'Battle of Copenhagen 1801. British Fleet Approaching', 1801. Artists: Robert Pollard, JG Wells.

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'Battle of Copenhagen, 1801. British Fleet Approaching', 1801. Admiral Lord Nelson won a victory over the Danish-Norrwegian fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 after disregarding the order of his superior, Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, to withdraw. According to legend, Nelson put his telescope to his blind eye and claimed that he could not see Parker's signal. After Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821). From Old Ship Prints by E. Keble Chatterton. [John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, London & New York, 1927]

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