Thank God, I have done my duty.

Horatio Nelson

Military Strategists

Horatio Nelson

Britain's greatest naval hero, whose victory at Trafalgar (1805) secured British maritime supremacy for a century and saved Europe from Napoleonic invasion (1758-1805). Nelson combined tactical innovation with inspirational leadership and died at his moment of triumph — becoming the archetype of the warrior who gives everything for duty.

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No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.

England expects that every man will do his duty.

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