Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté KBwas a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was noted for his inspirational leadership, superb grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics, all of which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was wounded several times in combat, losing one arm in the unsuccessful attempt to conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the sight in one eye in Corsica. He was shot and...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth29 September 1758
Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight
I am ill every time it blows hard, and nothing but my enthusiastic love for the profession keeps me one hour at sea.
In Sea affairs, nothing is impossible, and nothing is improbable.
Duty is the great business of a sea officer; all private considerations must give way to it, however painful it may be.
Recollect that you must be a seaman to be an officer and also that you cannot be a good officer without being a gentleman.
I think it will surprise and confound the enemy. They won't know what I am about. It will bring forward a pell-mell battle, and that is what I want.
It is warm work; and this day may be the last to any of us at a moment. But mark you! I would not be elsewhere for thousands. - at the Battle of Copenhagen.
The defeat of the combined French and Spanish fleets lifted the very real threat of an invasion of Britain and it was greeted by the nation with huge relief,
You must hate a Frenchman as you do the devil
I owe all my success in life to having always been a quarter of an hour beforehand
My love is founded on esteem, the only foundation that can make the passion last.
If a man consults whether he is to fight, when he has the power in his own hands, it is certain that his opinion is against fighting.
Thank God I have done my duty. Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub. Kiss me, Hardy.
Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty.