Modern era · 1805
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a fleet action which took place on 21 October 1805 between the Royal Navy and a combined fleet of the French and Spanish navies during the War of the Third Coalition. As part of Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom, the French and Spanish navies planned to take control of the English Channel and provide the French invasion army with safe passage to Britain.
- When
- 21 Oct 1805
- Where
- Cape Trafalgar
- Era
- Modern
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