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Horatio Nelson

Birthdate:
September 29, 1910
Gender:
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Royal Navy
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January 14
editor submitted the article: "Royal Navy captures 13 Somali pirates".

" The Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, the Ministry of Defence says. RFA Fort Victoria and a US Navy vessel intercepted the pirates' boat, which had refused to stop despite warning shots from a Royal Navy helicopter. Royal Marines in speedboats approached the vessel and boarded it, capturing 13 pirates and seizing weapons. Defence Secretary ..."
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December 29
editor submitted the article: "Why Irish soldiers who fought Hitler hide their medals".

"Five thousand Irish soldiers who swapped uniforms to fight for the British against Hitler went on to suffer years of persecution. One of them, 92-year-old Phil Farrington, took part in the D-Day landings and helped liberate the German death camp at Bergen-Belsen - but he wears his medals in secret. Even to this day, he has nightmares that he will be ..."
editor submitted the article: "Why Irish soldiers who fought Hitler hide their medals".

"Five thousand Irish soldiers who swapped uniforms to fight for the British against Hitler went on to suffer years of persecution. One of them, 92-year-old Phil Farrington, took part in the D-Day landings and helped liberate the German death camp at Bergen-Belsen - but he wears his medals in secret. Even to this day, he has nightmares that he will be ..."
September 12
editor submitted the article: "Defence cuts diluting UK influence on global affairs, say...".

"Ministers have been "in denial" about the waning influence of the UK on the world stage, and should stop pretending that the country can remain a big international player without proper investment in defence, a former head of the Royal Navy has warned."

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I distinguished myself by my personal valour and grasp of tactics, but suffered periods of illness and unemployment after the end of the American War of Independence. The outbreak of the French Revolutionary Wars allowed me to return to service, where I was particularly active in the Mediterranean. I fought in several minor engagements, and was important in the capture of Corsica and subsequent diplomatic duties with the Italian states. I participated in the Battle of Cape St Vincent, where I again distinguished myself. After my rise to flag rank I took part in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, but was badly wounded and lost my right arm and the sight of one of my eyes. However, I returned to Britain to recuperate, and went back to sea in 1798. I won a decisive victory that year over the French at the Battle of the Nile, and afterwards remained in the Mediterranean to support the Kingdom of Naples, a British ally. I returned to Britain in 1800, and by 1801 had been despatched to the Baltic. Here I won another victory, this time over the Danish, at the Battle of Copenhagen. My next duty was to command the force blockading the French and Spanish fleets, but despite chasing them to the West Indies and back, I failed to bring them to action. I briefly returned to England, before taking over the fleet blockading Cádiz in 1805. On 21 October 1805 the combined Franco-Spanish fleet came out of port and was engaged by my fleet. During the battle, I was hit by a bullet fired by a sharpshooter on one of the French ships, and was mortally wounded. I spent more than 200 hundred years at rest until Monster WorldWide brought me out of retirement to help them with their new website.
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