Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Battle Of Trafalgar

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  1. What happens if France joins the Russo-Japanese war from the beginning?
    8:51Tsushima: fleet condition before the battleNotable Point
  2. What happens if France joins the Russo-Japanese war from the beginning?
    1:04:45Training budgets, gunnery drill, and the memory of TrafalgarNotable Point
  3. Bruships 264: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    3:31:33Why combining Europe's fleets against Britain was difficultNotable Point
  4. Bruships 261: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:34:10Yamato battleships at TrafalgarQ&A
  5. Bruships 258: Naval History Questions Answered Live
    1:56:17Could steam ironclads at Trafalgar enable an invasion of Britain?Q&A
  6. Churchill's Good ideas: the actually good, the bad, and the ridiculous
    1:36:05Nelson at Jutland and Beatty at TrafalgarQ&A
  7. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:58:16A motor gun boat could defeat Trafalgar's sailing fleetQ&A
  8. Bruships 257: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:31:58Terribile as Italy's earliest plausible Trafalgar winnerQ&A
  9. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    45:59HMS Africa's independent fight at TrafalgarChapter
  10. Guadalcanal, HMS Africa, Spy Ships, Metacentric Height & Cruiser build Ticonderoga: 5 in 1 Live
    2:05:37Which early HMS Africa was more formidable?Q&A
  11. Bruships 250: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:57:00How much storm warning the Trafalgar fleets hadQ&A
  12. Bruships 249: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:35:31Could coloured sails identify fleets in battle?Q&A
  13. Bruships 249: Modern Navy & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:36:27How leaving Nelson before Trafalgar reshaped an admiral's reputationNotable Point
  14. Bruships 248: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    8:04Trafalgar, Channel invasion pressure, and French commerce raidingQ&A
  15. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    4:33Trafalgar illustrates British fleet depthNotable Point
  16. Press Gang: The Myth & Reality
    16:39John Quilliam rose from impressed sailor to Victory's first lieutenantNotable Point
  17. Bruships 247: Science Fiction & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    24:52A time traveller's list of naval decisions and lost evidenceQ&A
  18. Bruships 246: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    2:03:02Tsushima carried higher immediate stakes for Japan than Trafalgar did for BritainQ&A
  19. Imperial Russian Destroyers: The Paper Numbers vs The Reality of what they didn't have at Tsushima
    28:10Tsushima's upset belongs beside Trafalgar and LissaNotable Point
  20. Bruships
    12:14Trade winds and Age of Sail routingQ&A
  21. Bruships 236: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:11:52Steam power breaks the geography of sail blockadeQ&A
  22. Japan's First Destroyers: How they intimidated the Russian Empire on less than 1000tons...
    48:20Why Tsushima and Trafalgar had different stakesNotable Point
  23. Bruships 225: Naval History & Current Affairs Questions Answered Live...
    1:54:06Weather can end a naval battle after the fleets have metQ&A
  24. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P8 of 9 - UAD chat requested design testing…
    1:37:32A French victory at Trafalgar was only the first hurdleQ&A
  25. 36hrs Live Historiophon 2025: P6 of 9 - The Royal Navy’s Submarine Killers – Black Swans at War
    3:45:17How a Bofors-armed motor gunboat could dominate TrafalgarQ&A
  26. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    11:19:13A Royal Sovereign pre-dreadnought at TrafalgarQ&A
  27. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
    11:29:45Replacing the British Trafalgar fleet with HMS Nelson copiesQ&A
  28. Bruships 219: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:53:43HMS Africa charged Trafalgar aloneQ&A
  29. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    55:43Maturity added patience without removing Nelson's appetite for riskChapter
  30. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    1:03:38Nelson died a vice admiral, not a full admiralNotable Point
  31. Building Ships Out of Time; or Why sometimes nations seem to build last generation ships
    10:25Why naval eras overlap for decadesNotable Point
  32. Building Ships Out of Time; or Why sometimes nations seem to build last generation ships
    26:19Why France built the Danton class after DreadnoughtChapter
  33. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    23:45From HMS Dreadnought to a Trafalgar breakthrough shipNotable Point
  34. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    26:05Nelson and Collingwood turn friendship into command methodNotable Point
  35. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    28:21Royal Sovereign leads Collingwood's Trafalgar columnChapter
  36. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    32:33Royal Sovereign fights alone until the column arrivesNotable Point
  37. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    33:07Silk stockings, splinter wounds, and officer welfareNotable Point
  38. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    35:39A signal frigate restores command after Nelson's deathChapter
  39. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    39:02Command through grief and Britain's wider fleet depthNotable Point
  40. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    40:49Choosing fleet survival during the Trafalgar stormChapter
  41. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    41:20Why Trafalgar's captured ships changed hands againNotable Point
  42. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    43:17Prize salvage and prisoner exchange after TrafalgarNotable Point
  43. Bruships 212: Naval History Questions Answered Live...After Power Cut
    2:00:50Preserving and quarantining Trafalgar's fleet todayQ&A
  44. Historians Why does Geography Matter?
    0:16Why historical locations can remain uncertainNotable Point
  45. Bruships 208: What if Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    6:27:50Modern special forces at TrafalgarQ&A
  46. Why do Naval Historians not still use the Age of Sail Rating system?
    0:36Why modern gun totals became misleadingNotable Point
  47. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    1:58:12Measuring the Nile's extraordinary destructionChapter
  48. The Atlantic Charter: Signed 14th of August 1941...84 yrs ago today!
    2:18:27Plans for a filmed Trafalgar war gameQ&A
  49. Bruships 205: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:07:47Favorite third-rate ships of the lineQ&A
  50. Bruships 204: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    5:31:58Royal Navy sailcloth and Victory's surviving Trafalgar topsailQ&A
  51. Why do Historians like to Name things?
    1:34Why pre-dreadnought is a backwards-looking labelNotable Point
  52. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    24:25The Nile's destruction compared with Trafalgar and MidwayNotable Point
  53. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    2:31:41Why the Nile was a more complete annihilation than TrafalgarNotable Point
  54. Rostislav: the Russian Victory from 1784?
    36:27Could Sweden have broken the Russian line at Öland?Notable Point
  55. Rostislav: the Russian Victory from 1784?
    46:45Why Vyborg was not the Baltic TrafalgarNotable Point
  56. Battle of Jutland: The Strategic Leadership which both defined it and denied it satisfaction
    1:18:48Trafalgar's reserve logic did not fit JutlandNotable Point
  57. An Unknown critical plank in the Wooden Wall of Great Britain: Joshua Rowley
    35:48From Quiberon Bay to Jutland: when strategic victory looked insufficientNotable Point
  58. Admiral James Saumarez & the Battles of Algeciras
    1:13:34Saumarez was an organizer willing to challenge NelsonChapter
  59. Bruships 186: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    28:11Lord St Vincent takes command of the Imperial NavyQ&A
  60. Bruships 184: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:15:29Ships that fought alone against stronger formationsQ&A
  61. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:22:06A proposed 170-gun three-decker at TrafalgarQ&A
  62. Royal Navy gets activist for Research & Development from 1900 onwards...
    44:35Women formed part of an admiral's informal age-of-sail staffNotable Point
  63. Tōgō Heihachirō: Victor of Tsushima & Japan's Nelson...
    15:48From veteran officer to cadet and student in BritainChapter
  64. Bruships 180: Naval History Questions Answered...
    49:14What happens when battle fleets cross technological erasNotable Point
  65. Prof Bennet & Dr C Discuss Naval Culture: does it exist & whether it matters? #2Historians ep 4
    25:45Women's long, often informal role in naval communicationsNotable Point
  66. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    3:53:13Why Collingwood could save little more after TrafalgarQ&A
  67. Bruships 172: So the Historiophon Happened...
    4:03:49Women aboard age-of-sail warships were part of fleet lifeNotable Point
  68. Questions, Flower Class & the Essay Competition: First 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 1/4
    1:56:39Why historical naval language can mislead modern readersNotable Point
  69. Ramblings Emergency Broadcast
    35:07Trafalgar's two columns and its flag officersQ&A
  70. Ramblings Emergency Broadcast
    43:08Trafalgar was not Britain's only defensive barrierNotable Point
  71. Ramblings Emergency Broadcast
    48:51Commanders forced to fight against their usual styleQ&A
  72. Bruships 170: Once more unto the Kalax dear listners, once more unto the Kalax!
    4:33:35A Second World War sloop turns Trafalgar into a standoff actionQ&A
  73. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    7:19Which ship could defeat both Trafalgar fleets?Q&A
  74. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    2:13:51A PT boat at Trafalgar faces thick oak after its torpedoes run outQ&A
  75. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    2:37:57Foreknowledge makes Trafalgar worse for the combined fleetQ&A
  76. Bruships 169: Kalax o Kalax, my kingdom for a Kalax...
    3:55:55A Flower-class corvette at Trafalgar is limited by ammunitionQ&A
  77. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    39:47Third rates made Trafalgar a massive battleChapter
  78. Third Rate Ships of the Line: Ubiquity, Ubiquity, o' the Ubiquity!
    42:27HMS Africa's solo approach at TrafalgarNotable Point
  79. For History: Which Three ships should never have been scrapped?
    28:45HMS Implacable: the last lost third-rateNotable Point
  80. For History: Which Three ships should never have been scrapped?
    1:15:45Why Implacable completes the final threeChapter
  81. Bruships Gothenborg style...
    1:31:31Modern medicine probably could not save Nelson at TrafalgarQ&A
  82. Hearts of Oak: First Rate Ships of the Line - Key Ships Series 9, Ships 2
    41:29Santisima Trinidad and the pursuit of maximum firepowerChapter
  83. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:20:59The informal staff behind an age-of-sail admiralNotable Point
  84. Naval History Live... The Ships of the Wooden Wall(1781)
    1:26:30Why the proposed Victory suffix is 1805Q&A
  85. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    48:32Agamemnon's service valueChapter
  86. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    3:17:30Nelson's reputation without death at TrafalgarQ&A
  87. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    26:06HMS Africa approaches the enemy line alone at TrafalgarNotable Point
  88. Exploring the Sisters of Africa: Royal Navy's Inflexible Class 64s, Cuddalore to Trafalgar & Beyond!
    1:24:31Inflexible-class service and a hypothetical fight with ConstitutionNotable Point
  89. Bruships 147: Naval History Questions & Book Boxes Getting Packed
    1:17:19Why shotguns would not transform TrafalgarQ&A
  90. Bruships 147: Naval History Questions & Book Boxes Getting Packed
    1:50:06Shell guns before Trafalgar and the early ironcladQ&A
  91. Bruships 146: Naval History Questions, Boxes Getting Packed & Lego Getting Built
    15:13HMS Africa as a missing Trafalgar museum shipQ&A
  92. The Last Invasion of Britain: Battle of Fishguard(1797)
    1:40:10Would victory at Trafalgar open Britain to invasion?Q&A
  93. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    1:32:11Steam power would make Trafalgar faster and more destructiveQ&A
  94. Bruships 140 - Patreon Suggestions, Some Interesting Books (Hopefully) & Lots of Naval History Qs!
    2:00:00French speed versus British endurance in ships of the lineQ&A
  95. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:54:15The limits of rebuilding Napoleon's navyQ&A
  96. Battle of Tsushima: Fleets at War
    2:16:05Tsushima became Japan's model decisive battleChapter
  97. Bruships 130: Battleships
    26:30Why Victory survived the approach at TrafalgarQ&A
  98. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    55:19Nelson's Trafalgar fleet against the ArmadaQ&A
  99. Bruships 128: Invasions & Amphibious Warfare
    55:40Modern namesakes replace Nelson's fleet at TrafalgarQ&A
  100. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    1:04:47Explosive shells make Trafalgar far more lethalQ&A
  101. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    4:48:14HMS Warrior against the Trafalgar fleetQ&A
  102. Bruships 127: 2023 Christmas Naval History Releases
    4:53:00The United States misread the post-Trafalgar Royal NavyQ&A
  103. Bruships 126: Hutchinsons Pictorial History of the War Series
    12:41Why day of infamy is not a unique historical labelQ&A
  104. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    0:23The centuries-long supply chain behind a sailing fleetChapter
  105. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    6:59Why attacking in columns demanded trained crewsChapter
  106. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    10:48Villeneuve faced Nelson with defeat already in mindNotable Point
  107. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    14:09Why the third rate dominates TrafalgarNotable Point
  108. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    18:19New 74s went straight from launch to TrafalgarNotable Point
  109. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    45:02Victory was already a veteran first rateNotable Point
  110. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    50:01Trafalgar's order of battle is a strategic snapshotChapter
  111. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    52:33Calder's departure narrowed Nelson's marginNotable Point
  112. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    56:47British-built ships fought on both sides at TrafalgarNotable Point
  113. Building the Fleets of Trafalgar(1805)
    1:19:31HMS Africa's solitary attack at TrafalgarNotable Point
  114. HMS Formidable(1898): Lessons of a Highly Conventional Carreer - Key Ship Series 6, Ship 4
    14:19Protection, machinery, and endurance in the Formidable designChapter
  115. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    1:59:57Villeneuve's command problem before TrafalgarQ&A
  116. Bruships: Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    2:12:02Napoleon versus Hitler on invading BritainQ&A
  117. Invasion of Trimcomalee(1795)
    15:37Coastal artillery, fleet movement, and the invasion threatNotable Point
  118. Fourth Rates: When the Fourth is Just Not Enough
    48:31Dutch fourth rates and the Battle of CamperdownChapter
  119. Bruships 120: One Book & One Book only... Battleships & Battle Cruisers 1905-70 by Seigfried Breyer
    2:28:07From opening salvo to fire at willNotable Point
  120. What Cannon is right for this ship?
    10:07How gun locks changed firing controlNotable Point
  121. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    27:34HMS Victory's career beyond TrafalgarQ&A
  122. Bruships 116: Australia Trip Books... Continued
    3:48:53Finding Age of Sail naval memoirsQ&A
  123. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    0:25A tactical victory with a strategic argumentChapter
  124. Glorious First of June; the Jutland of the Age of Sail?
    2:34:11The legacy: fight, blockade, and confidenceChapter
  125. Battle of Hakodate, The Boshin War & the Origin Story of Tōgō Heihachirō
    43:40Tsushima, national memory, and treaty politicsNotable Point
  126. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    1:47:27Why Mahan treated Trafalgar as decisiveChapter
  127. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    1:52:07Nelson's pursuit and Napoleon's invasion planChapter
  128. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    2:25:12Q&A: What counts as a Trafalgar-level victoryQ&A
  129. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:10:31Hawke rolled up the French rear with local superiorityChapter
  130. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:54:47Why the Western Squadron remained a strategic barrierNotable Point
  131. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    2:25:30Nelson's path from Copenhagen to TrafalgarNotable Point
  132. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    2:44:31Choosing troops for a Trafalgar boarding partyQ&A
  133. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    47:16HMS Africa's solitary approach at TrafalgarNotable Point
  134. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:24:36The three-decker force mix at TrafalgarChapter
  135. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:28:33Victory's oak timeline and battle serviceNotable Point
  136. Bruships 94: Some New Books, Some Others Books and a lot of Naval Chat
    32:05HMS Africa's isolated approach at TrafalgarQ&A
  137. Bruships 90: Books From the Road
    4:14:18Terriers controlled rats aboard small craft, while larger shipboard dogs also went to warQ&A
  138. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    2:26:49Jellicoe and Trafalgar through fictional command stylesQ&A
  139. Battle of Navarino(1827): A Failure of Deterrence or Expecting too Much?
    30:13Edward Codrington's career before NavarinoChapter
  140. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:05:09Three Allied admirals brought very different strengthsChapter
  141. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:06:22Codrington's Trafalgar record explains his aggressive confidenceNotable Point
  142. Battle of Arausio (105BC), lessons of an Ancient Land Battle…
    2:27:07Was Denmark Strait a German victory?Q&A
  143. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 1 (Introduction - Shannon)
    59:53Trafalgar versus Lissa in Shannon's forward-fire layoutQ&A
  144. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    7:23Infrastructure, not Trafalgar alone, sustained Royal Navy dominanceChapter
  145. HMS Shannon(1875): 19th Century Cruisers p4
    15:24A Victorian cruiser designed to refight TrafalgarNotable Point
  146. Cruiser Actions of the 1898 Spanish American War
    1:11:53Who deserves command credit for Santiago?Notable Point
  147. Nine Sailed Star Book Review & Interview with Glynn Stewart
    5:18Elvar discipline compared with the Royal NavyQ&A
  148. Action of the 18th of June 1799: How to Lose Frigates & Influence (Long Patrol)
    4:08The Second Coalition and cumulative naval lossesChapter
  149. Action of the 18th of June 1799: How to Lose Frigates & Influence (Long Patrol)
    59:23Why a distant interception protected Britain's blockadeNotable Point
  150. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (11)
    29:15Why Villeneuve sailed despite the dangerQ&A
  151. Pluton 1928 (Long Patrol)
    11:14Pluton and the French minelaying traditionChapter
  152. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (10)
    1:37:44Could a third British column have protected Nelson?Q&A
  153. The Seven Years War: Proto World War for 20th Century Sea Power Theorists, Long Patrol
    1:09:06Quiberon Bay and strategic decisivenessChapter
  154. Bruships 61 - Ship Design; Sci-fi, Wooden & Steel, and some Naval History Questions
    3:28:48HMS Thunderer as a favourite 74-gun shipQ&A
  155. Sherman's March to the Sea
    9:22Industry, supply, and the advantage of firepowerNotable Point
  156. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: 1805-1905 Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc - Long Patrol
    3:06Trafalgar, wind, and global naval operationsChapter
  157. The Plan for Taranto: Taranto Long Patrol P3
    26:04The original Taranto date linked moonlight with Trafalgar DayNotable Point
  158. 21 Christmas Books for 2021 - Bruships 59: Books & Naval History Chat
    2:34:25Why Trafalgar to Dreadnought forms a useful centuryQ&A
  159. Trafalgar to Dreadnought: A Century in Fifteen Ships and Battles
    5:17From Trafalgar's sail fleets to DreadnoughtChapter
  160. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:57:11Copenhagen shaped preemptive naval thinkingQ&A
  161. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    2:32Squadrons that could have transformed TrafalgarChapter
  162. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    6:32Orders and weather made Trafalgar possibleNotable Point
  163. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    39:48Allied command friction and naval experienceChapter
  164. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    41:39Spanish quality and French officer attritionChapter
  165. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    51:16Collingwood's rank, Mediterranean command, and memorialNotable Point
  166. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:07:25"England expects" and signal economyNotable Point
  167. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:09:35HMS Africa and independent commandNotable Point
  168. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:10:48The two-column attack at TrafalgarChapter
  169. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:14:34Ships of the line and leading from the frontNotable Point
  170. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:17:05A possible third British columnNotable Point
  171. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:19:45The tactical gamble of crossing the enemy lineChapter
  172. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:22:36Gunnery doctrine and Trafalgar's casualtiesChapter
  173. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:26:02Leadership, risk, and the humanitarian aftermathNotable Point
  174. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:28:49The French van and the casualty imbalanceNotable Point
  175. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:30:38Turner's Trafalgar painting and the battle after Nelson fellNotable Point
  176. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:31:52Trafalgar's myth and later battle expectationsChapter
  177. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:33:16What made Trafalgar decisiveChapter
  178. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    24:01Could Villeneuve have won Trafalgar?Q&A
  179. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    38:16Modern riflemen in a Trafalgar counterfactualQ&A
  180. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:04:36Why Villeneuve would not wait out Nelson at CadizQ&A
  181. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:09:52Why numbers did not decide TrafalgarQ&A
  182. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:11:08How to read a Trafalgar battle mapQ&A
  183. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:18:36How Howard of Effingham might have attacked at TrafalgarQ&A
  184. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:23:02How HMS Africa entered the battleQ&A
  185. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:25:02Why Trafalgar's frigates stayed on the unengaged sideQ&A
  186. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:27:33Gravina and the Spanish fleet's fighting qualityChapter
  187. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:45:38Trafalgar as an impossible later benchmarkQ&A
  188. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:47:58How the Spanish fleet performed at TrafalgarQ&A
  189. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:58:39Did Trafalgar change warship design?Q&A
  190. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:09:57How captains helped refine Nelson's attackQ&A
  191. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:13:20What steel warships would change at TrafalgarQ&A
  192. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:15:13How slowly Trafalgar unfoldedQ&A
  193. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:21:23HMS Africa and the appearance of a third columnNotable Point
  194. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:21:43How lieutenants kept ships fighting after captains fellNotable Point
  195. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:22:43What the two orders of battle revealChapter
  196. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:29:10Why Cape Ortegal matters after TrafalgarQ&A
  197. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:34:59Anchoring or sailing clear of the shoreNotable Point
  198. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:40:26The six British ships absent from TrafalgarNotable Point
  199. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:53:41Why Nelson ordered a common paint schemeNotable Point
  200. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:03:53The signal before the two-column attackNotable Point
  201. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:08:02Villeneuve's possible double-line defenceQ&A
  202. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:08:44Phoebe, family tradition, and historical evidenceQ&A
  203. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:13:37Why hull fire caused heavy crew lossesQ&A
  204. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:14:56A submarine's ammunition limit at TrafalgarQ&A
  205. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:19:27HMS Belleisle holds until support arrivesNotable Point
  206. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:20:21Victory, Redoubtable, and Nelson's fatal woundChapter
  207. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:23:24How the British concentrated force in the centreNotable Point
  208. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:24:19Captures, destruction, and the fate of Trafalgar's prizesChapter
  209. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:28:43Was Trafalgar fought in sight of land?Q&A
  210. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:32:33George III's reaction to TrafalgarQ&A
  211. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:34:51The casualty gap behind the victoryNotable Point
  212. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:37:41The allied turn and a hypothetical third columnNotable Point
  213. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:41:38How Trafalgar gutted French and Spanish experienceQ&A
  214. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:43:09The storm and the problem of captured prizesChapter
  215. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:47:34Modern firepower against the Trafalgar fleetQ&A
  216. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:50:07Women and children aboard the Trafalgar fleetNotable Point
  217. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:55:40A wounded Spanish commander stays on the quarterdeckNotable Point
  218. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    27:16HMS Africa and independent combat initiativeChapter
  219. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    35:47The post-Trafalgar storm threatens ships and prizesNotable Point
  220. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    42:32The Trafalgar myth hides the campaign that produced itNotable Point
  221. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    47:20Nelson's death and Trafalgar's cultural legacyNotable Point
  222. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p2: French Fleet Commanders
    16:54Gravina's reputation and careerChapter
  223. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What ifs till the Bru runs out? (8)
    1:05:55What a Second World War convoy could change before TrafalgarQ&A
  224. Shipbuilding trends of the 1880s-1950s: Long Patrol Part 7/11 The Roaring Twenties
    4:25Trafalgar's battle-line image versus Jutland's manoeuvreNotable Point
  225. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (5)
    1:35:50Naval tactical blunders from Glorious to the ArmadaQ&A
  226. Age of Sail Ship of the Line/Frigate Primer – what Rate am I looking at?
    17:09The Royal Navy rating system and fleet massChapter
  227. Admiral Robert Calder: Long Patrol
    59:28Finisterre's legacy against the Trafalgar standardNotable Point
  228. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    1:22:29If Nelson loses at TrafalgarQ&A
  229. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    1:35:46Where the combined fleet could flee after TrafalgarQ&A
  230. A Book or Two to Review (1): Favourite of Fortune
    0:18John Quilliam's career beyond TrafalgarChapter
  231. Blockade
    18:41Trafalgar, experienced personnel, and French fleet recoveryNotable Point
  232. Bruships 50: A D-Day special with Questions & some New Books from Pen & Sword
    48:38Why HMS Warrior could dominate the fleets of TrafalgarQ&A
  233. Bruships 48: Reading History
    4:06:07Why Victory at Trafalgar was not Warrior at JutlandQ&A
  234. Bruships 44: Strategy
    2:16:46What if HMS Nelson appeared at Trafalgar?Q&A
  235. Bruships 40: Favourite Books to Use When Writing...
    55:39Why British sea power in 1914-15 looked inactive to the publicChapter
  236. Four Random Books 24: Power, Money & Strategy in 1930s
    3:07Mahan, Togo, and the limits of battle-centered historyNotable Point
  237. Four Random Books 23: 1930s Thinking...
    13:11Tactical means and the danger of assuming equal competenceNotable Point
  238. Thomas Whitcombe: Naval Paintings Long Patrol Episode 1
    7:51Why Camperdown offers a near-peer fleet comparisonChapter
  239. Patreon 12: “The Battle of Sluys: ...one of the Western World decisive battles"
    1:34:05Sluys was decisive because of the capability France lostChapter
  240. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    6:11Mahan's "Trafalgar before Trafalgar" labelNotable Point
  241. Battle of Quiberon Bay
    1:28:39Did Quiberon Bay's ships survive to Trafalgar?Q&A
  242. HMS Africa 2 mins (Special)
    0:01HMS Africa remembered in songNotable Point
  243. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    0:07Why Trafalgar became the perfect Nelson mythChapter
  244. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    4:09Why Trafalgar matters beyond the battleChapter
  245. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    7:20HMS Africa charges the combined fleetNotable Point
  246. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    9:20Villeneuve expected Nelson's attack - but lacked a reaction forceNotable Point
  247. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    17:41How long did the second British column take?Q&A
  248. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    39:03A top-heavy command structure in the Allied fleetChapter
  249. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    51:24Trafalgar's strategic aim: stop an invasionChapter
  250. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    58:53Battles that shape national memoryNotable Point
  251. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:03:20Trafalgar's capable opponentsNotable Point
  252. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:10:51Why returning officers alone would not transform the French fleetQ&A
  253. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:15:39What Trafalgar Night can teach a modern navyChapter
  254. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:20:20Read Trafalgar beyond its heroic narrativeNotable Point
  255. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:24:36Was a better French admiral available than Villeneuve?Q&A
  256. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:32:04Federico Gravina's uneven command experienceQ&A
  257. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:41:14Was Trafalgar Britain's closest invasion scare?Q&A
  258. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:05:25Why Villeneuve sailed to the CaribbeanQ&A
  259. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:06:17A great victory that did not end the warNotable Point
  260. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:07:43How the Victorian Navy made Trafalgar a touchstoneChapter
  261. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:16:12Tradition after Jutland: use history criticallyChapter
  262. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:19:48Let Nelson be a complicated historical figureNotable Point
  263. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:24:09How HMS Trafalgar carried memory across naval erasQ&A
  264. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    1:30The British columns and HMS Africa's unexpected approachChapter
  265. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    3:54The shifting coalitions behind TrafalgarChapter
  266. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    9:18Why defeating Nelson would not have opened BritainNotable Point
  267. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    13:42The opposing senior commands in the order of battleChapter
  268. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    17:01Why the Allied fleet carried so many senior officersNotable Point
  269. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    18:37A victory made decisive by the fate of the shipsNotable Point
  270. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    22:19Why one Atlantic cruise could not create readinessNotable Point
  271. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    23:08Why the post-battle storm was so destructiveNotable Point
  272. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    24:00Multinational crews and the hierarchy of seamanshipNotable Point
  273. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    25:40Nelson's reputation and the freedom to actChapter
  274. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    27:18Command depth after revolutionary disruptionNotable Point
  275. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    28:59Villeneuve and the Royal Navy's family networksNotable Point
  276. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    30:21Remembering courage across the battle linesNotable Point
  277. Patreon 9 – “Suez goes hot in 1956” by Martin Doherty
    2:56:36Nelson’s Disputed Letter and the Wider Trafalgar LegacyQ&A
  278. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    22:51Would Nelson still be a hero if he survived Trafalgar?Q&A
  279. Four Random Books 2: Age of Sail & Nelson
    9:11Following Trafalgar through its ships and mapsChapter
  280. Bru Ships Episode 18: Really Big Books, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:14:27Why Trafalgar's aftermath mattered as much as the battleNotable Point
  281. An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 3 of 3
    10:00Trafalgar rewarded a plan the fleet could executeChapter
  282. An Introduction to What was paid for in Blood, in Sweat, in Tears & so much Money... Part 3 of 3
    13:16Layered experience kept the Royal Navy fighting at TrafalgarNotable Point
  283. An Introduction to My Top 10 Warships (No Tribal, Battle, Daring or Town Classes allowed)
    21:50HMS Victory beyond TrafalgarNotable Point
  284. Introduction to Admirals, Engineers & Historians Part 3
    18:22Julian Corbett's range as a naval historianChapter
  285. Bru Ships Episode 3: Imperial Japanese Navy Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    1:37:11Collingwood in Nelson's place at TrafalgarQ&A