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trafalgar War 21-10-1805 (what happens ? (A)1803-Spain was the country…
trafalgar War
21-10-1805
place where it took place
at the end of Trafalgar,near the Cadiz coast.
british flete (Horacio Nelson) vs the Franco-española fleet
what happens ?
A)1803-Spain was the country that had the third largest fleets in the world
B)Spain declares war on Great Britan on December 12 of 1804
C)Napoleon decided to declare war to the British
D)Only the Spanish admiral Villeneuve managed to save himself Fromm the British fleet
E) At the end of Finisterre a British army was waiting for him
F)Villeneuve decided to leave Cadiz heading to Gibraltar
G)Nelson attacks in the rear
Final result
Finally only 5 Spanish ships out of 33 saves
Consecuences
No flet to preserve the American consecuences
end of Spain as a maritime power
England will have absolute sea control until world-war 1
important persons in the war
villenueve(french admiral)
Nelson (the admiral british fleet)
Napoleon (declare the war)
Gravina (moved to Cadiz and took command of the Spanish war fleet ,placed under the command of the French admiral Villeneuve .Gravina dies the 9-5-1806 (during the war))
Benito Pérez Galdos(Trafalgar is the first novel in the first series of the Episodios Nacionales of Benito Pérez)