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"
England expects that every man will do his duty
", here represented with
Popham's
"Telegraphic Signals of Marine Vocabulary", was a signal sent by
Royal Navy
Vice Admiral
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
from his
flagship
HMS
Victory
as the
Battle of Trafalgar
was about to commence on 21 October 1805. The English victory over
Napoleon
's forces in the battle removed all possibility of a French invasion and conquest of Britain.
Drawing:
Ipankonin
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