Edward Rotheram
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Captain Edward Rotheram, CB was a Royal Navy officer who served in American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. During his service, Rotheram saw action at several major n
1803 portrait of Rotheram
Admiral Collingwood, Rotheram's commander at Trafalgar, who considered his subordinate "stupid"
Battle of Trafalgar
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The Battle of Trafalgar was a fleet action which took place on 21 October 1805 between the Royal Navy and a combined fleet of the French and Spanish navies during the War of the Third Coalition. As pa
Edward Rotheram
…and Napoleonic Wars. During his service, Rotheram saw action at several major naval engagements, including the Glorious First of June in 1794 and the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Although he was highly praised for his actions at both battles, he was not well regarded in the service, being once described by his superior…
The Battle of Trafalgar Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, 1836
Vice Admiral Horatio, Lord Nelson, by Lemuel Francis Abbott
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, the French admiral