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Admiral John Jervis (1st Earl of St Vincent) was in command at Cape St Vincent (although Nelson did serve with distinction).
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Vice-Admiral '''Horatio Nelson''' was a British naval commander during the wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and the winner of important victories in the battles of Cape St. Vincent (1797), the Nile (1798), Copenhagen (1801), and the crucial battle at Trafalgar (1805), where he was killed onboard his flagship HMS ''Victory'' at the moment of his greatest triumph. His private life was known for his love affair with Lady Emma Hamilton, while both were married to other people.
Vice-Admiral '''Horatio Nelson''' was a British naval commander during the wars with Revolutionary and Napoleonic France, and the winner of important victories in the battles of the Nile (1798), Copenhagen (1801), and the crucial battle at Trafalgar (1805), where he was killed onboard his flagship HMS ''Victory'' at the moment of his greatest triumph. His private life was known for his love affair with Lady Emma Hamilton, while both were married to other people.
==Early years==
==Early years==