{"slug": "horatio-nelson-1st-viscount-nelson", "label": "Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson%2C_1st_Viscount_Nelson", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83235", "qid": "Q83235", "description": "British admiral (1758–1805)", "entries": 27, "years": 12, "span": [1758, 1815], "span_label": ["1758 CE", "1815 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 15}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Horatio Nelson"], "related": [{"slug": "royal-navy", "label": "Royal Navy", "shared": 8}, {"slug": "spain", "label": "Spain", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "corsica", "label": "Corsica", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "new-spain", "label": "New Spain", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "george-iv", "label": "George IV", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "st-paul-s-cathedral", "label": "St Paul's Cathedral", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "napoleonic-wars", "label": "Napoleonic Wars", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "canary-islands", "label": "Canary Islands", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "french-revolutionary-wars", "label": "French Revolutionary Wars", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cadiz", "label": "Cádiz", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "naples", "label": "Naples", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1758, "year_label": "1758 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, British admiral (d. 1805)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366206062#Births", "title": "1758", "revid": 1366206062, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1765, "year_label": "1765 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "April 26", "text": "April 26 – Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Horatio Nelson (d. 1815)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373039097#Births", "title": "1765", "revid": 1373039097, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1780, "year_label": "1780 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 17", "text": "March 17 – American Revolutionary War: The British San Juan Expedition sails from Jamaica under the command of Captains John Polson and Horatio Nelson to attack the Captaincy General of Guatemala (modern-day Nicaragua) in New Spain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370564554#January–March", "title": "1780", "revid": 1370564554, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1780, "year_label": "1780 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March 17", "text": "17 March – American Revolutionary War: the British San Juan Expedition sails from Jamaica under the command of Captains John Polson and Horatio Nelson to attack the Captaincy General of Guatemala (modern-day Nicaragua) in New Spain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1275834830#Events", "title": "1780 in Great Britain", "revid": 1275834830, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1793, "year_label": "1793 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "September 12", "text": "12 September – Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson meets Emma, Lady Hamilton in Naples.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357879443#Events", "title": "1793 in Great Britain", "revid": 1357879443, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1794, "year_label": "1794 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 12", "text": "July 12 – Horatio Nelson loses the sight in his right eye in the British Siege of Calvi in Corsica.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362801189#July–September", "title": "1794", "revid": 1362801189, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1794, "year_label": "1794 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 21", "text": "August 21 – British troops capture Corsica following the bombardment by Nelson.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362801189#July–September", "title": "1794", "revid": 1362801189, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1797, "year_label": "1797 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 14", "text": "14 February – Battle of Cape St Vincent: The Royal Navy under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeats a larger Spanish fleet off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. 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Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson leads the main attack, deliberately disregarding his commander's signal to withdraw. He is created a Viscount on May 19; Denmark-Norway is forced to withdraw from the Second League of Armed Neutrality.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370397745#April–June", "title": "1801", "revid": 1370397745, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1801, "year_label": "1801 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 2", "text": "2 April – War of the Second Coalition – First Battle of Copenhagen: The British Royal Navy, under Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, forces the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy to accept an armistice. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson leads the main attack, deliberately disregarding his commander's signal to withdraw. 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Also on his Welsh expedition he visits Cyfarthfa Ironworks, in recognition of its contribution to the war effort.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1316268026#Events", "title": "1802 in Wales", "revid": 1316268026, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1805, "year_label": "1805 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "September 29", "text": "September 29 – Admiral Nelson of the British Royal Navy takes command of the fleet off the coast of Cádiz, in order to counteract the navies of France and Spain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357161554#July–September", "title": "1805", "revid": 1357161554, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1805, "year_label": "1805 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 21", "text": "October 21 – Napoleonic Wars: War of the Third Coalition – Battle of Trafalgar: The British fleet, led by Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain; however, Admiral Nelson is fatally shot.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357161554#October–December", "title": "1805", "revid": 1357161554, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1805, "year_label": "1805 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 21", "text": "21 October – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar – British naval fleet led by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain. Admiral Nelson is fatally shot.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340303594#Events", "title": "1805 in the United Kingdom", "revid": 1340303594, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1805, "year_label": "1805 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 21", "text": "21 October - Battle of Trafalgar: A British Royal Navy fleet led by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain. About 465 of the 18,000 men on the British ships were born in Wales.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360282303#Events", "title": "1805 in Wales", "revid": 1360282303, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1805, "year_label": "1805 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "October 21", "text": "October 21 – Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, British admiral (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1758)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357161554#July–December", "title": "1805", "revid": 1357161554, "section": "Deaths › July–December"}}, {"year": 1806, "year_label": "1806 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "January 5", "text": "5 January – The body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state in the Painted Hall of Greenwich Hospital, London.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333514109#Events", "title": "1806 in the United Kingdom", "revid": 1333514109, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1806, "year_label": "1806 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 9", "text": "January 9 – Lord Nelson is given a state funeral and interment at St Paul's Cathedral in London, attended by the Prince of Wales.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368311144#January–March", "title": "1806", "revid": 1368311144, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1806, "year_label": "1806 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 9", "text": "9 January – Lord Nelson is given a state funeral and interment at St Paul's Cathedral in London, attended by the Prince of Wales.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1333514109#Events", "title": "1806 in the United Kingdom", "revid": 1333514109, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1806, "year_label": "1806 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 21", "text": "21 October - Battle of Trafalgar: A British Royal Navy fleet led by Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain. 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