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Only surviving Union Jack from Trafalgar on auction.

October 17 2009 at 6:12 PM
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Now here is a piece of history. The only known surviving Union Jack from the battle that reaffirmed Great Britain as the supreme Maratime power in the world, began the decline in Napoleons fortunes, and where Nelson was killed. I hope Britian gets it because it belongs in their outstanding Imperial war museum where all can see it and no one would appreciate it more than the Brits.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8297418.stm

Here is an outstanding little animated demonstration that explains "the Nelson touch" and how he bought victory by defying the conventional tactical wisdom of the time. There are two parts to the animation. neither are very long.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/launch_ani_trafalgar.shtml

 
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