Death Masks of the Famous and Infamous

Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

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Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. He was well-known for his leadership skills, understanding, mastery of strategy, and unconventional tactics which helped him to win a series of naval victories during the Napoleonic Wars.Throughout his military career, he was wounded several times in battle and even went blind in one of his eyes and lost almost an entire arm attempting to conquer Santa Cruz de Tenerife. In 1805, at the age of 47, he was shot and killed during his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar which established him as one of Britains greatest war heroes.