. A short history of England and the British Empire. n r Napoleons for such an undertaking. The fleets of France plans to and Spain had been rebuilt; and Napoleon ordered ™™de England,them to proceed to the English Channel in united force. Accordingly the French Mediterranean fleet sailed for the Atlantic. Lord Nelson, who commanded the British naval forces in the Mediterranean, sailed in pursuit and once more ruined Napoleons plans. Later in the year he fell in with the combined fleets at Cape Trafalgar on the south- „, , , ^ to Trafalgar, western coast of Spain. England expects every man to
. A short history of England and the British Empire. n r Napoleons for such an undertaking. The fleets of France plans to and Spain had been rebuilt; and Napoleon ordered ™™de England,them to proceed to the English Channel in united force. Accordingly the French Mediterranean fleet sailed for the Atlantic. Lord Nelson, who commanded the British naval forces in the Mediterranean, sailed in pursuit and once more ruined Napoleons plans. Later in the year he fell in with the combined fleets at Cape Trafalgar on the south- „, , , ^ to Trafalgar, western coast of Spain. England expects every man to do his duty was thesignal that he had flashed to his The signal was heeded. The enemies ships were nearly all taken or destroyed. But when the battle was over the great admiral was no more. When the news Death of of the victory reached England, there was little Lord Nelson- rejoicing; for the nation felt that Trafalgar had been dearly -1 Gardiner, 851-854. 2 Cheyney, No. 400. 3 Ibid., No. 401. 524 THE GREAT WAR WITH FRANCE. 0 Q /D0 0 rE°~~°wsoN Santisima, Trinidad DBacentauretVUleneuves Flagship/ m—~~Z^ *~i ft ^ (Victory(NelsonSFlagslup) u „(/)RedoutableU (f\ z N . - A Q. N COLLING ^oT^S ^VIS^OH Q(D /rJPrincipe de AsturiasUT( GravincbsFlagsTup) Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October, 1805 Lord Nelsons work was done. Neither France nor her allieswere able to put another fleet upon the ocean. The few hostileships that remained at Antwerp, Brest, and Cadiz were graduallygathered in by the English captains. With the battle of Trafal-gar the naval phase of the great war practically came to a Austerlitz. The Death of Pitt. Earlier in the yearWilliam Pitt had succeeded in organizing Austria, Russia,Napoleon in England, and other enemies of Napoleon into anew coalition against France. When Napoleonrealized that his plans for an invasion of GreatBritain could not be carried out, he marched his army swiftly Germany andAustr
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