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Dawn on 19 October 1805 revealed to Nelson’s frigates that the French & Spanish Combined Fleet was preparing to leave Cadiz. Two days of manoeuvring followed before the fleets met off Cape Trafalgar. This animated GIF tells the story hour by hour.
If you’ve read this far, you might like my book Nelson confides.
