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suffered but one real defeat, that of the Battle 

 of Santa Cruz; and it was in this battle the 

 wound was received which cost him his right 

 arm. 



A period of brilliant successes followed Santa 

 Cruz, which includes the three great victories 

 of Aboukir, Copenhagen and Trafalgar. When 

 the French began to concentrate their forces 

 against Great Britain, Nelson was sent to watch 

 the French ships at Toulon. Because of a mis- 

 hap they escaped, and Nelson started on a long 

 and tedious pursuit, finally locating the fleet in 

 the Bay of Aboukir, where he completely routed 

 and destroyed it. This victory brought him 

 plaudits from all over the world, also the title 

 of Baron of the Nile and a pension of 2,000 



FLAGSHIP "VICTORY" 



($10,000). It was in this period of his life that 

 he met Sir William and Lady Hamilton, and 

 brought upon himself the one blemish on his 

 career, through his admiration for the latter. 



In 1801 Nelson hoisted the flag of a rear- 

 admiral, and under command of Admiral I'ar- 

 ker sailed for Copenhagen. The British claimed 

 the right of belligerents to search neutral ships 

 for contraband of war, which Denmark, sup- 



THE SIGNAL AT TRAFALGAR 



ported by Russia, refused. After a council of 

 war Nelson was appointed to make the attack 

 on the Danish fleet. When Parker saw what 

 appeared to threaten an unfavorable outcome, 

 he gave the signal of recall. Nelson, believing 

 in his ability to win, disregarded the order, and 

 turned what might have been a crushing defeat 

 into a great victory. 



In May, 1803, as commander-in-chief of the 

 fleet, Nelson once more went in search of the 

 French; his flagship was the Victory. As the 

 French fleet slipped out of the harbor of Tou- 

 lon, he began his famous pursuit, which ended 

 in the battle of Trafalgar, on October 21, 1805. 

 In this engagement the combined French and 

 Spanish fleets were destroyed by twenty-seven 

 English vessels. It was the greatest conflict of 

 the age, but Nelson received his death wound, 

 living only long enough to know that he had 

 won the most brilliant victory of his life. The 

 guns ceased firing as he drew his last breath. 

 It was during this battle that the memorable 

 signal to the fleet was displayed, " England ex- 

 pects every man to do his duty." 



Nelson's motto was "Strike quick and 

 home," and his masterful comprehension and 

 prompt action saved many a critical situation. 

 His frail body was animated by an indomitable 

 spirit. 



Consult Mahan's Life of Nelson. 



NELSON, WOLFKED (1792-1863), a Canadian 

 physician and political icadcr, who took a con- 

 spicuous part in the Lower Canada Rebellion 

 of 1837. Dr. Nelson was born in Montreal, 

 where his father, an English army officer, was 

 st.itioned. The boy received a good education, 

 studied medicine, and in 1811 began to practice. 

 During the War of 1812 Dr. Nelson served as a 

 surgeon with the British army. He then prac- 

 ticed without interruption until 1827, when he 



