Spain, Caños de Meca, Cape Trafalgar, Sunset Costa de la Luz, Cadiz. Andalucia unspoilt beach.
This region of Spain is known as the Costa De La Luz, the village Caños de Mecca and the province Cadiz, situated in Andalucia, Spain. The Battle of Trafalgar took place on the 21st of October 1905. On the Atlantic Coastline of Spain Nelson s thirty three ships split into two columns rather than forming the customary parallel battle line so avoiding the typical long strung out battle which had been practiced for centuries This bold strategy caused confusion and resulted in a series of smaller single combats of bloody ferocity Nelson paced the quarterdeck the ribbons of his jacket ablaze with colour urging his men on It was during this battle that a French sniper fatally wounded him Nelson was immediately taken below decks and the great man uttered his famous dying words Thank God I have done my duty The British ships limped back to the safety of Gibraltar The Gibraltar Chronicle carried its greatest world exclusive the next day Nelson s body was brought ashore at Rosia bay and placed in a brandy vat in preparation for the long journey back to England The sailors who lost their lives were buried at sea Those who survived the battle but who later died of their wounds were buried in the Trafalgar Cemetery in Gibraltar Without a navy the allied forces were no longer in a position to attack the British Isles Despite the magnitude of this battle many historians argue that the fate of the Napoleonic wars were sealed at Cape Trafalgar and not at Waterloo ten years later.
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Location: Caños de Meca, Cadiz Province, Costa de La Luz, Andalucia, Spain. Europe.
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