequent diplomatic duties with the Italian...