Nelson's Battles in 3D: Cape St. Vincent

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At the height of the French Revolutionary War, a new alliance between France and Spain threatened to overturn British naval supremacy, upon which Britain's empire, economy and security depended.

The key to British survival would be to prevent the French and Spanish navies joining forces - so when British Admiral Jervis encountered the main Spanish battle fleet off Cape St.Vincent, he decided to attack, even though outnumbered almost two-to-one.

The battle would be decided by the daring actions of one British commander - Commodore Horatio Nelson - who would soon emerge as one of history's most brilliant naval tacticians.

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"Enough, sir! The die is cast and if there are fifty sail, I will go through them!"
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What an introduction to Nelson! He's been one of those that I kept hearing on the sidelines whenever the Napoleonic Wars come up or a focal point of where Britain's Naval Superiority started. At first, when the battle for Cape St. Vincent was heating up I started thinking "Huh, this seems like more of Jarvis's moment of glory, how does Nelson come into the picture here?" and when he does come up, it's to disregard order and go through (to me) an almost suicidal but bold, very bold maneuver to take on the large Spanish fleet just themselves! And then boarding two ships of the line?! What a fcking legend already!

I can't wait to see more of Nelson's battles as we eventually lead up to his legendary battle of Trafalgar.

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