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    An episode of the naval battle at Trafalgar: the ship Redoutable (French) against the vessels Victory (British), Téméraire (British) and Thunderer (British). (Photo by Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images).
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    Britain didn’t “rule the waves” after the battle of Trafalgar, says historian Sam Willis

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    The battle of Trafalgar

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    Winner takes all: A painting shows the French ship 'Redoutable' clashing with the British 'Temeraire'.
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    Trafalgar, a futile victory? Why Nelson’s triumph didn’t turn the tide on Napoleon

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    The capture of the Chesapeake: how the British Royal Navy rescued its reputation in the War of 1812

    Captain Edward Teach, better known as 'Blackbeard', a pirate who plundered the coasts of the West Indies, North Carolina and Virginia. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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    The Spanish Armada defeated in the English Channel in July 1588, by Hendrick Cornelis Vroom, c1600. (Picture by DEA PICTURE LIBRARY/Getty Images)
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    The remains of a 1940 naval battle in Narvik, Norway – several battles between German and Norwegian forces took place in the Ofotfjord in the spring of 1940. (Photo by Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)
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    The Navy and the battle for Britain in 1940

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    America in World War One and a naval tragedy

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