Battle of Trafalgar

Nelson stands in the Nile culling crocodiles in James Gillray's cartoon 'Extirpation of the Plagues of Egypt' (1798). The crocodiles represent captured or destroyed French ships at the battle of the Nile, while Nelson is cast as a cross between Moses and Hercules. (Archiv Gerstenberg/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

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Napoleon Bonaparte on his deathbed. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Image)

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Napoleon Bonaparte, published in London, 1909. (The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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A painting by Louis Philippe Crepin depicting the battle of Trafalgar, 1805. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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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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HMS Portsmouth, Hampshire. (Getty Images)

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Adam Zamoyski offers his views on the iconic French leader, Napoleon. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

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Napoleon Bonaparte of France. (Hulton Fine Art Collection via Getty Images)

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Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), 1797. Artist: Abbott, Lemuel Francis (1760-1802)

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