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The English fleet Vice amiral Horatio Nelson died during the battle but the strategy he chose to fight the french and Spanish fleet will give victory.
Knowning the English inferiority in numbers of ships and men, but with a better armed ships and a more coherent fleet, he decided to use the wind to gain speed charging directly on his opponents flank rather than longing the franco-spanish parallely as the navy's strategies of that time used to recommend.
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Which famous English Admiral died at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Admiral Horatio Nelson. was the commanding British officer. He was a tactical genius too.
What events happened at the battle of trafalgar?
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Who were the commanders or leaders in the Battle of Midway?
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What Battle had the most men killed?
If restricted to the War Between the States, it would be the Battle of Gettysburg where over 7800 Americans were killed. If not restricted, it would be the WW I Battle of the Argonne Forest where over 26,000 American solders were killed. The most killed in one day in any war would be at the Battle of Sharpsburg (also called the Battle of Antietam) where over 3600 were killed.
Where was Albert Sidney Johnston killed?
He was killed during the Battle of Shiloh. The Battle of Shiloh was part of the US Civil War.
