The Life And Battles Of Lord Nelson

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This is part 3 in our series on the life of Nelson, part one here: youtu.be/K9KsNGSZp_I Playlist here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuHERXgQ-jGmOYQTWV4KC3S0 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join Nelson defies his admiral and takes the fight to the Spanish in order to stop a threatened invasion of Britain.... 00:00 The situation in 1797 03:24 Why taking on the Spanish was so important 05:15 The British are outnumbered 07:40 The two fleets approach 10:00 The British plan 10:49 The fleets engage… 12:08 The British plan goes wrong… 12:50 Nelson disobeys orders 16:12 Nelson boards the San Nicolas 18:10 Nelson boards a second ship 21:15 Cape St Vincent - an overview 22:50 Nelson gets a letter from his father 23:41 An unfortunate episode… 25:50 Tenerife 30:00 Nelson is hit… Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor