collingwood Archive

  • British Order of Battle at Trafalgar

    British Order of Battle at Trafalgar

    October 21, 1805 Ship Guns Captain Weather Division Victory 100 Lord Nelson Capt. Thomas Hardy Temeraire 98 Capt. Eliab Harvey Neptune 98 Capt. Thomas Freemantle Conqueror 74 Capt. Israel Pellew Leviathan 74 Capt. Henry Baytun Ajax 74 Capt. (acting) John Pilford Orion 74 Capt. Edward Codrington Agamemnon 64 Capt. Sir Edward Berry Minotaur 74 Capt. [...]

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  • Admiral Collingwood’s Report of Trafalgar

    Admiral Collingwood’s Report of Trafalgar

    From The Hampshire Chronicle Victory at Trafalgar and the death of Lord Nelson Great Naval Victory 6 November 1805. ADMIRALTY OFFICE; Dispatches of which the following are Copies, were received at the Admiralty Office this day, at one o’clock, A.M. from Vice Admiral Collingwood. Commander in Chief of his Majesty’s ships and vessels off Cadiz: [...]

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