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Horatio Nelson

Also searchable as Admiral Horatio Nelson, Admiral Nelson, Lord Nelson.

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  10. Bruships 245: Alternate History & Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    14:49Nelson, insubordination, and the protection of victoryQ&A
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  13. Bruships 223: Naval History & Science Fiction Questions Answered Live...
    4:25:07Parker's signal as protection for NelsonNotable Point
  14. Bruships 222: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    3:07:11Nelson did not take the whole fleet into CopenhagenNotable Point
  15. Historiophon 2025: part 4 of 9 - Fly Navy Heritage Trust
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  19. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    0:00Learning from Nelson without hero worshipChapter
  20. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    3:56Nelson's zero-to-one-hundred command temperamentChapter
  21. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    7:12Maurice Suckling, patronage, and professional riskChapter
  22. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    10:37HMS Seahorse and Nelson's first combatChapter
  23. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    14:38Little Lucy and command at nineteenChapter
  24. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    17:22Prize money and Nelson's present-focused temperamentNotable Point
  25. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    19:08Fort Charles, prizes, and HMS HinchinbrookNotable Point
  26. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    21:13Central American operations were defeated by diseaseChapter
  27. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    24:20HMS Albemarle and the limits of early amphibious experienceChapter
  28. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    26:10Agamemnon made Nelson a naval diplomatChapter
  29. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    29:18Ça Ira and Nelson's advantage at GenoaChapter
  30. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    32:31Commodore command still depended on worthwhile prizesNotable Point
  31. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    38:09Nelson became a patron to Hardy and CulverhouseNotable Point
  32. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    39:04Cape St Vincent and Nelson's patent bridgeChapter
  33. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    41:29Should a flag officer lead the boarding party?Notable Point
  34. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    44:09Competing perspectives on Cape St VincentNotable Point
  35. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    45:11Promotion raised the question of Nelson's peacetime valueNotable Point
  36. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    46:44Santa Cruz was a fortress, not an easy raidChapter
  37. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    49:33Nelson's wound exposed the cost of missing siege patienceChapter
  38. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    51:50Santa Cruz tested Nelson's ability to adaptNotable Point
  39. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    53:27Recovery brought Nelson back in HMS VanguardChapter
  40. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    55:43Maturity added patience without removing Nelson's appetite for riskChapter
  41. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    57:53Command became Nelson's whole identityNotable Point
  42. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    59:31National value could conceal Nelson's personal costNotable Point
  43. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    1:01:16Age-of-sail navies built commanders from adolescenceNotable Point
  44. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    1:03:38Nelson died a vice admiral, not a full admiralNotable Point
  45. Nelson: A Very British God of War...
    1:04:39Would Nelson or Collingwood better fit a modern navy?Notable Point
  46. Bruships 216 On the Road Japan 2025: Last one from Japan! Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    35:21Why Japanese naval museums pair Jones, Nelson, and TogoNotable Point
  47. #Japan2025 #ShipShape naval history trip... update 10 More Mikasa & Musings of a Fluffy Submarine!
    1:21Different paths to naval hero statusNotable Point
  48. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    0:01Collingwood's balance of battle command and diplomacyChapter
  49. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    15:30Shared West Indies commands bind Nelson and the CollingwoodsChapter
  50. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    26:05Nelson and Collingwood turn friendship into command methodNotable Point
  51. Cuthbert Collingwood: Nelson's Second at Trafalgar & the man who secured the Mediterranean
    1:01:26Quiet professionalism and the value of a trusted secondNotable Point
  52. Captain Maurice Suckling: From Walpole to Nelson in one degree of Seperation
    0:00Maurice Suckling's naval family supported NelsonChapter
  53. Captain Maurice Suckling: From Walpole to Nelson in one degree of Seperation
    41:34Family bereavement made Suckling Nelson's patronChapter
  54. Captain Maurice Suckling: From Walpole to Nelson in one degree of Seperation
    46:28Suckling paired Nelson's guardship seniority with sea timeChapter
  55. Captain Maurice Suckling: From Walpole to Nelson in one degree of Seperation
    47:52Suckling opened Arctic and HMS Seahorse appointmentsChapter
  56. Captain Maurice Suckling: From Walpole to Nelson in one degree of Seperation
    51:27Suckling's last influence outlived his early deathChapter
  57. What if duing the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Vice Admiral Ching Lee does a Nelson at Copenhagen?
    45:47Lee would have risked his career by actingNotable Point
  58. Bruships 207: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    40:54Nelson ambushes the French before AlexandriaQ&A
  59. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    0:00Why the Nile may outrank TrafalgarChapter
  60. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    14:21St Vincent holds Toulon while Nelson huntsNotable Point
  61. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    15:33Why did St Vincent stay at Toulon instead of pursuing Napoleon?Q&A
  62. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    16:33Promotion to admiral did not guarantee an active commandNotable Point
  63. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    38:50Nelson reaches Egypt too early and misses the convoyNotable Point
  64. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    47:17Nelson plans to double the anchored French lineNotable Point
  65. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    1:27:24Aquilon rakes Vanguard and wounds NelsonNotable Point
  66. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    2:05:52Nelson turns battlefield prizes into intelligenceNotable Point
  67. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    2:12:36Prize money reveals the battle's commercial valueNotable Point
  68. The Battle of the Nile 1798: Nelson's Most Decisive Victory
    2:14:39What if Nelson intercepted the Egyptian expedition at night?Q&A
  69. Admiral Hornby: Britain's 19th Century Master of Conflict Management & Detterrence
    1:06:16Hornby judged Nelson brilliant but too erraticNotable Point
  70. Why do Historians like to Name things?
    1:34Why pre-dreadnought is a backwards-looking labelNotable Point
  71. Admiral Duncan: The Royal Navy's 18th Century Tower of Power
    1:33:31Nelson turns Duncan's reputation into family patronageNotable Point
  72. Bruships 200: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:09:51Horatio Nelson in the modern Royal NavyQ&A
  73. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    5:19Was Nelson's leadership based on trust or personal ability?Q&A
  74. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    8:18Why was the Royal Navy's final capital ship named Vanguard?Q&A
  75. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    54:23Nelson prepares captains to act after signals failChapter
  76. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    56:26Nelson's promotion was more than simple seniorityNotable Point
  77. Why the Battle of the Nile, 1798, was Nelson's Greatest Feat of Leadership...
    1:34:07Doubling the line and preparing for a night battleChapter
  78. Yi Sun Sins May 1592: When Preperation and Reading History really paid off!
    24:28Yi Sun-sin as fleet builder rather than a Korean NelsonChapter
  79. Bruships 196: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    46:54Swapping Nelson and Collingwood's 1794 assignmentsQ&A
  80. A Turtle Ship May: Admiral Yi Sun-Sin
    1:42:28Yi Sun-sin, Nelson, and Collingwood comparedQ&A
  81. Bruships 193: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    20:26Nelson's leadership, tactics, and political blind spotsQ&A
  82. Bruships 190: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    19:40Naval commanders who acted first and sought forgiveness laterQ&A
  83. Admiral James Saumarez & the Battles of Algeciras
    16:25Groix, St Vincent, and the Nile prepared Saumarez for flag commandChapter
  84. Admiral James Saumarez & the Battles of Algeciras
    1:13:34Saumarez was an organizer willing to challenge NelsonChapter
  85. John Jervis, Earl St Vincent: Permanently Angry before it was fashionable…
    1:01:49Nelson's initiative and Jervis's command climateNotable Point
  86. Admiral Rodney:The victor of Moonlight & Saintes
    0:41Rodney and the Royal Navy's officer factionsChapter
  87. The British Admiralty 1628-1964: Some Examples of First Sea Lords and How they worked
    1:23:22Samuel Hood uses patronage to develop officersChapter
  88. Admiral Rodney: One of the shoulders that raised up Horatio Nelson... Naval History Live!
    3:06:32Rodney's patronage reaches Nelson and his own young sonNotable Point
  89. Bruships 182: Naval History Questions Answered Live...
    1:22:06A proposed 170-gun three-decker at TrafalgarQ&A
  90. Tōgō Heihachirō: Victor of Tsushima & Japan's Nelson...
    0:00Why Tōgō became Japan's NelsonChapter
  91. The Admiralty: A Contest of Leadership with Management... Naval History Live
    2:05:01Samuel Hood was a fleet commander in an administrator's chairChapter
  92. Bruships 177: New Year, same Dr Alex... possibly with new gym membership
    45:47Nelson's possible career after TrafalgarQ&A
  93. Prof Capt Armstrong & Dr C Discuss the value of Mahan, Corbett & Sims today? #2Historians Ep 6
    1:56:48Mahan and Sims made trust the center of leadershipChapter
  94. Middle of the Road doesn't always provide Best Bang for your Buck... Fourth Rates
    44:55Discipline saved nearly everyone aboard the burning HindostanChapter
  95. World of Warships Colab 1, Questions & U Class subs: Second 9 of the 36hr Historiophon Part 2/4
    5:50:22Nelson, breaking the line, and crossing the TQ&A
  96. Bruships 168: And a empty Kalax, sang the aisles a serenade, longing for books with a love song
    47:27Nelson's tactical instinct in a modern night battleQ&A
  97. Bruships 168: And a empty Kalax, sang the aisles a serenade, longing for books with a love song
    2:49:39Nelson with four Montanas at Denmark StraitQ&A
  98. V.Adm Beatty is sent to Command the Mediterranean Battle Cruisers in 1914... Patreon 105
    18:16Why the Mediterranean might suit Beatty better than MilneChapter
  99. For History: Which Three ships should never have been scrapped?
    33:40HMS Carcass: bomb vessel, Arctic expedition, and NelsonNotable Point
  100. Bruships 162: I can feel the Kalax in the Air Tonight... Oh Books! Naval History Questions & Chat
    2:56:25Why Nelson took heavy 74s to CopenhagenQ&A
  101. Bruships Gothenborg style...
    1:31:31Modern medicine probably could not save Nelson at TrafalgarQ&A
  102. Bruships 150: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & July Patreon Suggestions Kicks Off
    19:29If Nelson had obeyed the retreat order at CopenhagenQ&A
  103. Agamemnon was not alone: The Ardent Class Third Rate 64s - Key Ships Series 8, Ship 10
    35:09Raisonnable and Nelson's first Ardent-class linkNotable Point
  104. USS Triton (SSRN-586): First Submerged Cirumnavigation of the World
    3:14:18Nelson's Tenerife defeat becomes a submarine prankNotable Point
  105. Bruships 148: Naval History Questions Answered, Boxes Packed & June Patreon Vote Begins
    3:17:30Nelson's reputation without death at TrafalgarQ&A
  106. Battle of Valparaíso(1814): When Hunting for Glory breaks on the Rocks of Solid Professionalism
    28:17Would Nelson have been sent to fight the United States?Q&A
  107. Bruships(New Years Eve): Naval History Questions answered till the Bru runs out!
    3:55:47Nelson commanding the Grand FleetQ&A
  108. New Ironsides: KSS1 S8 Comment Response
    18:10Why monitor designs spread beyond the Civil WarNotable Point
  109. Battle of Tsushima: Fleets at War
    1:58:37Togo framed Tsushima as a national testNotable Point
  110. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    55:19Nelson's Trafalgar fleet against the ArmadaQ&A
  111. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    1:01:15How Nelson might attack the Spanish ArmadaQ&A
  112. Bruships 129: Travels, Rememberance & Questions from Chat
    1:02:41Nelson, Elizabeth I, and political legitimacyQ&A
  113. We Beat The Daisy... Ship Naming
    5:03Nelson, Rodney, and Hood: the message a ship name sendsNotable Point
  114. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    1:47:27Why Mahan treated Trafalgar as decisiveChapter
  115. Bruships 109: Mahan, an inspiration & a Reflection + Bonus
    1:52:07Nelson's pursuit and Napoleon's invasion planChapter
  116. Alfred Thayer Mahan: Justifying a Navy to a Continent
    30:20Reading Mahan's history with historical cautionNotable Point
  117. Empire Total War: Naval Battle Training...
    14:02Breaking the line to concentrate forceNotable Point
  118. Empire Total War Twitch Stream 7(March 2023)
    1:54:23Bomb vessels at CopenhagenNotable Point
  119. Blockading Brest: A Royal Navy Tradition
    1:20:14Why the Western Squadron drew senior commandersNotable Point
  120. Blockading Brest: The Creation & Some Battles of the Western Squadron
    1:17:10Close engagement was enforced as a professional normNotable Point
  121. Battle of Copenhagen(1801): A Game of Dominoes in Naval Diplomacy
    29:39Parker's diplomacy and Nelson's fighting roleNotable Point
  122. Battle of Copenhagen(1801): A Game of Dominoes in Naval Diplomacy
    53:20Nelson's southern anchoring attackChapter
  123. Battle of Copenhagen(1801): A Game of Dominoes in Naval Diplomacy
    1:00:20Why Nelson ignored the recall signalNotable Point
  124. Battle of Copenhagen(1801): A Game of Dominoes in Naval Diplomacy
    1:03:09From battle to coercive negotiationChapter
  125. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    57:26Hyde Parker and Nelson as a command pairNotable Point
  126. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    1:52:05Nelson's creeping, anchored attackChapter
  127. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    1:58:20The recall signal and Nelson's decisionNotable Point
  128. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    2:04:57Ceasefire, casualties, and captured shipsChapter
  129. Patreon 75: The Attack on Copenhagen in 1801 and following operations in the Danish waters
    2:20:08The Baltic campaign after CopenhagenChapter
  130. 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
  131. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    1:31:24How Nelson's testimony corrects the HMS Glasgow rescue storyNotable Point
  132. Bruships 105: Six Age of Sail Useful Books
    1:35:51Why Nelson's promotion to post-captain at twenty matteredNotable Point
  133. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:13:41The command network at Cape St VincentNotable Point
  134. The Great Ships: 1st, 2nd & 3rd Rates in 18th Century
    1:15:31HMS Captain and the capture of San JosefNotable Point
  135. Bruships 96: Vikings, Okinawa & 2nd to Last Pre-Christmas 2022 Naval Chat
    52:17Nelson's inconclusive Christmas frigate actionNotable Point
  136. Questions & Answers on Naval History till the Bru Runs Out 4
    2:26:49Jellicoe and Trafalgar through fictional command stylesQ&A
  137. Battle of Navarino (1827)
    1:19:50Did Codrington think he was another Nelson?Q&A
  138. Patreon 63: Escort carriers, the idea, designs, development and notable operations
    2:57:46A myth about Captain Hardy and HMS VictoryQ&A
  139. Patreon 61: Selborne-Fisher Scheme: Integration & De-Integration of Executive & Engineering Branches
    1:05:10Fisher's Nelson test exposed rigid officer recruitmentNotable Point
  140. Bruships 84: Science Fiction Strikes Again
    41:43Jellicoe's training links to NelsonQ&A
  141. Nine Sailed Star Book Review & Interview with Glynn Stewart
    5:18Elvar discipline compared with the Royal NavyQ&A
  142. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    17:20Gibraltar and the uncertainty of Napoleon's expeditionChapter
  143. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    28:50How narrowly Nelson missed the French fleet at EgyptQ&A
  144. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    30:20Released French sailors become an improvised support poolNotable Point
  145. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    41:15Perrée rises from merchant service to French flag commandNotable Point
  146. Action of the 18th June 1799: How to Lose Frigates and Influence (Live)
    1:08:40HMS Captain's guns and uncertain commander in 1799Notable Point
  147. Action of the 18th of June 1799: How to Lose Frigates & Influence (Long Patrol)
    17:27Perrée and the French Navy's experience gapChapter
  148. Bruships 77: Leadership, books & questions...
    2:09:01Choosing Cunningham, Nelson, or Henderson for different commandsQ&A
  149. Sieges of Malta: Patreon 51 (Long Patrol)
    45:54The siege of the French occupiersChapter
  150. Siege of Corfu (1798–1799): 223 yrs ago today
    1:03:23Was a captain reassuring Nelson or asking him to intervene?Notable Point
  151. Bruships 69: The Decider
    1:24:02Admiral Hood’s career and mentorshipNotable Point
  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 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov
    1:16:55Nelson's temperament under fire in Mahan's character studyNotable Point
  155. Bruships 63: The Writing Theorists - Corbett & Mahan, Richmond & Simms, Cable & Gorshkhov
    1:16:55A compact route into Mahan's wider workChapter
  156. Bruships 63: Trailer
    0:58Strategy, policy, and operations beyond battle narrativesNotable Point
  157. Patreon 37: Interwar RN logistics - The Good, The Bad, and The Singapore
    1:57:11Copenhagen shaped preemptive naval thinkingQ&A
  158. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    21:35Napoleon's invasion plan and its sea-control problemChapter
  159. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    28:45Britain's dispersed blockade networkNotable Point
  160. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    45:13Colour squadrons as a command reserveNotable Point
  161. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    49:40Nelson's strengths and amphibious limitationsNotable Point
  162. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    51:16Collingwood's rank, Mediterranean command, and memorialNotable Point
  163. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    56:13Nelson's pursuit and Villeneuve's choicesChapter
  164. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:02:20Concentrating British force after Cape FinisterreChapter
  165. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:07:25"England expects" and signal economyNotable Point
  166. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:10:48The two-column attack at TrafalgarChapter
  167. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:14:34Ships of the line and leading from the frontNotable Point
  168. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:26:02Leadership, risk, and the humanitarian aftermathNotable Point
  169. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs ago After the Storm): Long Patrol
    1:30:38Turner's Trafalgar painting and the battle after Nelson fellNotable Point
  170. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    8:57Robert Blake versus Nelson as naval commandersQ&A
  171. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    17:14A preference for Collingwood over Nelson or BlakeQ&A
  172. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    18:17Nelson and Collingwood in a War of 1812 counterfactualQ&A
  173. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    20:24Would Nelson take the same risks in Cornwallis's post?Q&A
  174. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    35:12Jervis and complaints about Nelson at Cape St VincentQ&A
  175. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    1:55:24How Nelson's own deception lost VilleneuveChapter
  176. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:03:13Nelson imagined in command of the battlecruisersQ&A
  177. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:06:25How close Nelson came to joining Calder at FinisterreNotable Point
  178. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:09:57How captains helped refine Nelson's attackQ&A
  179. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:12:31How Thomas Hardy extended Nelson's commandQ&A
  180. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:15:25Putting Nelson and Collingwood off CadizChapter
  181. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:19:06Nelson's family backgroundQ&A
  182. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:29:17Could injured naval commanders remain in service?Q&A
  183. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:29:51The wording and humour of England expectsQ&A
  184. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:34:00What bothered Collingwood about the signal?Q&A
  185. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:34:59Anchoring or sailing clear of the shoreNotable Point
  186. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:35:31Why Parker signalled withdrawal at CopenhagenQ&A
  187. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    2:51:58Nelson's captains planned the attack togetherChapter
  188. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:03:53The signal before the two-column attackNotable Point
  189. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:07:16Could Nelson's fleet fight at Lissa?Q&A
  190. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:12:53Modern technologies that would suit NelsonQ&A
  191. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:20:21Victory, Redoubtable, and Nelson's fatal woundChapter
  192. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:27:32Nelson and Jellicoe adapting to circumstancesQ&A
  193. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:37:41The allied turn and a hypothetical third columnNotable Point
  194. Battle of Trafalgar (216yrs Ago to the Day)
    3:40:43Port and the Immortal Memory toastQ&A
  195. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    45:17Trafalgar was one of several possible campaign battlesChapter
  196. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p5: The Battle of Trafalgar and Campaign’s Conclusion
    47:20Nelson's death and Trafalgar's cultural legacyNotable Point
  197. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    4:47The January sortie and Villeneuve's resignation requestChapter
  198. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    12:36Nelson's misdirection and Villeneuve's escapeNotable Point
  199. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    34:38Nelson's Atlantic pursuit and British coverageChapter
  200. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    38:23Nelson overtakes the combined fleet across the AtlanticNotable Point
  201. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p4: The Early Campaign
    46:19Cádiz, Calder's court-martial, and the demand to fightChapter
  202. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders
    5:18Nelson's rank, experience and Toulon missionChapter
  203. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p3: Royal Navy Fleet Commanders
    16:08Calder's promotions and the Navy's judgement of commandNotable Point
  204. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p2: French Fleet Commanders
    8:39Nelson's Toulon trap and Villeneuve's escapeChapter
  205. Trafalgar Campaign (Long Patrol) p2: French Fleet Commanders
    20:22Gravina, Finisterre, and the British comparisonNotable Point
  206. Battle of Kentish Knock: Long Patrol
    18:54Robert Blake's authority at seaNotable Point
  207. A Book or Two to Review (25): Churchill's Admiral
    7:01Schooling, bereavement, and dyslexiaNotable Point
  208. A Book or Two to Review (25): Churchill's Admiral
    10:36The closed officer class of a changing navyChapter
  209. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (3)
    1:31:21The two British battles of CopenhagenQ&A
  210. Bruships 53: The Big Gun Era... Questions
    3:27:32The ships Vian, Jellicoe, Nelson, and Cunningham valued mostQ&A
  211. Patreon 28: The original cruisers: Royal Navy frigates in the age of sail
    2:14:28Nelson boarding one enemy ship through anotherQ&A
  212. Bruships: A Special - Questions/What If's till the Bru runs out? (2)
    1:22:29If Nelson loses at TrafalgarQ&A
  213. Patreon 26: The Great Seige of Gibraltar 1779-1783
    1:29:23Which admiral gave HMS Rodney her name?Q&A
  214. A Book or Two to Review (1): Favourite of Fortune
    19:22Parker, Nelson, and Amazon prepare for CopenhagenChapter
  215. The Battle of the Saintes (1782): 239yrs ago... Today!
    44:52Could Nelson have beaten the United States in 1812?Q&A
  216. Four Random Books 28: Mavericks
    5:45Which famous commanders really count as mavericks?Chapter
  217. Four Random Books 24: Power, Money & Strategy in 1930s
    3:07Mahan, Togo, and the limits of battle-centered historyNotable Point
  218. Bruships 24 - An Autobiography from War
    3:42:03Naval autobiographies still worth wishing forQ&A
  219. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    0:07Why Trafalgar became the perfect Nelson mythChapter
  220. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    1:39The contested letter used to defend the slave tradeNotable Point
  221. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    2:47Diverse crews and Nelson's protection of fugitivesNotable Point
  222. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    4:15How a simple Nelson narrative hid inconvenient evidenceNotable Point
  223. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    13:16Operational speed sends Nelson past the FrenchNotable Point
  224. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    14:19Parker's recall signal as command protectionChapter
  225. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    18:18Nelson as a thinking officer, not a reflexive maverickChapter
  226. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    21:21Why peacetime constabulary work might have frustrated NelsonNotable Point
  227. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    22:23Cape St Vincent and the boarding decisionChapter
  228. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    23:56Nelson's victories and his weaker amphibious recordNotable Point
  229. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    24:39Why one naval hero is not enoughNotable Point
  230. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    25:48Nelson, Troubridge, and the siege of MaltaNotable Point
  231. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    26:24Private failings and professional lessonsNotable Point
  232. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    29:28The cost of a zero-error command cultureChapter
  233. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    31:44Failure, retained trust, and decisive actionNotable Point
  234. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 2/2 - Lord Nelson
    33:21Nelson as an imperfect national heroNotable Point
  235. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    4:09Why Trafalgar matters beyond the battleChapter
  236. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    21:26If Nelson had survived TrafalgarQ&A
  237. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:20:20Read Trafalgar beyond its heroic narrativeNotable Point
  238. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:25:19The Nile and Nelson's willingness to actChapter
  239. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:36:08Copenhagen: when a recall signal protected initiativeChapter
  240. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:45:56Nelson's boarding attack at Cape St VincentChapter
  241. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:50:11Nelson's failures as part of his command recordChapter
  242. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    1:59:02Did Nelson ever refuse battle?Q&A
  243. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:03:07Why Nelson accepted the risk of a West Indies pursuitQ&A
  244. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:06:17A great victory that did not end the warNotable Point
  245. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:15:06Flexible command includes knowing when to obeyQ&A
  246. Battle of Trafalgar & it's Legacy
    2:19:48Let Nelson be a complicated historical figureNotable Point
  247. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    1:30The British columns and HMS Africa's unexpected approachChapter
  248. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    13:42The opposing senior commands in the order of battleChapter
  249. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    24:00Multinational crews and the hierarchy of seamanshipNotable Point
  250. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    25:40Nelson's reputation and the freedom to actChapter
  251. Legacy of Trafalgar Part 1/2 - The Battle
    27:18Command depth after revolutionary disruptionNotable Point
  252. Patreon 9 – “Suez goes hot in 1956” by Martin Doherty
    2:56:36Nelson’s Disputed Letter and the Wider Trafalgar LegacyQ&A
  253. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    11:44Nelson, heroism, and historical judgmentChapter
  254. 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
  255. Bru Ships Episode 21: Leadership, Themed Books to Review & a general Q/A
    2:06:39What makes a military leader a maverick?Chapter
  256. Four Random Books 2: Age of Sail & Nelson
    11:47Nelson as a commander rather than a legendChapter
  257. Four Random Books 2: Age of Sail & Nelson
    13:21Nelson's burden and Britain's remaining fleetsNotable Point
  258. Four Random Books 2: Age of Sail & Nelson
    14:19Why high-command backing mattered to NelsonNotable Point
  259. Introduction: Making Copenhagening a Verb - 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807) p1 of 2
    3:21Parker's signal and Nelson's blind eyeNotable Point
  260. 2 Minutes: 2nd Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
    0:15The 1801 precedent at CopenhagenChapter
  261. 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
  262. 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
  263. 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