The Character of Horatio Lord Nelson

After Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, his navy chaplain, Alexander Scott, wrote about the man behind the national hero, testifying that Nelson was honest, approachable, and full of interesting conversation. Scott admitted that the memory of his friend moved him tears on every anniversary of the Trafalgar battle.

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