21 October 1805 · Europe
Battle of Trafalgar
In October 1805, off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast, the British fleet under Horatio Nelson met a combined French and Spanish fleet that had come out of Cádiz. The action belongs to Napoleon’s attempt to contest British control of the sea.
Commanders
- Horatio Nelson · Admiral
- Date
- 21 October 1805
- Place
- Cape Trafalgar · Spain
- Region
- Europe