Research notes: List of Nelson's battles, before 1914

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Notes on the naval battles experienced by ADM Nelson written by Mahan found in personal his copy of the Life of Nelson, volume I, 1897.

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Battles - Nelson

San Juan Nicaragua 1780

French Frigates Oct 1793 Captain W. S. W. 15 leagues Cap Rosse N. W. of " Lat 39 34

Corsica - Calvi + Bastia 1794

Hotham's Action Mar. 13 1795 20 miles S. W. fr Genoa

Hotham May 13 1795 S. of Hyères

Spanish frigates Dec. 1796 near Cartagena

St Vincent Feb 14 1797 25 W from C. St. V.

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Teneriffi - July 1797 Off Cadiz? "

Battle of Nile Aug 1798 Aboukir Bay

Généreux ? 1800 between Malta + Sicily

Copenhagen 1801

Trafalgar 1805 ------------------ Généreux - Post determined thus: at noon Monday Feb 17 Nelson journal "ten leagues from Malta, directly ??illegible?? leeward. 2. Charlotte bears S by W per signals; ??illegible?? ^Pettigrew I. 306^ about hull down. Keith for same day says "2.C. near shore" i.e. Valetra (McRas IV. 188) Hence wind southerly. Nelson dates report of capture "Eight leagues W of Passaro, off shore four miles" (Nelson ibid) Généreux struck at 4.30 P.M (Ibid) therefore not long before letter was written on 18th

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