
The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive British naval victory under Admiral Horatio Nelson over the combined French and Spanish fleets during the Napoleonic Wars. Nelson's aggressive tactics broke enemy formations and secured command of the seas for Britain.
Trafalgar mattered because it ended Napoleon's realistic hopes of invading Britain and cemented British naval supremacy for generations. It remains one of the most famous battles in maritime history.
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