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Military Commander

Horatio Nelson was a British Admiral known for his bravery in the Napoleonic Wars. He is famous for his victory over the combined French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar, but unfortunately, he was wounded in battle and died shortly thereafter.

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“The business of the English commander-in-chief being first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.”

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Book:The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

“Firstly, you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own respecting their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly, you must hate a Frenchman, as you do the devil.”

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“Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.”

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“No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.”

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Book:The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

“Our Country will, I believe, sooner forgive an Officer for attacking his Enemy than for letting it alone.”

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“You must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your King, and you must treat every Frenchman as if he were the Devil himself.”

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“What the country needs is the annihilation of the enemy.”

Needs War Country Enemy Annihilation

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About the Author

Born: September 29, 1758
Died: October 21, 1805
Known for: Military Commander
Quotes: 55

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The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount NelsonRelated source material

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