Slideshow about the Battle of Trafalgar. Slideshow contains sides, info about the battle and aftermath. There is also a short video showcasing the battle in the middle of the slideshow,

1. Battle of Trafalgar
Karel Peter Kalda, Rasmus Rimm, Artur Aksiim, Marten Nikitin
10.A
Tallinna Järveotsa Gümnaasium

2. Info
Sides, strength

3. Belligerents
• France
• Spain
• United
Kingdom
• Pierrre Villeneuve (FR)
• Federico Gravina (ES)
• Horatio Nelson
• Cuthbert Collingwood
• Commanders: • Commanders:

4. Strength
• 33 ships of the line
• 5 frigates
• 2 brigs
• 30,000 men
• 2,568 guns
• 27 ships of the line
• 4 frigates
• 1 schooner
• 1 cutter
• 17,000 men
• 2,148 guns.
Franco-
Spanish fleet
British fleet

5. The battle
21 October 1805 11:45-16:30
Off Cape Trafalgar

6. English plan
• The plan at the time involved
manoeuvring to approach the enemy
fleet in a single line of battle and then
engaging broadside in parallel lines
• Nelson’s plan was to cut the opposing
line in three:
• The front aka vanguard
• The centre
• The back aka rearguard
• Nelson knew that the superior
seamanship, faster gunnery and better
morale of his crews were significant
advantages

7. Combat
• The battle progressed largely
according to Nelson’s plan
• "England expects that every man will
do his duty".
• Nelson was wounded by a musket
• Nelson’s squadron, with 12 ships,
attacked the vanguard and centre of
Villeneuve’s line, which included
Villeneuve in the Bucentaure
• Six leading French and Spanish ships
were ignored in the first attack, and a
couple of hours later they were able to
turn and counterattack
• The weak counterattack failed and was
driven off

9. Aftermath
Casualties and losses, consequences

10. Casualties and losses
• 4,395 killed
• 2,541
wounded
• 7,000-8,000
captured
• 21 ships of the
line captured
• 1 ship of the
line destroyed
• 458 killed
• 1,208 wounded
• Nelson was
wounded and
died as the battle
concluded
• After a storm on
the 22nd only 4
captured ships
remained

11. Consequences
• Shattered Napoleon’s
plans to invade England.
• The Royal Navy was never
seriously challenged by the
French Fleet
• Caused the British navy to
become one of the best in
the world

12. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING

13. Used sources
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar
• https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/features/trafalgar-day/battle-
of-trafalgar
• https://adventuresofkate.co.uk/battle-of-trafalgar/
• https://slideplayer.com/slide/4635010/
• https://pirates.hegewisch.net/ships_basic.html
• https://qr.ae/prlp1x
• https://www.historyhit.com/the-battle-of-trafalgar-in-numbers/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Prince_(1788)#/media/File:Achille-
EJkF2i8WwAYYbgb.jpeg
• https://www.britishbattles.com/napoleonic-wars/battle-of-trafalgar/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeyTC9vTtLc