Nelson's Column
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Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, Central London, England, United Kingdom, built to commemorate British Royal Navy officer Horatio Nelson's decisive victory
Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square
The column under construction, 1843. William Henry Fox Talbot
The column looking south towards Whitehall, The Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey
The sandstone statue by Edward Hodges Baily
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
Nelson's Column
…City of Westminster, Central London, England, United Kingdom, built to commemorate British Royal Navy officer Horatio Nelson's decisive victory at the Battle of Trafalgar over the combined French and Spanish navies, during which he was killed by a French sniper. The monument was constructed between 1840 and 1843 to a…
The Battle of Trafalgar Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, 1836
Vice Admiral Horatio, Lord Nelson, by Lemuel Francis Abbott
Vice Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, the French admiral