This day in history: September 29, 1758,
On September 29, 1758, a sick baby boy was born in Norfolk, England. He was short in stature (height was 5 feet 4 inches), had a slight build, was weak and suffered from frequent illnesses throughout his life. Although he spent a lot of time at sea, he also suffered from seasickness.
This piece of heat is the legendary British naval hero Horatio Nelson.
What Nelson may have lacked in physical fitness, he more than made up for in physical fitness. Horatio joined the navy at the age of 12 and became a captain at the age of 20, not bad for a little guy. His duties took him to exotic places such as Calcutta, Ceylon and Madras. He took it home as a souvenir with recurring bouts of dysentery and malaria.
He returned to England and recalled his time in the West Indies more happily with his new wife (marriage 1787) Frances Nisbet. Of the union, he wrote a letter saying he was "morally certain that she will continue to make me a happy man for the rest of my days." (Unfortunately for her, he found Another one that made him happier.
Nelson spent the next five years on land until the British became involved in the French Revolution in 1793. >
It was during this period that Nelson lost the sight of his right eye at the Battle of Calvi, when he was given the command of Agamemnon. He began to take Pliny the Elder's famous saying "Fortune favors the brave!" to heart, and gradually became more and more bold in battle, often ignoring the orders of his superiors (in one battle, he put a telescope on his blind side). sight, claiming no order to retreat). This could mean trouble for Nelson - unless his disobedience always brought such favorable results
Nelson at Tenerife in 1797. He lost his right arm during the Battle of Santa Cruz on the island and endured an amputation without anesthesia. His actions did not go unnoticed, though, and he steadily climbed up the Nile River a year after losing his arm. The battle defeated Napoleon's fleet and destroyed Napoleon's direct trade route to India. In 1801, Nelson was promoted to rear admiral and became "Baron Nelson of Nile". A few years before that, he was sent to Naples. There he met the legendary beauty Emma, ??Mrs. Hamilton, who was the second love of his life. Both of them remained married to their respective spouses, but Emma, ??who was in her early 30s, had passed away in the 1960s. The ailing husband Sir William Hamilton did not seem to mind his wife's affair and absolute obsession with Nelson. However, Nelson's wife Frances was less accommodating and frequently tried to get him to end the affair in December 1800. , she thought it was enough, but her husband reportedly only replied, "I love you sincerely, but I cannot forget my obligations to Mrs. Hamilton, nor speak of her with affection."
In the end, Emma and Nelson considered themselves soulmates and even lived together openly, despite extreme scandals. They also had a daughter, Heratia, born in 1801, who was initially "adopted" by the two. " was an orphan, but later learned of his true parentage.
Most upper class society was willing to ignore this scandal because, with Vice Admiral Nelson at the helm, the Royal Navy was a force to be reckoned with. For example, Napoleon wanted to invade England, but in order to do so, he really needed a massive naval victory. The French wanted to do it at Cape Trafalgar on the southern coast of Spain, but Nelson decided otherwise. There were ideas. Before the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, Nelson sent a now legendary message to his fleet: "England expects every man to do his duty." Unfortunately, during the battle. At the height of the conflict, he was shot on the deck of the Victory.
After being hit, he shouted directly to Lieutenant Thomas Harder: