Charles W. Thomson
Published: 2018-02-08
Total Pages: 500
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Excerpt from Scotland's Work and Worth, Vol. 2: An Epitome of Scotland's Story From Early Times to the Twentieth Century, With a Survey of the Contributions of Scotsmen in Peace and in War to the Growth of the British Empire and the Progress of the World On 21st October 1805 the most glorious event in the annals of the British Navy took place, when Nelson, having previously outwitted his enemies in regard to their feigned West Indian Expedition, crushed at Trafalgar the combined naval power of France and Spain, converted the proud boast that Britannia rules the waves into a literal fact, and freed Britain from the nightmare dread of invasion. In spite of the wording of his famous signal, England expects every man to do his duty, there were Scotsmen to the front as usual, not only among the personnel of the seamen, but in positions of trust and responsibility. Shortly before the engagement of Trafalgar, Nelson had written in his diary° May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country a great and glorious victory; and may humanity after victory be the pre dominant feature in the British fleet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.