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Good morning everyone it's Trafalgar Day! It is the 217th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
At 8am morning colours will be raised on HMS Victory followed by the famous 'England Expects' signal from the Battle of Trafalgar!
#TrafalgarDay Thread 🧵
At 8am morning colours will be raised on HMS Victory followed by the famous 'England Expects' signal from the Battle of Trafalgar!
#TrafalgarDay Thread 🧵
Morning Colours on HMS Victory on Trafalgar Day, with the raising of the White Ensign.
#TrafalgarDay
#TrafalgarDay
The famous signal ‘England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty” is raised on board HMS Victory.
The signal was issued to Lt.Pasco by Vice Admiral Nelson the morning of the battle.
#TrafalgarDay
The signal was issued to Lt.Pasco by Vice Admiral Nelson the morning of the battle.
#TrafalgarDay
Cannons at the ready! It's #TrafalgarDay and that means it's time for us to live (as it were) tweet the Battle of Trafalgar (almost) as it happened in 1805💥rmg.co.uk/discover/explo… #TrafalgarDay
#TrafalgarDay Nelson’s fleet is in commanding position to attack. At dawn, they’re 34km north-west of Cape Trafalgar, with the French and Spanish fleet between them.
#TrafalgarDay Nelson signals ‘prepare for battle’ at 6.40am. The fleet is in two parallel columns, the first led by ‘Victory’, the second by Collingwood’s ‘Royal Sovereign’.
🚩[image: signals used by Nelson during the Battle]
🚩[image: signals used by Nelson during the Battle]
Cannons at the ready! Today we’ll be livetweeting the Battle of Trafalgar (almost) as it happened in 1805: rmg.co.uk/discover/explo… #TrafalgarDay 💣⛵
#TrafalgarDay Nelson’s fleet is in commanding position to attack. At dawn, they’re 34km north-west of Cape Trafalgar, with the French and Spanish fleet between them 🇫🇷 🇪🇸
#TrafalgarDay Nelson signals ‘prepare for battle’ at 6.40am. The fleet is in two parallel columns, the first led by ‘Victory’, the second by Collingwood’s ‘Royal Sovereign’
[image: signals used by Nelson during the Battle]
[image: signals used by Nelson during the Battle]
#TrafalgarDay Cannons at the ready! Today we’ll be livetweeting the Battle of Trafalgar (almost) as it happened in 1805: bit.ly/TrafalgarDayRMG ⛵
#TrafalgarDay Nelson’s fleet is in commanding position to attack. At dawn, they’re 34km northwest of Cape Trafalgar, with the French and Spanish fleet between them 🇫🇷 🇪🇸
#TrafalgarDay Nelson signals ‘prepare for battle’ at 6.40am. The fleet is in two parallel columns, the first led by ‘Victory’, the second by Collingwood’s ‘Royal Sovereign’
