Lord Nelson
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, Napoleonic Wars, Ships, Naval History
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: Military significance: Nelson pioneered new naval tactics by departing from the traditional single line of battle and concentrating his ships against a few enemy vessels.
Horatio Nelson became interested in the sea through the exploits of his mother’s older brother, Captain Maurice Suckling. Nelson’s mother died in 1767, and in March of 1771, Horatio signed aboard his uncle’s ship as a midshipman. Because his ship was assigned to a mundane duty, Suckling arranged for young Horatio to join the crew of a commercial vessel headed for the West...
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