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The Battle of the Nile
Admiral Nelson to Admiral Earl Howe



Palermo, 8 January 1799

I had the happiness to command a Band of Brothers; therefore night was to my advantage. Each knew his duty, and I was sure that each would feel for a French ship. By attacking the enemy's van and centre, the wind blowing directly along their Line, I was enabled to throw what force I pleased on a few ships, and we always kept a superior force to the enemy. At 28 minutes pas six, the sun in the horizon, the firing commenced. At 5 minutes past ten, when L'Orient blew up, having burnt 70 minutes, the six Van ships had surrendered. I then pressed further towards the Rear; and had it pleased God that I had not been wounded and stone blind, there cannot be a doubt but that every ship would have been in our possession....



E. Moorhouse. Letters of English Seamen. (1910), p. 210.

As many students of Naval and British history well know, Admiral Nelson developed, nurtured, and led one of the most famous "band of brothers" the world has known.  Below are links associated with this legacy.  Enjoy.  And if you have other links, please go to comments (go to "comments" or send link to  Shipmate@bandofbrothers.com) and tell us about them.  Thanks.

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NELSON: THE PERSONAL SIDE OF A PUBLIC HERO - Full Text: October/November 1998

At the National Maritime Museum's Nelson Gallery, visitors catch a glimpse of the personality of England's greatest naval warrior. by David Williams...
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2. The Battle of the Nile, 1799

The Battle of the Nile Admiral Nelson to Admiral Earl Howe. Palermo, 8 January 1799. I had the happiness to command a Band of Brothers; therefore...
URL: www.hillsdale.edu/dept/History/Documents...-NileNelson.htm
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England expects every man to do his duty"

Tapping the Admiral" On October 21, 1805, the British Fleet commanded by Lord Horatio Nelson met the Combined Fleet of France and Spain off the coast...
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Untitled
... As well as explaining his tactics, Nelson was also engaged in something
just as important, the creation of a new band of brothers.". ...
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Eastern Counties Network
... had been sighted in Aboukir Bay, near Alexandria. Nelson's captains, his 'band of
brothers' knew what was expected. The enemy ships were anchored in what they ...
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. Introduction

THE NELSON SOCIETY HOME PAGE, HORATIO TRAFALGAR NILE COPENHAGEN NAPOLEON EMMA HAMILTON NORFOLK DENMARK EGYPT ...
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I am become a name
... Ball Point named after Rear Admiral Sir Alexander Ball who was another of Nelson's
"band of brothers" and who commanded HMS Alexander at the Battle of the Nile ...
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Unit 1: 'Beating the Press Gang'
... Nelson's command, though Nelson's good friend, was a traditionalist and Nelson's
'Band of Brothers' lost their drive and the ability to interact under his ...
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BOOKS TO READ
... Friendships" by Hilda Gamlin. An though I have not read "Nelson's Band of Brothers",
I would recommend it as its author is a noted historian, Ludovic Kennedy. ...

Wargamer - Warfare in the Age of Sail - Battle of the ...
... Nelson's Band of Brothers After the battle, Nelson would go on to describe the
captains under his command as a "Band of Brothers." Most likely this was in ...
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... 29, 1758 - October 21, 1805) to Captain Sutton, RN, one of Nelson’s “Band of Brothers”,
ordering Captain Sutton to make a wayward young officer a Lieutenant ...
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CAPT EA Smith, Jr. USN
... us to, after a fashion, replicate the cerebral networking of Nelson's band of brothers
without the preceding eight years of combat operations together and ...
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1758-1805, English naval hero of the FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY WARS. His destruction of the French fleet at Aboukir crippled NAPOLEON I's Egyptian...
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