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Article: Conjuror of victory; Horatio Nelson.(Nelson: The New Letters)(The Pursuit of Victory: The Life and Achievement of Horatio Nelson.)(Men of Honour: Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- June 25, 2005
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Not just any one-armed bandit
How Lord Nelson, a methodical and conservative man, became a romantic hero
THE bicentennial of the battle of Trafalgar does not fall until October 21st. But a long season of festivities begins next week with a fleet review off Spithead involving 35 navies--including, gallantly, those of France and Spain. A battle re-enactment in the Solent will use ten tonnes of gunpowder. That's about as much as one ship, HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship, used during the battle itself, but still enough for a most satisfying pop. Along the British coast, nearly every harbour will hold some sort of activity. Events are also planned at Toulon ...