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Article: The Battle of Trafalgar; When France was the 'evil empire'.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 21, 2005
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Byline: Brett M. Decker, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. On Oct. 21, 1805, the British Royal Navy commanded by Lord Horatio Nelson destroyed the combined forces of the French and Spanish fleets off the Port of Cadiz, northwest of the Straight of Gibraltar. The demolition of the French Navy meant that Napoleon's army could not cross the English Channel, thus making his long-relished invasion of Great Britain impossible. The great day was not only a victory for Great Britain, but for the world.
Revolutionary France was the evil empire of the era. The government spawned by the Reign of Terror ...